HLTV.org has learned that the TyLoo players and coach have obtained annual Schengen visas and will have a bootcamp in Europe ahead of iBUYPOWER Masters which will serve as an offline qualifier for IEM Oakland.

A packed schedule awaits the number one team in China as they prepare to qualify for what is considered the most competitive event remaining in 2016—IEM Oakland.

Ke "⁠captainMo⁠" Liu's team have recently finished 9-12th at the SL i-League StarSeries Season 2 Finals and won the local CSL 2016 Finals. They will take part in the WESG China Finals from October 1-4 and will go on to play in the $112,000 WCA WCC tournament taking place in Beijing, China from October 12-18.



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TyLoo have secured year-long and multi-entry Schengen visas for their players and coach which means the team will be able to move freely in Europe. Their visas will come into use when the Chinese fly to Stockholm on October 20 to bootcamp in the Swedish city. They will later travel to Krefeld, Germany where Acer Predator Masters 3 will be hosted from the third of November to the sixth.

We got into contact with the TyLoo organization to learn more about this recent development and received the following statement:

"TyLoo has been looking forward to participating in as many European or North American events as we can, but unfortunately the visa issue has always been a barrier for us. We have experienced that due to a lack of confidence in our visa obtaining process, organiser rescinded the spot from us, and that is what we do not want to see anymore." they told to HLTV.org. "We have now obtained a year-long multi-entry Schengen Visa for all 5 players and the coach. That means we can attend all events in this region. At the same time, we have decided to have a two-week long bootcamp in Inferno Online, Stockholm from around October 20th. We are also planning to have 3 to 4 times bootcamps in Europe or North America in the next year." "Applying for the US Visa is also on our timetable, and the result will be revealed in next month. If it goes well, we will be available for any US events in the next 2 years."

After a short stop in China, the squad will go to Costa Mesa, California to attend iBUYPOWER Masters with the goal of qualifying for IEM Oakland which will start a week after iBP Masters concludes. TyLoo have secured US visas for this time period.

BenjaCS is a staff writer at HLTV.org and can be found on Twitter.