On the eve of the start of PGL Major Stockholm Virtus.pro confirmed that there will be changes to its roster. Instead of Sanzhar «SANJI» Kuliev, Evgeny «FL1T» Lebedev, formerly of forZe, will appear in the lineup. Speculation that Sanzhar may be sent to inactivation has been voiced many times, as the player has been showing less than impressive results lately.
Virtus.pro head Sergey Glamazda noted that no decision has been made yet on what the roster will be like in the long term. For now, the lineup changes made before the majors remain temporary. They aim to achieve the best possible result at a particular tournament, and for that the team needs a new impetus. According to Glamazda, the organization took advantage of the opportunity to invite FL1T to the roster.
Since teams that change rosters lose ranking points, Virtus.pro dropped below Entropiq on the tournament grid as a result, and the teams swapped spots in the opening matches. Now Entropiq will face BIG, and Virtus.pro will face paiN. At the same time, Virtus.pro still starts participation from the Challenger stage due to the place the team occupied in the overall ranking.