Beleaguered CIS organization Virtus.pro today announced the departure of their CEO Sergey Glamazda, the man known in the org as 'The Genius'. Glamazda joined Virtus.pro in January of 2020.
Virtus.pro responded today to ESL's decision that they, and other teams with ties to the Russian government would be banned from all ESL events until further notice.
Blast Pro Series today took the bold step of being the first Major Counter-Strike tournament organiser to ban Russian teams from their events, as well as announcing their CIS qualifier would be cancelled.
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) reported on Twitter Wednesday that they have expressed concerns to CS:GO developer Valve over the recent Regional Major Rankings (RMR) event run for the CIS region.
The We Play! Dota 2 Tug of War: Mad Moon tournament has finished, with Team Nigma claiming first prize and $130,000 in prize money after a close 3-2 victory over Team Secret. See more on the tournament below: