![]() ![]() >Among the most notable teams affected whose organizations are based in Russia are Gambit, Virtus.pro, forZe, and Spirit. > 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." >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. 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. >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. ![]() 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. CS:GO bros, it's over >ESL has stated that it has currently identified two entities who will be banned from being represented: Virtus.pro and Gambit.
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