ESL Bans "Krad"

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22 January 2025 23:06

Vladislav "Krad" Kravchenko, pro player for 9Pandas, has been handed a two-week ban from ESL Challenger League (ECL) Season 49: Europe after using an in-game skin featuring an offensive sticker during a match on January 21.

The Desert Eagle skin displayed a series of stickers that, when combined, formed an obscene word. The issue went unnoticed until writer and podcaster Ludvig "quacke" Nilsson pointed it out on X, which led to widespread backlash from the CS2 community and prompted ESL to take action.

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Before the ban was confirmed, Krad took to X to clarify the situation, explaining that he had recently purchased the skin and hadn’t noticed the offensive message due to playing with a left-hand model, which mirrors the skin.

9Pandas later issued a statement in Russian, apologizing for the incident. The organization pledged to improve their pre-match checks and announced plans to train their players to prevent similar issues in the future.

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ESL Bans "Krad"

Drama

22 January 2025 23:06

Tags: ESL

Vladislav "Krad" Kravchenko, pro player for 9Pandas, has been handed a two-week ban from ESL Challenger League (ECL) Season 49: Europe after using an in-game skin featuring an offensive sticker during a match on January 21.

The Desert Eagle skin displayed a series of stickers that, when combined, formed an obscene word. The issue went unnoticed until writer and podcaster Ludvig "quacke" Nilsson pointed it out on X, which led to widespread backlash from the CS2 community and prompted ESL to take action.

More:"yel" Joins 9z

Before the ban was confirmed, Krad took to X to clarify the situation, explaining that he had recently purchased the skin and hadn’t noticed the offensive message due to playing with a left-hand model, which mirrors the skin.

9Pandas later issued a statement in Russian, apologizing for the incident. The organization pledged to improve their pre-match checks and announced plans to train their players to prevent similar issues in the future.

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