Gambit management announced that it will not prevent its players from playing under a neutral name after ESL Pro League organizers banned the organization from the tournament because of ties to Russia. Abay «HObbit» Hasenov has already confirmed that the team will be present at the event, which will be held in Düsseldorf.
Earlier, ESL banned teams with «ties to the Russian government from participating in the current season». Virtus.pro and Gambit were affected. Virtus.pro management criticized this decision, but did not prevent their players from participating in the ESL Pro League under a different name. As a result, Marek «YEKINDAR» Galinskis' team will be the Outsiders. Now Gambit has followed suit, but it is not yet known what name players will choose. In addition, both teams had to remove from their social media accounts any mention of sponsors, brands and the name of their organization.
Gambit's performance at the ESL Pro League will begin on March 23, when the matches in Group C will start. The team will compete with Liquid, GODSENT, BIG, Movistar Riders and Party Astronauts to advance to the next stage.