S1mple to miss IEM Sydney over alleged paperwork issues

The CS:GO GOAT will miss the first tournament in the CS2 era of Counter-Strike esports. According to a release from his team, NAVI, s1mple will not be attending IEM Sydney, with team coach B1ad3 filling in to round out the roster. According to Dexerto’s Luís Mira, the issue has to do with his EU residency papers.

According to sources, the reason s1mple isn’t attending IEM Sydney with NAVI is that his EU residency papers are not yet ready. If he traveled to Sydney, there was a chance he would not be able to get back to the EU.

B1ad3 is replacing s1mple at the Australian event. pic.twitter.com/1l0QnhgQC8