Gravitas Gaming, like Crack Clan, is on the waiting list for ESWC Masters of Cheonan after they were also not included on the direct invites list, with the ESWC choosing X30 and Team EG ahead of the KODE5 USA winners.

""We're really disappointed. Especially if you compare our past year performance to the other two US teams: WCG USA representative, won kode5 usa, top placing at esl etc," said Ben "Ben" Hui of Gravitas to HLTV.

"And then the fact that x3o just replaced 2 players - so both teams [x3o and Evil Geniuses] have yet to prove themselves - and everyone knows how Evil Geniuses have done at every event this year - but I won't get into that."

Alex "Vansilli" Nguyen, Gravitas manager does go into however, "What I would disagree about the most is the choice of Evil Geniuses over us. That my friend, is quite the bull****." Vansilli believes their inclusion is down to the fact the current EG line-up has three members who won ESWC 2006 USA; Tyler 'Storm' Wood,Matt 'Warden' Dickens and Danny 'fRoD' Montaner [pictured above].

"It seems as though ESWC neglected those who actually have still been playing Counterstrike 1.6 over here in North America - when the others sold out to Source," said Vansilli.

The Gravitas manager does support the choice of X30 as the other American invite, "I totally agree that x3o was chosen as one of the American teams invited, because that is a team that has been working hard," said Vansilli, "but we definately should of been there with them above Evil Geniuses - who have been dominated by teams and pugs since their return to 1.6."

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