A scandal in CS2 erupted after the organizers of BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 announced on May 21, 2025 that the Argentine team BESTIA was excluded from the tournament due to problems with obtaining American visas. Their place was taken by the Brazilian team Legacy, which took second place in the South American qualifier.

Accusations of injustice: Reaction of Papo MC and fans

BESTIA founder Papo MC sharply criticized BLAST, accusing them of double standards. In his post on X, he noted that visas for players Luciano “luchov” Herrera and Tomas“tomaszin” Corna would be ready by Monday, May 26, but the organizers did not wait.

They didn't give us a deadline, they waited for 9pandas until 5 days before the event, I publicly commit, as I already did privately, that on Monday my team will have all its documentation to play

Papo MC

Fans supported his outrage. User ANSOX called BLAST's actions a disgrace: “it can't be that they organize a tournament and are not able to provide the visas F*****S.”

Pedro "9xNium" Gomez added: "YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE CS COMMUNITY."

BunnyAzul1 accused the organizers of creating obstacles: "You're screwing over a team that deserves it and has been moving heaven and earth for days to get the visas. Now that they have the visas for Monday, you're the ones creating obstacles. It's unbelievable #ArgentinaAlMundial."

User augustodoldan called for changes: "Esports is still figuring out its professional game, legally and socially, as a sport. And pulling this kind of stuff doesn't set a good example."

Voices of the players: From apEX to m0NESY

Professional players have been massively supportive of BESTIA, expressing their outrage at BLAST's decision:

Dan “apEX” Madesclaire:

WELL @BLASTPremier, wait a bit please. It's needed, they deserve it

Dan “apEX” Madesclaire

David "dav1g" Guevara :

So glad they got the visas finally, hope @BLAST gives them more time and they can go fulfill their dreams #ArgentinaAlMundial.

David "dav1g" Guevara 

Krimbo:

Wtf guys they even have their visas now no? please rethink this decision its really unfair and can ruin dreams of a lifetime

David "dav1g" Guevara 

Finn “karrigan” Andersen:

Come on their visas are ready Monday no? Retweet the post.

Finn “karrigan” Andersen

Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov:

They will get visa on time and be able to travel on major. They deserve to be there. It's so unfair. They have all the info, all the documents proving that visa will be on time and they will travel to the ticking major. Answer them please @BLASTPremier.

Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov

Denis "seized" Kostin :

u have enough time to wait until Monday guys... step up and look at PGL at CPH for us, they even gave us 2 more extra days even tho we were missing media day.

Denis "seized" Kostin 

Vinicius “vini” Figueiredo:

Just delete the tweet xD.

Vinicius “vini” Figueiredo

Epifanio “Guerr1” de Souza:

You need to wait until Monday! Legacy can play either way, there's no risk. Don't take away the dream from a group of people who dedicate so much to the game.

Epifanio “Guerr1” de Souza

Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato:

wyd bro for real.

Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato

Lake:

@BLASTtv they find out they can make the major and THEN you make the decision? This one's gotta be reverted for sure, just delete the tweet lmao.

Lake 

Elias “s1n” Stein:

BESTIA deserves a little more time, they can make it to the major, don't ignore @BLASTtv .

Elias “s1n” Stein

João "Snow" Vinicius 

IT'S unfair...  #ArgentinaAlMundial.

João "Snow" Vinicius 

Gaules (Streamer):

#ArgentinaAlMundial wait until Monday.

Gaules 

ohnePixel (Streamer):

communicate with them please :/.

ohnePixel 

Support from organizations: #ArgentinaAlMundial

Organizations actively supported BESTIA. Many organizations expressed their support in solidarity: "This is not fair to BESTIA, they deserve their spot! #ArgentinaAlMundial".

Teams such as: M80, Aurora, Falcons, 9Z, BIG, Metizport, GamerLegion, Imperial, paiN, HEROIC, ODDIK, and many others expressed their support by posting the hashtag - #ArgentinaAlMundial

A systemic problem: Visa barriers

Visa problems for teams from Latin America are systemic, as noted by the . Similar problems have previously arisen for teams such as paiN Gaming and MIBR, which also struggled with bureaucracy to participate in American tournaments.

Significance for BESTIA: The first Major

The BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, which will take place from June 3 to 22 in Austin, Texas, was supposed to be a historic event for BESTIA. The team included young talents such as tomaszin, luchov, cass1n, and timo. The tournament brought together 32 teams, including NRG, FURIA, Team Liquid, Complexity, G2 Esports, Natus Vincere, and FaZe Clan, with a prize pool of $1,250,000. For BESTIA, it was a chance to make a name for itself on the international stage.

At the time of publication, BLAST did not respond to the pressure. The CS2 community, including fans, players and organizations, continues to demand justice under the hashtag #ArgentinaAlMundial. If the organizers do not make concessions, it could seriously affect their reputation. BESTIA risks losing a historic chance, which only adds to the tension.