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The tournament has encountered quite a lot of issues with the participants of the LAN finals. Three major competitors for this version of the tournament decided not to go to Katowice, with each one facing different issues.

The first team to forfeit their place was RoX.KIS, with Vladimir 'yol' Basov and Maxim 'TpoH' Vernikov having outdated passports. The second team to say goodbye to Poland was Alliance, the Swedish superstars. Their excuse was the need for extra training for The International 3. The last squad to quit EMS One Summer Season was Quantic Gaming, with Titouan 'Sockshka' Merloz still recovering from his hand injury and Airat 'Silent' Gaziev being busy with American Visa bureaucracy.

Replacing the departed squads are Infernity Gaming, Imaginary Gaming, Rat in the Dark and Dargoneblaydes. With some of the major favorites leaving the tournament, it'll be very interesting to see the outcome of the new brackets.