PGL Major players face disqualification if they return a positive test Jonatan Svensson Glad \/ PGLPGL has communicated to the teams participating at the Stockholm Major that anyone that returns a positive COVID-19 test could be disqualified from the event. As PGL Major Stockholm draws near, the Romanian company have begun to lift the veil on the tournament rules and the safety protocols in light of the global health crisis. In the official tournament rulebook sent out to teams, which Dexerto had access to, it is stated that players, coaches, and members are advised to wear masks \u201cat all times while being around other people.\u201d PGL have also recommended that everyone follows Sweden\u2019s health protocols. In case a team member shows symptoms and returns a positive test result, they \u201cmay not be able to continue playing in the tournament and may be disqualified\u201d. And while there are no restrictions on what team members can do in their free time, they \u201cmay be subjected to penalties and\/or disqualification if the person(s) is deemed to have endangered the tournament by putting others at risk.\u201d Players concerned Dexerto knows that a number of teams have expressed concern about the event\u2019s protocols. In their opinion, a player who tests positive should be isolated but still be allowed to play from his hotel room, for example, at least during the early stages of the event. However, it seems unlikely that PGL will change their policy due to broadcast-related reasons. Each team can register five players, one coach, and a substitute player. PGL has told Dexerto that if a player tests positive, the substitute can be brought in to play in his stead. \u201cWe can\u2019t put in danger the integrity of the Major,\u201d PGL said. \u201cThat\u2019s why we asked every team to have a substitute if one player tests positive. \u201cWe want our position to be consistent, and that\u2019s why every positive player will have to be substituted by the reserve player.\u201d At IEM Cologne, the first international CS:GO LAN event since the global health crisis began, players could be quarantined and still be allowed to play from their hotel rooms if necessary. Heroic\u2019s players were placed under quarantine for approximately 48 hours after one of their members returned a positive test. Just hours before their opening match, they were given permission to exit quarantine after producing a negative test. According to ESL, the positive test \u201cwas not a false positive, but likely traces from a previous infection earlier this year.\u201d The Team Spirit duo of Boris \u2018magixx\u2019 Vorobiev and Abdul \u2018degster\u2019 Gasanov also spent over a week under quarantine after it was revealed that a passenger on their flight to Germany had tested positive. But while IEM Cologne was played entirely in a hotel without a live audience, the Major will see the playoff matches held at the Avicii Arena in front of a large crowd, which presents many practical and logistical challenges. PGL Major Stockholm comes less than two weeks after the end of The International 10, which was co-organized by Valve and PGL in Bucharest. The event was held without a live audience due to the \u201ccontinued rise\u201d of cases in Romania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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