The Russian team withdrew from the tournament for not being revealed.

Spirit withdrew from the IEM Melbourne tournament and was replaced by Complexity, according to the notice from ESL.

The organizers did not specify the reason why Spirit withdrew, only said the decision was made on April 4. HLTV contacted Spirit to find out more but no response.

Complexity is invited to replace because it is the team with the highest ranking according to the VRS invitation in March and meets the eligibility for visa applications promptly. Earlier, teams G2, Furia, Astralis, Wildcard, B8 and Heroic were invited but refused to attend.

The Organizing Committee also announced that 15 of the 16 participating teams have completed the visa procedure, and currently only one player is waiting for a visa to Friday, April 11.

This is the second team change at Iem Melbourne. Earlier, Saw replaced Aurora after the team withdrew from the tournament from April 21 to 27.

List of updated teams at IEM Melbourne:

Europe: Vitality

Europe: Mouz

Europe: Natus Vincere

Mongolia: The Mongolz

Europe: FAZE

Europe: Falcons

Russia: Virtus.pro

Other: Liquid

France: 3dmax

Europe: gamerlegion

Brazil: Pain

Portugal: Saw

Brazil: Mibra

United States: Complexity

Germany: Big

Australia: Flyquest