Due to visa difficulties many feared that MiBR would not be able to make it to the US for the Winter CPL. However, they will still make it, but with some significant roster changes.
Here is the statement posted on the
MiBR webpage.
Is not up to us to comment the visa issue criteria adopted by the USA Consulate, but is necessary to report that we feel a certain portion of cruelty. They made us waste all this time and one day before the departure for the most important tournament of the year inform us that ton and btt cannot travel to that country. This happens after looks like they understood the importance of the competition for us and for the sponsor. When we face the responsible to approve the visas issue, he informed us that the reason for the trip is not important but the potential illegal immigrant that those young men represent.
We took the decision of use the following line-up:
* Jorginho (c)
* Cogu
* Eduzin
* Pava
* Corassa
Certainly our task will be a lot harder with this decision, but we will fight for a good result. We will fight with the maximum of our strengths.
Tomorrow we departure to Dallas and we will try to recover the wasted time on the byoc.
This lineup looks alot like the MiBR team from 2004 with Jorginho filling Pred's spot. While no change this sudden is good for a team, many will like the old school feel and style this lineup brings.
User Comments
they'll lose and everyone will blame their roster
why even go :/
Can't believe pred and KIKOOO actually quit ah :(
Corassa is a tactical aimer, depending on tactics, he would fill in nicely for btt (which aim is amazing ).. Jorginho can play AWP, not exactly like ton, but let's see what he can pull.. He's a killer captain tho.. Eduzin and Corassa play well TOGETHER, they have to playing together as doubles for like years now, and aso maybe eduzin will AWP instead of Jorginho.
They have options, they must try to see the best option for them.
If anything, the brazilian USA consulate is just doing stuff more difficult for people who want to get legally at the country (tourism and whatnot). You have to wait several months for your visa, you have to prove you have deep ties here and is not moving (meaning you're employed, you have a car, you have a house) and still have to impress them on the visa interview. It's quite humilliating, and in the end doesn't work to cut the high number of brazilian (and other latin) illegal immigration to USA. It's a case of overreacting where it doesn't matter anyway.
corassa and jorginho are not even close to btt and ton
anyway
gl mibr
i hope u guys still get a top 10 at least
hah
even thoug, its a shame that btt and ton couldn't be there... that reflects a stupid politic executed by Usa....
but, i believe in miracles!!! top5 please!
lamentable
wait till your country gets terrorized and then complain about security.
Maybe they should enroll into the Guest worker program that Bush has been lobbying.
Maybe the US consulate are 3D or col fans. That could explain it.
mibr > 3D and coL
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