BetBoom Team's sniper, Alexander "zorte" Zagodyrenko, has shared his feelings about the team's withdrawal from IEM Cologne 2024 due to visa issues on his personal Telegram channel.
"Yeah, it seems like we've been doing too well in recent tournaments. No one can beat us. I don’t know, the form is just insane. <...>
Time to train. You know, we flew to India, but that tournament was understandable. The focus was on IEM Cologne, and then bam-bam. Well, unlucky. You get yourself psyched up, you travel... I arrived, and it's just a strange feeling. You fly home, knowing that you missed out on a super cool, important tournament. It's a bit of a letdown, honestly. <...>
The plan now is to continue training for BetBoom Dacha. We’ll see if we make it to RMR. If we do, that’s good. It seems like there’s a big chance. But why make predictions? Just tournament by tournament. I hope everything will be okay."
BetBoom Team representatives and IEM Cologne 2024 organisers announced that the team would not be participating in the tournament due to visa problems. Team 3DMAX will take BetBoom's place at the championship.