Na`Vi to cut ties with ESforce after contract expiry

28-11-2017 17:56

Natus Vincere and ESforce have decided against extending their partnership following the expiry of their contract.

The organization's media and advertising sales rights are set to revert to Zero Gravity Group, led by founder and former CEO of Natus Vincere, Alexander "ZeroGravity" Kokhanovskyy.

With Na`Vi reverting to Zero Gravity Group, they have effectively complied with WESA's anti-multi-ownership ruling

The two parties have decided against furthering their partnership, as ESforce holding "decided to focus on pursuing its own projects" while Natus Vincere are convinced that "independent development will have a positive impact on Na’Vi’s identification in the future."

In March this year, WESA took an anti-multi-ownership stance, giving the parties affected 18 months to come to compliance with the new ruling. With this move, Natus Vincere have cut ownership ties to Virtus.pro and SK, who remain owned by ESforce holding.

Nice

2017-11-28 17:56

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NoWin

2017-11-28 17:57

5 replies

Please don't let s1mple starve! Let's start a gofundme!

2017-11-28 19:27

4 replies

Nice, esforce == shit

2017-11-28 19:29

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ezforce

2017-11-28 20:15

just switch plates with guardian, he needs to lose a few chins anyways

2017-11-28 23:56

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He is not playing for na'vi

2017-11-29 09:45

excuse ne for replying to you, but what the hell this means? Does it affect roster or gameplay? Will navi win qualify to major?

2017-11-28 23:44

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It will not affect roster or gameplay.

2017-11-29 06:08

Agree

2017-11-29 11:02

Still co-owned youtube.com/watch?v=6noBpYKY7dA&t=1157s

2017-11-29 20:34

Nicee

2017-11-30 16:01

2017-11-28 17:56

good riddance

2017-11-28 17:56

This is so siiiick

2017-11-28 17:57

wow

2017-11-28 17:57

too shit for esforce LUL

2017-11-28 17:57

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In that case they would abandon VP too , so no

2017-11-28 18:57

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hltv.org/news/16170/virtuspro-gets-100m-.. nope

2017-11-28 19:01

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That just proves that beeing shit has nothing to do with esforce

2017-11-28 19:05

2015?

2017-11-28 20:56

They only keep VP for the dota team

2017-11-29 15:14

gj NaVi

2017-11-28 17:57

Ez money from payback

2017-11-28 17:57

GJ navi

2017-11-28 17:57

Thaaat's right FUCK ESForce

2017-11-28 17:57

5 replies

What the fuck is ESForce? And why it was tied with navi?

2017-11-28 17:59

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flag checks out

2017-11-28 18:02

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Yep haha

2017-11-28 18:07

ESFORCE is letting go of one of their teams,how is it fuck ESFORCE Lol ?

2017-11-28 21:08

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Fuck Currymunchers too 0/8

2017-11-28 21:50

peace

2017-11-28 17:57

Someone to explain this to an idiot? I don't get this whole WESA thing

2017-11-28 17:58

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Companies can't own more that one team because you could tell one team to lose to another, based on bets and such, not that it has ever been done or proven, it is still possible and WESA is like a player/team union that helps guides companies and sets rules, they are apart of esl, which holds a majority of major tournaments, so people comply. WESA stated that's if teams own by an organization that owned more than one team they wouldn't be allowed to participate in certain events.

2017-11-28 18:02

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So vp / sk leaving esforce soon

2017-11-28 18:05

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One of them might or should be or we get to see WESA actually do something

2017-11-28 18:32

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Thats true

2017-11-28 18:34

so basically WESA--->Orgs ESL-->>>><<<<-WESA? Basically they just came in as some tour guide of contracts to "help" out orgs?

2017-11-28 18:30

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I guess you can say that, they are trying to be like the NFL or FIFA in a sense

2017-11-28 18:31

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thanks for clarifying the situation, I wasn't sure If I understand it right because it looks silly to me

2017-11-28 18:33

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Welcome, it's kinda silly but it makes sense, you wouldn't want esforce to bet millions on VP to beat SK even though SK is better and make lots of money since they are connected

2017-11-28 18:34

It's fucking dumb because WESA is literally only built by ESL and no other organizers are involved. So WESA is basically just a sub-division of ESL pretending to be this large esports authority. Seemingly only having effect because ESL hosts a lot of the biggest non-major tournaments atm.

