(C) Daily Kos
This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered.
. . . . . . . . . .
Russian-Ukrainian Team Wins Over $1M in Prize Money in eSports Tournament after Ukraine Bans [1]
['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.']
Date: 2023-10-31
An eSports team comprised of Russian and Ukrainan players, based in Serbia, just won over $1 million at The International 2023, held in Seattle, a DOTA 2 tournament.
Team Spirit in 2022 issued a statement against the war in Ukraine:
There is nothing worse than war. There is nothing more precious than human lives. Team Spirit is an international esports organization, represented historically by players from Russia, Ukraine and many other countries. Some of our players and employees are in Ukraine at this time. Many of us have families, relatives, loved ones and friends there. We are worried about their lives and safety. We are against war and we are against violence. If thousands of years of human history taught us anything it’s that peace is the only thing worth holding on to. Be safe,
In August of 2023, the Ukrainian Esports Federation (UESF) blacklisted Illya Mulyarchuk (Yaotoro — widely seen as the best Dota2 player in the world) and Myroslav Kolpakov (Mira) saying that the two had made antiwar statements but that their antiwar stance was not convincing.
[END]
---
[1] Url:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/31/2202891/-Russian-Ukrainian-Team-Wins-Over-1M-in-Prize-Money-in-eSports-Tournament-after-Ukraine-Bans?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web
Published and (C) by Daily Kos
Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified.
via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds:
gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/
