VCT EMEA Challengers Week 3 matches postponed due to Ukraine conflict
An updated schedule will be released.
Riot Games has postponed all 2022VCT EMEA Stage 1 ChallengersWeek 3 matches due to the ongoing Ukraine conflict with Russia. The games were originally scheduled to be played Friday through Sunday, and Riot said it would release an updated schedule as soon as possible.
“Our community’s welfare is integral to us and at this time, our number one priority is to support the players, casters, staff, and fans affected by the escalating crisis in Ukraine,” according to the official statement on theValorant Champions Tour EMEA Twitter account.
Riot postpones VCT EMEA Challengers Week 3 games
There are several Russian and Ukrainian players taking part in the VCT EMEA Challengers Group Stage on teams like Gambit Esports, FunPlus Phoenix, Natus Vincere, andAcend.
Most of them play forValorant Champions 2021runner-upGambit, which has an all-Russian roster.FunPlus Phoenixalso fields an international roster comprising both Russian and Ukrainian players.
FPX’s Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov, who is Ukrainian,tweetedabout waking up to the sound of explosions. His Russian teammatesAndrey “Shao” KiprskyandDmitry “SUYGETSU” Ilyushinhave come out in support of ending the conflict, while Gambit Esports playersNikita “d3ffo” SudakovandIgor “Redgar” Vlasovhave similarly expressed disbelief at the situation.
Matches scheduled today for the Valorant Regional Leagues CIS: Milestone and VRL France: Revolution have also been postponed.
TheVCT NA Stage 1 Challengers matchesappear unaffected for now.
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