2017-11-28 19:16

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It makes sense though. Avoiding match fixing in their leagues.

2017-11-28 21:21

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The rule makes sense ofc, but the actual organization of WESA itself is directly influenced by ESL and vice versa. They literally do not control anything else because they did not include any other TO on the board of Wesa, according to several articles they were not even invited for discussion when Wesa was in the making. WESA as an org itself is faulty because it is so directly tied with and funded by ESL, which makes it redundant at this point because ESL themselves could just do this directly.

2017-11-29 00:09

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Both your and krakens comments were very enlightening for someone that doesn't follow vs closely anymore, thank. You bring up an excellent point, because not only is having a privately owned company whom are the the majority of coordinators and benificators to their own interests, I think it shits on the whole idea of what unionization should be. Hopefully this isn't the case next year

2017-11-29 08:34

WHAT

2017-11-28 17:58

Finally soemone who leaves ESForce...

2017-11-28 17:59

NaVi to disband lul.

2017-11-28 17:58

5 replies

No way. Wtf u talking about? NaVi should win DH Winter. Will c

2017-11-28 21:12

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I aren't think that.

2017-11-28 21:13

Nvi and vp disband please

2017-11-29 05:02

Vp fan xDdd

2017-11-29 05:54

1 reply

Stop mehn pls

2017-11-29 09:47

Heroic cough Astralis cough cough Godsent cough cough cough

2017-11-28 17:58

1 reply

Do you need cough medicine?

2017-11-28 22:27

Next step: disband :<

2017-11-28 17:58

3 replies

2017-11-28 17:59

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Name checks out

2017-11-28 18:03

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Name checks out

2017-11-28 18:46

What?

2017-11-28 17:58

sry?

2017-11-28 17:59

bye bye

2017-11-28 18:00

Good Job navi

2017-11-28 18:00

2017-11-28 18:02

NaVi triggered over Epicenter probably

2017-11-28 18:02

no wins no contracts

2017-11-28 18:02

who the ones who have no idea what ESForce is - it's a bunch of fat rich assholes. i'm glad for navi. VP next I hope

2017-11-28 18:04

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i dont see ESForce only owning a brazilian team. The owner is russian controlling 70% of russian medias...

2017-11-28 18:09

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that fat cock owns VP, SK, Epicenter, cybersport(dot)ru, ruHub, Fragstore, Yota Arena, dota 2 lounge (dot) com, and CSGO lounge (dot) com. he made it for 100 000 000 dollars (invested). also, he owns a bunch of facebook stocks. hes a billionaire.

2017-11-28 18:14

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yes but i meant i dont see him owning a brazilian team instead of an eastern team. would make no sense i guess

2017-11-28 18:18

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he owns SK. SK is not a Brazilian team. it's german. but the players (CSGO) are Brazilians.

2017-11-28 18:22

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my bad, ty

2017-11-28 19:11

he owns media and merchandise rights to SK and Navi,not the entire teams.

2017-11-28 21:07

Ruski oligarch

2017-11-28 18:19

Arsenal Co-Owner aswell :)

2017-11-28 22:25

ESFORCE owns 100% of VP,VP aint going anywhere.SK is next.

2017-11-28 21:06

They don’t want to throw for vp anymore

2017-11-28 18:04

interesting

2017-11-28 18:05

Very good move by NaVi, ESForce are just some rich people who don't give a fuck about anything except money

2017-11-28 18:06

Who is the guy in the 7+ year old pic

2017-11-28 18:08

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ZeroGravity, ex Navi CEO

2017-11-28 19:04

the guy who was with navi from the start, who was cheering behind the navi 1.6 team every match :D

2017-11-29 00:19

disband this guys they play like novas

2017-11-28 18:10

n1c3

2017-11-28 18:11

dont care, navi is trash

2017-11-28 18:19

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Like all toilet cleaners Cs lul ) but, if navi is tier 5 now AGO is tier 1000 meters under the toilet so stfu please )

2017-11-28 18:25

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mad russki

2017-11-28 18:25

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poor polack )

2017-11-28 18:26

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russki talking about being poor top kek

2017-11-28 18:29

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fan of ago talk about tier 1 cs omegalul

2017-11-28 18:39

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>navi >tier 1 choose one

2017-11-28 18:53

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trigerrreeeeedddddd

2017-11-28 19:03

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Navi only team worse than Virtus.premier at the moment.

