Wolves to receive default losses in their matches at the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major

Ubisoft and BLAST have released an official statement confirming that several teams will compete at the BLAST R6 Salt Lake City Major with substitute players. It was also officially announced that Wolves Esports will miss the championship due to visa issues.

According to tournament regulations, Wolves will finish in 20th place and receive the corresponding prize money and SI points. In all matches where the team was scheduled to play, Wolves will be handed a default 0:7 loss. However, these matches will not count toward tiebreaker calculations under the tournament rules.

As a result, the event schedule has been adjusted. The first day will now begin with Match #2 at the originally planned time, while Wolves Esports’ match has been removed from the Day 2 schedule.

The following emergency substitutions were also confirmed:

• EDG: Since Direction is unavailable, Noa will join the team as a temporary substitute on loan from Team Secret.
• Wildcard Gaming: Since Adrian is unavailable, Hotancold will join the roster as a temporary substitute on loan from M80.
• Twisted Minds: Since Dov2hkiin is unavailable, Guardz will join the team as a temporary substitute.
• Five Fears: Since Archer is unavailable, Fenix will join the team as a temporary coach.

Players whose issues are resolved during the tournament will be allowed to return to their teams and rejoin the active lineup.

BLAST R6 Major Salt Lake City 2026 will take place from May 8 to May 17 in Salt Lake City. The tournament’s total prize pool is $600,000.

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