{"id":14186,"date":"2021-03-25T19:41:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T19:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/navi-pull-out-of-dota-singapore-major-after-team-members-test-positive-for-covid-19"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:34:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:34:30","slug":"navi-pull-out-of-dota-singapore-major-after-team-members-test-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dota-2\/navi-pull-out-of-dota-singapore-major-after-team-members-test-positive-for-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"NAVI pull out of DOTA Singapore major after team members test positive for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dota 2 NaVi team officially withdrawn from the first Dota 2 Major of the year, due to issues related to COVID-2019, the organization announced today.<\/p>\n<p>This comes just days after the first report of their players ALWAYSWANNAFLY and Iceberg being tested positive for coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation was quick to find substitutes, and Ramzes666 and Mag were selected as replacements for the event.<\/p>\n<p>NaVi planned to participate with them as stand-ins, but just a few days before their flight to Singapore, Mag has tested positive for COVID-19 as well, which complicates things even further.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/80DxTYYTvSKP0j0kcMtf8A7QTTWqmHNO9TXz26Ip2_4\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL25hdmlfZG90YV8yX21hZ19zaW5nYXBvcmVfY292aWQtMTlfY29yb25hdmlydXMuanBn\" alt=\"navi dota 2 mag singapore covid-19 coronavirus\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(Picture: NaVi)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At this point, the fastest option to replace Mag was Serbian Dota 2 veteran Nikola &#8220;LeBronDota&#8221; Popovi&#263;, but apparently, his flight got cancelled due to technical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>After careful consideration, Natus Vincere has decided that it is best for everyone to skip the Major completely, as there is &#8220;a high chance of being left with four players&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dota-2\/dota-2-singapore-major-how-to-watch-schedule-teams-format\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dota 2 Singapore Major: How to watch, schedule, teams, format and more<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This puts Ramzes666 in an interesting situation, as he is already on a plane to Singapore, and he will be left without a team there, but he is eligible to play for any team if some other organisation finds itself in a similar situation due to the ongoing outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>We will update the article as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dota 2 NaVi team officially withdrawn from the first Dota 2 Major of the year, due to issues related to COVID-2019, the organization announced today&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1832,"featured_media":14187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dota-2","genre-moba","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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