Esports organization Virtus.pro told that it reacted calmly to the withdrawal of the Rainbow Six Siege team from the qualifying tournaments for the Malta Cyber Series: VII competition, since this incident was isolated does not affect the club in a broader perspective. .
On Tuesday, the Virtus.pro press service reported that the club’s R6S team was disqualified due to the team’s “national origin of players”, noting that the team’s achievements and experience in discipline “do not allow us to turn a blind eye to open manifestations of discrimination. There are five Russians playing in VP: Pavel p4sh4 Kosenko, Dmitry Always Mitrakhovich, Danila dan Dontsov, Danil JoyStiCK Gabov and Arthur ShepparD Ipatov.
— We reacted calmly and rationally to the story that happened the day before with our Rainbow Six Siege team. We are an official partner of Ubisoft, the publisher of Raibow Six Siege, and we also have a slot in the European division. The fact that a particular tournament operator has decided to revoke our invitation to a private event in no way affects our club in a broader perspective. Our R6S roster is preparing as usual for the Six Invitational, where we intend to show the best of ourselves. See you in Rio! — said Virtus.pro “”.
The Six Invitational will take place February 13-25 in Brazil; previously, the Virtus.pro team secured a spot in the main tournament.
Source : MatchTV
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