Nats wrote on social networks: “Unfortunately, because of the visa problem, I will not be able to join the tournament with the team. It is still likely that I will receive a visa but most likely not before the first match. I hope I can attend the tournament. I will update information for everyone. Regardless of whether I am there or not, Team Liquid still needs your support.”
Thus, NATS has confirmed that he will not be able to attend the organization's main squad, at least in the match against Bilibili Gaming in the opening round of Masters Toronto 2025. After the visa issue, NATS is still broadcasting live at the headquarters of the Liquid team.
After the NATS announcement has a visa problem, the Liquid team has confirmed that Penny will be the player to replace NATS until the captain of the Liquid team can return. Penny is a Canadian player, currently playing for the YFP team in North American Challengers as Duelist.
The player shared after the announcement: “Very excited to play in front of the home audience and I guarantee to do the best as possible for Liquid team fans. Thank you for this opportunity.” Team Liquid attended the VCT Masters Toronto 2025 with the No. 3 seed of Emea area and will face Bilibili Gaming at 2am on June 8.
VCT Masters Toronto 2025 is divided into two phases: Swiss and Play-offs similar to Masters Bangkok in March before. 4 Stage 1 championship teams will be specially overcome the Swiss round, while 8 runner-up teams and 3rd regional ranks in Stage 1 will play to select 4 teams to play-off. Coming to the Play -off, the teams will play in the winning branch – the branch to find the champion.
All matches of the VCT Masters Toronto 2025 will be delineated by the BO3, except for the Losing Branch final and the final will be the Bo5. The VCT Masters Toronto 2025 will receive 350,000 USD and 7 points to accumulate, towards playing at Valorant Champions 2025.
