Virtus.pro qualify for ESWC as pro100
22-6-2008 02:08
Virtus.pro was to participate in the Ukrainian ESWC qualification this weekend, but was barred to participate by the Ukrainian ESWC organizers. Instead the team entered the qualification as pro100 and ended up winning.
When Virtus.pro replaced Sally with Kane, the team reached a total of three Ukrainians and was counted as a Ukrainian team. The team was not allowed to participate in the Russian ESWC qualification due to the team having three Ukrainians and should instead qualify through the Ukrainian qualification.
But yesterday several news sites reported that the team was barred for playing in the Ukrainian qualification. The reason was Virtus.pro being a Russian-project. On the other hand, the ESWC rules clearly said that if a team should be eligible to play in the national qualification, at least three of the players should be inhabitants of the country, where the qualification should take place in. This pretty much over-ruled the decision the Ukrainian ESWC organizers made earlier. However, Virtus.pro was still not allowed to attend the qualification.
Instead of giving up, the team signed up as pro100, a fairly known Ukrainian organisation. Without problems the team could participate in the Ukrainian ESWC qualification. Ukraine’s own favourites was to be Amazing Gaming and HellRaisers (signed up as BULLET). Amazing Gaming should face the "Ukrainian's" from pro100 in the grand final, to determine who should qualify for ESWC grand finals.
If Virtus.pro will be playing as pro100 during the ESWC grand finals, or will remain playing with the Russian tags was not announced. Never the less, Virtus.pro is now ready for ESWC grand finals in San Jose late August.
Virtus.pro / pro100 consist of following five:
When Virtus.pro replaced Sally with Kane, the team reached a total of three Ukrainians and was counted as a Ukrainian team. The team was not allowed to participate in the Russian ESWC qualification due to the team having three Ukrainians and should instead qualify through the Ukrainian qualification.
But yesterday several news sites reported that the team was barred for playing in the Ukrainian qualification. The reason was Virtus.pro being a Russian-project. On the other hand, the ESWC rules clearly said that if a team should be eligible to play in the national qualification, at least three of the players should be inhabitants of the country, where the qualification should take place in. This pretty much over-ruled the decision the Ukrainian ESWC organizers made earlier. However, Virtus.pro was still not allowed to attend the qualification.
Instead of giving up, the team signed up as pro100, a fairly known Ukrainian organisation. Without problems the team could participate in the Ukrainian ESWC qualification. Ukraine’s own favourites was to be Amazing Gaming and HellRaisers (signed up as BULLET). Amazing Gaming should face the "Ukrainian's" from pro100 in the grand final, to determine who should qualify for ESWC grand finals.
Grand FinalAmazing Gaming vs.
de_inferno – Amazing Gaming 13:16 pro100
de_nuke – Amazing Gaming 9:16 pro100
If Virtus.pro will be playing as pro100 during the ESWC grand finals, or will remain playing with the Russian tags was not announced. Never the less, Virtus.pro is now ready for ESWC grand finals in San Jose late August.
Virtus.pro / pro100 consist of following five:
Alexey "LeX" Kolesnikov
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Veky
remoob
Nix0n
OFFICIALNEAL
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fzZ
Kelsey
/alOne
m@$k@
geMeHmep
sHocke
zyK's
johaNka
Gotenks
Nebojsa
s1carius
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Mehrzad
KrugeRRRRR
LifeMaster
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