HLTV.org has learned that k1ck eSports Club have handed in an official protest to the ESWC organisation.

The Portuguese team had initially been drawn into Group D, but have been moved to Group F after TyLoo.raw were ruled out of the competition.

The change means that k1ck will now have to lock horns with Natus Vincere and compLexity, with their chances of progression now looking smaller.

k1ck believe the decision is unfair and have called on the ESWC commitee to review the matter.

"We have filed an official complaint to the ESWC organization for this arbitrary decision, as we think that this is not the way to conduct a major event such as this one," a k1ck spokesperson told HLTV.org.

k1ck, who will play with Joel "gax" Meira as a stand-in for Ricardo "fox" Pacheco, won the Portuguese ESWC qualifier after beating exotic 2-0 in the final.