MinD_ContRoL, Kitrak to Stand-In For OG in Berlin Major

OG is set to field a relatively new team come the Berlin Major after key players Dmitry “DM” Dorokhin and Evgenii “Chu” Makarov failed to secure their visas on time.

According to OG, DM, Chu, and coach Mikhail “Misha” Agatov all went home to their respective countries to file for their visas prior to the end of the Dota Pro Circuit 2023 Western Europe Tour 2: Division I.

All three applications were said to be ‘moving in the right direction’ but was unfortunately denied a week ago.

“Prior to the end of Tour 2, when we were tossing and turning between possible relegation and an opportunity at attending the major, we began filing our visa applications for DM, Misha & Chu,” said OG in a statement.

“As fate would have it, we defied the odds and secured a spot. We felt good about the process, especially being supported by ESL, to obtain visas. DM returned to Moscow and his application was accepted almost instantly; and Misha/Chu were able to obtain appointments in Serbia. Everything seemed to be moving in the right direction, until last week we found out that all three applications had been declined,” the statement continued.

OG said that all three individuals are working on their respective appeals.

With everything still uncertain, the storied organization has brought in Ivan “MinD_ContRoL” Ivanov of Nigma Galaxy and Kartik “Kitrak” Rathi of Old G to stand-in for DM and Chu, respectively.

“We are still working through appeals processes and other consulates to obtain visas prior to next week, however we need to be prepared for any options, or continued disappointments,” said OG.

“With that being said, we are going to be having Kitrak from OLD G standing in for Chu and MinD_ContRoL from Nigma for DM. We are hopeful that our players will join us later in the event, but in the meantime are grateful for both Kitrak and MC coming to our aid.”

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