Counter-Strike 2 event BC.Sport Masters has introduced that esports organisation BC.Sport won’t compete on the occasion.
On account of Valve‘s stance on conflicts of curiosity, the crew gained’t function within the Tier 2 occasion going down from March twenty fourth to twenty sixth.
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On February eleventh, BC.Sport Masters revealed that the crew, which options Oleksandr ‘s1mple‘ Kostyliev, gained’t attend the LAN “to keep away from hypothesis” surrounding any conflicts of curiosity between the crew and the occasion organiser.
In accordance to HLTV, a Valve spokesperson famous that no crew is ready to compete in an occasion the place the title sponsor of a crew can be sponsoring the event. Previous to the combination of the Valve Regional Standings (VRS), groups had been allowed to take action. Lately, BetBoom Group competed at BetBoom Dacha occasions with out problem.
“We don’t distinguish between crew title sponsors and the crew’s possession, even when these are separate entities,” mentioned a Valve consultant to HLTV. Consequently, BC.Sport could be unable to compete at any CS2 occasion the place the crew’s proprietor is a sponsor.
What Subsequent For BC.Sport?
BC.Sport lacking out on competing at a high-profile Tier 2 event may hinder its possibilities of qualifying for the IEM Cologne Main. The highest 17 groups from the European VRS will safe a spot on the first Main of 2026. With BC.Sport presently in sixteenth, the crew is vulnerable to falling out of competition.
Regardless of BC.Sport being vulnerable to shedding out on a spot on the Cologne Main, the crew hasn’t shared any upcoming plans following its IEM Krakow 2026 marketing campaign, the place it scored a top-16 end.
The crew’s subsequent scheduled look is IEM Atlanta 2026, going down from Might eleventh to seventeenth. With the cut-off for Main invitations occurring on April sixth, will probably be fascinating to see whether or not BC.Sport commits to different Tier 2 tournaments in a bid to maintain its Main hopes alive.
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