Russian cyber football champion Robert Ufenok77 Fakhretdinov, in a conversation with a correspondent, said that he considered the team’s suspension strange Virtus.pro in Rainbow Six Siege during the qualifying tournaments for the Malta Cyber Series: VII competition.
On Tuesday, the press service of Russian-Armenian esports organization Virtus.pro reported that the club’s R6 squad had been disqualified due to the team’s “national origin of players.” There are five Russians playing in the VP roster.
– This does not surprise me, even if in this situation everything is quite strange. The development company invites the Russian team to the event, then the local tournament operator decides to bypass the bosses and remove the team. Incredible people.
I don’t even know what to call it. Political pressure? Through stories like these? In my opinion, it’s funny. If anything, it generates negative reactions and does not lead to the unity that esports is so famous for.
— Has something similar happened in your career?
— In March 2022, I was suspended from all FIFA competitions as a resident of the Russian Federation, although at that time I was in the World Cup qualifying zone, taking 8th place in the European rankings. To date, being a Russian citizen, I do not have the opportunity to participate in international FIFA/EA FC tournaments. You can only play by becoming a resident of Kazakhstan or Lithuania,” Fakhretdinov told .
Ufenok77 became champion of Russia, winner of the Russian Cup, winner of the World Series of Video Games (Maldives) and vice-world champion according to ESWC in 2013.
Source : MatchTV
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