Sweden Refuses To Recognize Esports As An Official Sport
Valve's yearly Dota 2 competition The International was before planned for August, however Sweden has now would not perceive esports as an authority sport, compelling the gaming organization to search somewhere else for a facilitating area. 메이저사이트
As indicated by another report from Reuters, the Swedish Sports Federation casted a ballot against considering esports an authority sport, which means The International would at this point don't be considered an "tip top game," a classification vital to get visa exceptions for its contending members. While Valve requested the choice to the Swedish Minister of the Interior, the application was "promptly denied." Valve is currently compelled to migrate the competition to another area inside the EU.
"With the Minister of the Interior neglecting to perceive The International Dota 2 Championships as a world class game, anybody endeavoring to get a visa for movement into Sweden for TI10 (counting players, ability, and staff) would be denied," Valve clarified in a proclamation read. "The shortfall of this authority acknowledgment likewise implies singular line specialists would settle on choices about passage for those heading out to the occasion from nations outside the EU who don't regularly require a visa to enter Sweden."
The tenth The International titles were initially planned for August 5 to 15 in Stockholm, with a prize pool of more than $40 million USD.
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