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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171507562942720240114-predatorleague-blacklist-execration-1MD_6021-MD.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Blacklist Rivalry. <em>Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) – Here&#x27;s some bad news for Pinoy Dota 2 fans. </p><p>Blacklist Rivalry will not be participating in the PGL Wallachia Season 1 due to visa issues, event organizer PGL said Tuesday. </p><p>In a social media post, the esports company announced the development and said they have extended the deadline &quot;multiple&quot; times for Blacklist but could not secure visas on time.</p><p>Chinese team Azure Ray will be stepping in as a substitute for the Pinoy squad. </p><p>Based on their announcement, PGL contacted other Southeast Asian teams but no squad has complied with the visa requirement. </p><p>The tourney&#x27;s first season will be held from May 10-19 in Bucharest, Romania.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1787766652219662621&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-05-07T10%3A49%3A19.851805%3A9bc9ab5c-7990-42f8-9c20-c945204164f0%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=16106fcf5b374dbb6dff65f150719d4e0b9a8f1a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:394px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1787766652219662621"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Blacklist earned the coveted slot after outclassing fellow Filipino Dota 2 team Neon Esports in the SEA qualifiers on March 28. </p><p>Team manager of Blacklist &quot;Natan Dota 2&quot; on early Wednesday morning shed light on the team&#x27;s visa issues which led to their non-participation in the $1-million esports tilt. </p><p>He said in a series of posts in X/Twitter on early Wednesday that the players&#x27; Romanian Schengen Visas were approved, but they did not receive it before the PGL&#x27;s set final deadline. </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1787879675081245060&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-05-07T10%3A49%3A19.851805%3A9bc9ab5c-7990-42f8-9c20-c945204164f0%26action%3Dview%26popup&amp;sessionId=a5553a32e860dd5f1f080807dfcca8d19ba49ab4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:553px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1787879675081245060"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/28/dota-2-blacklist-outclasses-neon-clinches-berth-in-pgl-wallachia-season-1-main-event-1524"><strong>READ: Dota 2: Blacklist Rivalry outclasses Neon, clinches berth in PGL Wallachia Season 1 main event</strong></a></div><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/11/23/visa-issues-plague-pinoy-dota-2-players"><strong>RELATED: Pinoy Dota 2 players to miss DreamLeague S20 due to &#x27;visa issues&#x27;</strong></a></div><p>As the Romanian Embassy was on a holiday from April 29-May 6, one whole week and a day were deducted from the visa processing period. </p><p>The team also expressed disappointment from the development.</p><p>&quot;Despite all our best efforts, we&#x27;re very disappointed that we will not be able to compete against the best teams in the world,&quot; Natan said.</p><p> European powerhouse Tundra Esports also was not able to secure visas on time for the tourney. </p><p>Blacklist said they will participate in the qualifiers of the upcoming Riyadh Masters 2024.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

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Dota 2: No Blacklist Rivalry in PGL Wallachia due to visa issues

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published May 07, 2024 06:08 PM PHT

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Updated May 08, 2024 03:40 PM PHT

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