Team Falcons Explains Withdrawal from Major CS2 Tournaments Due to Kyousukes Visa Issues

Team Falcons will be missing two major tournaments from BLAST — Bounty Fall 2025 and Open Fall 2025. The operational manager of the team, **Xavier Russak**, explained the reason for their withdrawal in a comment to HLTV.org.

The main issue arises from visa complications involving the team’s new member, 17-year-old **Maxim kyousuke Lukin**, who joined Falcons at the end of June but has yet to make his debut for the club. According to Russak, the player’s young age and lack of international experience have led to difficulties in obtaining a Schengen visa.

Additionally, Russak pointed out that participating in the autumn BLAST events is not a top priority, as some of them will take place in an online format.

kyousuke is expected to make his debut with the **Team Falcons** at IEM Cologne 2025, which kicks off on July 23. This tournament will serve as the first test for the revamped roster on the LAN stage.