In the weekend,  Virtus.Pro was taken hostage by the Ukrainian ESWC-organizers, who rejected the Russian organization the right to participate in the Ukrainian ESWC-qualifier.

Though VP should have been allowed to participate in regards to the rules, the nationalistic organizers decided to overrule what the ESWC comittee had decided months in advance. Content Manager, Phillip 'Phil' Rasmussen, has taken a look at the situation, which showcased why it can be problematic to farm out qualifying events to National Partners.

A snippet:

[...] And while the ESWC comittee might have hoped for the controversy to die out, it is bound to flare up when we get closer to the Grand Finals. As the Ukranian organizers managed to get Virtus.Pro to change their name for the preliminary qualification, they will most likely also demand that the team plays as pro100 and under a Ukranian flag in San Jose. On the other hand, Virtus will have the rules on their side when they claim that they were unrightfully forced to change the name [...]

 To read the column in its full length, click the link below.

ESWC lost in translation?