2017-11-28 21:05

interesting

2017-11-28 18:22

More money for VP

2017-11-28 18:23

good

2017-11-28 18:24

okay?

2017-11-28 18:24

lol I don't understand nothing

2017-11-28 18:28

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One company (ESForce) owns Na'Vi, VP, and SK and this is a problem because the CEO rich cunt can tell the teams what to do and theoretically fix matches and regardless of who wins, he gets money. WESA said that companies can't own more than one team which is why Na'Vi is leaving.

2017-11-28 18:37

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ok, thanks, easier to understand

2017-11-28 18:40

lul. for Esforce Navi was "media source" Navi cant choose sponsors bcs Esforce choose for Navi. In CIS region Navi most popular org. For Navi its good news. Right Navi are real Navi. not Navi G2a. They are decide not only change players, Media part of Navi returns to Navi :)

2017-11-28 19:09

they have to release another team Sk or Vp right?

2017-11-28 20:12

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SK next to go

2017-11-28 21:05

ESFORCE and Navi are cutting ties with each other. navi aint leaving.

2017-11-28 21:04

what ever

2017-11-28 18:29

now we got only 2 options who willl win next epicenter lul )

2017-11-28 18:41

70 comments and still no "esforce was the problem", seriously?

2017-11-28 18:49

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it wasnt

2017-11-28 18:54

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What if esforce forced navi to throw because sk gets prize money anyway? 1throwed tournament=more money than winning it

2017-11-28 22:23

cool

2017-11-28 18:51

cut fatmie and botronic

2017-11-28 18:54

gl folks!

2017-11-28 18:57

its very good news...

2017-11-28 19:02

-flamie +bondik inc ?

2017-11-28 19:03

Im glad

2017-11-28 19:03

good for them

2017-11-28 19:06

s1mple destroys navi

2017-11-28 19:28

wtf???????????????????

2017-11-28 19:58

which means that if ESforce owns 3 teams(NAvi,VP,SK) they have to release 2 of them they will release Navi so they have to release VP or SK they will release the team that has less potential SK rn is top1 and... I don't even see VP in the top5

2017-11-28 20:11

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VP has very good Dota team

2017-11-28 20:39

Dude,the guy owns 100% of VP...and bought Rights to SK later. You think he will sell his own team lol. SK will go next.

2017-11-28 21:04

RIP VP

2017-11-28 20:11

NA`VI TO CUT TIES WITH EZFORCE CHEAT ENGINE PROVIDER AFTER CONTRACT EXPIRY

2017-11-28 20:15

N ice shit

2017-11-28 20:17

2017-11-28 20:32

SK will be cut next. Once SK gets cut,it will go back to being the shitty org that it was,before they picked up the brazilian team.

2017-11-28 21:03

ZeroGravity is back,very good for Na'Vi

2017-11-28 22:03

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hell yeahhh

2017-11-29 01:29

esforce bought Navi for $ 10 million and today they just stopped working? another fiction to shield himself from conflict of interest. rewrite documents for Kochanowski, and will continue to own the assets. this Russian business, baby

2017-11-29 00:37

Whos that

2017-11-29 03:35

YES

2017-11-29 05:23

Navi won more money than sk or vp (All time, not only cs)

2017-11-29 06:06

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thanks Capt. Obvious.

2017-11-29 17:35

Wonder if this will somehow be tied to ZeroGravity's cryptocurency project Dmarket.

2017-11-29 10:49

Great news!

2017-11-29 11:03

no wins no contract

2017-11-29 13:47

But wait, ESForce only owned medias of NaVi so they needn't to cut ties in order to 'not be under same ownership', did they?

2017-11-29 13:54

ZeroGravity from Na`Vi's CS1.6 manager to Na`Vi organization CEO and to famous investor. He sold Na`Vi in the past, and owns DMarket and DreamTeamGG, and now he wants to be Na`Vi's main CEO again...

2017-11-29 17:41