No.15983
CS:GO bros, it's over
https://www.hltv.org/news/33363/esl-pro-league-bans-organizations-with-ties-to-russian-government-from-upcoming-season >ESL has stated that it has currently identified two entities who will be banned from being represented: Virtus.pro and Gambit. The former side falls under the ownership of Sogaz Insurance Group, who are among the companies targeted by various anti-Russia sanctions, while the latter is owned by Russia's mobile telecoms network MTS.
>The tournament organizer has stressed that it recognizes that the players representing said organizations are not complicit in the conflict and that they will be "welcome to compete under a neutral name, without representing their country, organization, or their teams' sponsors on their clothing or otherwise."
>Virtus.pro, Gambit, and the players have yet to comment on the move from ESL. VP's matches in Group B are set to kick off on March 16, while Gambit are part of Group C, starting on March 23.
>In a statement, the VP organization claimed their players received an offer to denounce the organization's tag and made a strong stance as they refused to comply with the demands, stating that they "do not support any war there is or ever was." https://www.hltv.org/news/33359/blast-pledges-not-to-invite-russia-based-teams-in-foreseeable-future>BLAST Premier will not invite any Russia-based teams to play in its events "for the foreseeable future" amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the tournament organizer has announced.
>Among the most notable teams affected whose organizations are based in Russia are Gambit, Virtus.pro, forZe, and Spirit. These teams would have had to qualify or be directly invited to play in the BLAST circuit, as they are not partnered with the tournament organizer.
>The company has also announced that the CIS qualifier for the BLAST Spring Showdown, WePlay CIS Masters Spring, has been cancelled. Virtus.pro, Entropiq, K23, and forZe were set to participate in the qualifier, among with four other teams who had yet to be revealed. No.15986
Everyone should be banned from e-"sports"
No.15989
Disgusting… But not as disgusting as CS:GO.
No.16009
>>16001Since 2019, the roster moved to a mixture of Russian, Latvian, and Khazak players
No.16261
This shit is so stupid. Just let the Russians play.
No.16263
How will Putin recover
No.16268
>>16263It's literally over
No.16301
lmao, it's sport, it should be above politics, not every citizen endorses every action of their leaders.