With immediate effect, Sergey Glamazda is no longer part of the tradition-rich eSports organisation. Taking his place will be a management team from ESForce.
In office since 2020, Russian-born Sergey Glamazda recently announced his departure. Previously known as the manager of the in-house Rainbow Six Victory team, he rose to the role of CEO shortly afterwards. He is now to be replaced by a group of different managers who will jointly take over Glamazda’s area of responsibility. More specifically, these are managers of ESForce Holding, the umbrella company of the organisation.
The extent to which this move is related to the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine cannot be said at this time. However, it is known that Glamazda studied in Kiev in the past and earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree here, among other things.
Our CEO @SergeyGlamazda leaves https://t.co/RghpmPyTHr
We wish you best of luck and thank you for your work in VP! You will always be The Genius for The Bears ❤️
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– Virtus.pro (@virtuspro) May 5, 2022
Virtus.pro in criticism
Generally, the handling of the war in Ukraine can be criticised from the perspective of Virtus.pro. A few days ago, the Dota 2 team was suspended in the course of an official league match after Dota 2 pro Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko created a “Z” on the minimap.
This letter is generally regarded as a sign of support for Russian troops in Ukraine, whereupon first Miskalenko and then the entire team were excluded from the competition. Furthermore, the well-known CS:GO roster does not operate under Virtus.pro’s branding, instead players currently compete in tournaments under a neutral flag and the team name Outsiders.
Natus Vincere, or NAVI for short, completely distanced itself from ESForce last March when the holding company did not condemn or even critically question the situation in Eastern Europe. Accordingly, the company, and by extension Virtus.pro, is said to have a “pro-Putin” attitude.
