xQc claims politics should be left out of esports after Virtus.pro Dota 2 ban Twitch: xQcxQc claimed political statements have no place in esports after Virtus.pro\u2019s Dota 2 team was disqualified from a tournament due to a player allegedly drawing a Russian pro-war symbol. On April 29, Virtus.pro\u2019s Dota 2 roster was disqualified from a tournament after one of their players, Ivan \u2018Pure\u2019 Moskalenko, allegedly drew a Russian pro-war symbol on the mini-map while the game was paused. xQc was shocked to learn about the situation. Watching the events unfold on stream left him stunned, mainly because the team Virtus.pro were playing against had two Ukrainian players on the team. It didn\u2019t sit well with him. \u041a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u043f\u044b\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0448\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0435\u0431\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432\u044b\u0448\u043b\u043e \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0439\u043d\u043e. \u0416\u0430\u043b\u044c \u0442\u044b \u0442\u0432\u0430\u0440\u044c \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0432\u0430\u043b. pic.twitter.com\/JPpfqiS1GD \u2014 \u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0432 (@KoTHunt) April 29, 2022 However, he was also surprised the entire team was disqualified because of one player\u2019s actions. After thinking about it a little more, he concluded that political issues should be left out of esports. \u201cI think overall, it doesn\u2019t matter what it is, anything political in the middle of a tournament game\u2026 it\u2019s just f**king yikes. \u201cI don\u2019t give a f**k about what side it\u2019s for or what it is. I don\u2019t care what it is. Politics in video games [makes me think] why?\u201d he added, reiterating his belief that there\u2019s no place for them given the sensitivity of these issues. xQc didn\u2019t condone the behavior by any means, nor did he specifically say the punishment wasn\u2019t justified. He believes that all political issues shouldn\u2019t be mentioned during a tournament, including this one. Not everyone will agree with the take. In fact, people who follow regular sports have the same debate going on too. However, it\u2019s clear where xQc stands in that conversation, at least when it comes to esports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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