{"id":10888,"date":"2020-03-31T23:17:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T23:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=10888"},"modified":"2020-03-31T23:17:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T23:17:36","slug":"chaos-esports-club-release-smooya-from-csgo-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/chaos-esports-club-release-smooya-from-csgo-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos Esports Club release smooya from CS:GO roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chaos Esports Club have announced the departure of Owen “smooya” Butterfield from their CS:GO esports<\/a> roster due to circumstances related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

The British Counter-Strike pro had occupied an inactive role in the team since he was benched on March 20, as he had to leave the United States and return to England in order to deal with some issues related to his visa. Upon arriving back home, smooya had his meeting with the US embassy postponed to an undisclosed date, meaning he was left stranded in his home country.<\/p>\n

With the US embassy shutting down all non-essential services in the UK amid the country-wide lockdown, smooya is unable to secure his visa and travel across Atlantic to join his team, who were left with no choice but to let the AWPer go.<\/p>\n

“Today we are releasing smooya,” read the announcement from Chaos EC.<\/p>\n

“The ongoing pandemic has postponed his visa interview indefinitely, therefore, he is unable to compete with the team in the US. Smooya is an exceptional talent, and we appreciate all of the energy he brought to the team.”<\/p>\n

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Today we are releasing @smooyacs<\/a>. The ongoing pandemic has postponed his visa interview indefinitely therefore he is unable to compete with the team in the US<\/p>\n

Smooya is an exceptional talent, and we appreciate all of the energy he brought to the team<\/p>\n

?https:\/\/t.co\/kzO08AkIcb<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IRYpUzumdT<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chaos EC\u2623\ufe0f (@ChaosEC) March 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n