Athletistic/ Others. Russian team Virtus.pro has decided to terminate the agreement with player Ivan Moskalenko under the nickname Pure after he drew the letter Z during the Dota 2 match during the DPC Spring Season Qualifiers .

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Despite Virtus.pro’s victory, the team was withdrawn from the championship and recognized as a technical loss in the match.

The club terminates the contract with Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko for actions unbecoming of a professional player, which led to the disqualification of the team from the tournament and caused enormous damage to the club’s relations with the international esports community .

Due to Moskalenko’s trick, Virtus.pro will no longer be able to make it to the next major in Stockholm. The player himself has already issued a public apology, calling his act reckless.