Team Spirit Academy and NAVI Junior disqualified from BLAST Slam VI qualifiers (Updated)

Update from 03.01.2026: Chinese teams have found a way to bypass this restriction imposed by the organizers. Two rosters have been registered for the qualifiers: Yakult Brothers and YB.Tearlaments, which was formed at the end of December last month.

However, the club has changed the YB.Tearlaments name, removing the YB tag. Moreover, the two teams will face each other tomorrow in a BO3 match, with the loser being eliminated from the qualifiers.

Original news:

The youth rosters of Team Spirit and Natus Vincere have been suspended from participating in the open qualifiers for BLAST SLAM VI, as the club's main rosters will also be participating in the championship.

According to the tournament operator's rules, two teams from the same organization cannot compete in the tournament at the same time. Earlier, due to competition regulations that do not allow players under the age of 14 to participate, Denis StoneBank Korzh took the first position in NAVI Junior, replacing Alexey onLiTaL Litovka.

Note that VP.Prodigy did not register to participate in the first open qualifier for BLAST Slam VI, and Nigma Galaxy, which had previously declared an updated roster with Denis rincyq Bogushev for the qualifiers, did not confirm its readiness to participate on time, as did Peru Rejects.

The open qualifiers for BLAST Slam VI will take place from 02.01.2026 to 03.01.2026. The top two teams will advance to the closed qualifiers.

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