case drop2025-04-21 10:46:221128

Hala Ares disqualified from Minor qual.

Russian team Hala Ares have been disqualified from the CIS Minor closed qualifier as one of their players, Bogdan "naumoff" Naumov, has a VAC ban to his name.

The Russian player is banned from all Valve tournaments for life, something that the tournament organisers only realised after Tuesday's surprising victory over K29 in the first round of the qualifier.

As a result of the disqualification, the victory has been overturned, with K29 due to meet Spirit in the winners' match, while teamasd will wait for the losing side in the decider match.

CyberFocus' K29 have been granted the victory

Fifteen teams remain in contention in the CIS Minor closed qualifier. The top two teams from each of the four groups will secure spots in the $50,000 competition, which will take place from June 8-11 in Moscow.