Heroic replacing Evil Geniuses at BLAST Showdown

BLAST have just announced that team Heroic will be replacing Evil Geniuses at their BLAST Showdown event. Here is their announcement:

📢 SHOWDOWN UPDATE: @heroicgg will substitute in for @EvilGeniuses as the team are unable to participate due to COVID-19 related restrictions.

🇩🇰 Heroic, currently #2 in the HLTV rankings, will face @TeamEndpoint for their first Showdown game! #BLASTPremier pic.twitter.com/RpzOsE8ERt

— BLAST Premier FALL SHOWDOWN 💥 (@BLASTPremier) November 23, 2020

Heroic replace Evil Geniuses at Blast Showdown – Why?

According to Evil Geniuses’ statement, the main reason for this was because of travel restrictions to Europe. Evil Geniuses were intended to play out the entire BLAST Showdown event which would take place between the 24th and 29th of November, but it seems like we won’t be seeing them in a BLAST event until January of next year.

In the short term, our team will no longer be participating in the upcoming BLAST Fall Showdown.

We appreciate the understanding of our fans as we work to return to competition in a safe and healthy manner for our roster soon.

— Evil Geniuses (@EvilGeniuses) November 23, 2020

Heroic replacing Evil Geniuses at BLAST Showdown – What about their replacement?

Heroic, being currently the 2nd best team in the world is a perfect replacement to partake in the BLAST Showdown. The team has shown in many events that it is one of the best rosters at the moment and have what it takes to continue dominating in 2020. Heroic are certainly the established favorites heading into the event, as they have been winning most events in recent times.

Some of their latest, most notable results are:

• 1st at DreamHack Open Fall 2020 – 25th October 2020 – $33,000
• 3rd at ESL Pro League Season 12 – 3rd October 2020 – $34,000
• 1st in the ESL One: Cologne 2020 Online Europe – 30th August 2020 – $150,000

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