When attempting to enter the United States to compete in the Championship Gaming Series' inaugural season both Garett "Grt" Bambrough and Griffin “shaGuar” Benger were denied entry into the United States. According to Bambrough, the customs agents were skeptical of the extended period of time he would be in the country.

“When I made it to customs I answered the questions like I always do when I attend tournaments, said Bambrough. “However, this time I got a woman who was in a bad mood. When I answered my duration of stay for a gaming tournament was five weeks she got suspicious. She then sent us for a secondary inspection where they discovered the CGS website and all the details about salary, etc. and wouldn't let us get in. They told us which VISAs to get and to come back once we obtained them. We did try a second time because we were told things were cleared up, but same thing happened and we got nabbed again.”

Erik "da_bears" Stromberg and Justin “sunman” Summy have been called up to fill in for the Chimera as the process to obtain the proper VISAs for Benger and Bambrough will take a minimum of two weeks. Stromberg had previously played with Stevenson and Lari in the middle of 2006 when he played for EG. After an extended stint playing with zEx in an attempt to qualify for the WCG Finals, he officially joined their roster at the end of 2006. Summy also has extensive experience playing with Corey "tr1p" Dodd, who were both teammates in compLexity for approximately two years. Bambrough only had good things to say about Summy and Stromberg.

“I believe Da bears is taking over calling duties for me and sunman will be doing le fragging,” Bambrough. “Da bears and Sunman are great characters and will be playing a vital role to this teams success. The choice to pick these two players couldn't have been any better for Chicago. They're personalities in-game and out will perfectly suit the Chicago franchise and I cant wait to see it on TV. Griffin and I will be watching and wishing the boys luck in the upcoming matches.”

No word on what long term impact this has on the Chicago franchise and what the ramifications are for Bambrough and Benger. More details will come as they are made available.