UPDATED: OMG's Hu 'xiyang' Bin might be replaced by OMG Cool at the All Stars due to visa issues

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OMG, the Chinese team representing the region in the upcoming All Star matches next week, have announced on reddit that Hu 'xiyang' Bin will not be able to play for the team. The player will be replaced by OMG's own substitute player Yu 'Cool' Jia-Jun, who himself is a well trained mid laner.

However Riot Games' Shanti 'Shantzilla' Blees has provided a response on the thread in which he states that there's still a possibility that xiyang could make it to the games but would only miss a press conference on the 7th. He also says that should the 2nd application be rejected as well, Cool will take his place.

onGamers have reached out to Shantzilla who had the following to say:

We're aiming to get him there on the 7th. Visa processes take time, but generally France is accomodating when it comes to reapplications. We're doing everything in our power to make sure he gets there, is rested and ready to play at the skill level his fans are used to.

It'll be a matter of time before we know who will actually be going to the All Stars next week but you can be sure that in Cool, OMG will have a solid replacement for their team.

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