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Correct move by Ukrainians. Get people talking!
It's a (very costly) sacrifice worth making.
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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I think it’s a good and powerful move.
I don’t have the words to express what I feel and think, but I try my best: they don’t hate the Russians, they hate Russia.
Hope more teams follow the protest.
Have they released any statement regarding why they decided to lift the ban?
It was an internal meeting of the the International Esports Federation (IESF) where a vote was taken. There is no official confirmation or statement about it. But the Russian Esports Federation (RESF) has claimed in a statement approval has been granted for players to compete at IESF's competitions under their own flag.
Here is an article about it: https://esportsinsider.com/2023/08/iesf-votes-to-lift-restrictions-on-russian-players-russian-esports-federation
The statement claims 32 delegates voted in favour of Russia’s re-admittance, while 13 voted against and 25 abstained. Russia’s statement additionally claimed that a separate proposal put forward by Ukraine’s esports federation to suspend Russia’s esports federation from IESF entirely was rejected.
Tells me all I need to know about the IESF
Thank you, it's a shame to see how little the IESF cares about the wellbeing of all players.
Just looking at the translated comments on the news article, all the Russians making fun of the situation is disgusting.
It's a shame that most of the groups/people involved voted in favor of admitting Russian players back in, at least under the Russian flag.
I think the decision made by FIDE (International Chess Federation) for their sport is a fine compromise that this E-Sports federation should have adopted as well. In protest of the Ukraine invasion, FIDE banned any players from playing under the Russian or Belarusian flag, but allowed them to play anyways under a neutral, FIDE flag. And for players from Russia that were outspoken against Ukraine or in favor of Russia's invasion (i.e. Sergey Karjakin), they were penalized and barred from play on an individual case-by-case basis.
It shows that this invasion won't be tolerated, but at the same time, you as a player will only be punished if you choose to support it on your own volition, rather than by association.