Written by Dante Uzel on 14 May 2024 17:30
According to recent news, IESF has provided independent esports journalist Richard Lewis with a letter detailing the ruling for the upcoming IESF World Esports Championships. In the letter, IESF representatives ask RESF players to wear neutral colors and compete under a neutral flag. This decision follows ongoing changes and negotiations between the two federations since 2022.
In April 2022, IESF initially banned Russian athletes from its events, but this ban was lifted last year. In January 2024, IESF announced the suspension of RESF's good standing, allowing its players to compete under neutral conditions and represent the IESF flag. This decision came after a secret vote prompted by the Ukrainian Esports Federation's appeal, citing RESF offices in territories recognized as Ukrainian. RESF acknowledges this but claims they never received the original text of the decision despite requesting it.
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Russian Esports Federation stated "It states that the board’s decision will be retroactively changed, and the ultimatum that the Russian FCC itself must force players to play without a flag will remain in effect until May 15. This internal correspondence was leaked outside, which again gave rise to incorrect interpretations by some media. The FCC of Russia will not agree with the imposed conditions and will continue to believe that the decision of the 2023 congress cannot be violated! In this case, the Secretariat does not have the right to dictate such conditions and cancel the participation of the Russian team if they are not met."
"Thus, the FCC of Russia is not withdrawing from the competition, but will not abandon the flag and anthem."
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