Russian athletes to not be admitted to the European Championships

The European Esports Federation (EEF) in support of Ukraine and condemning Russia's military aggression has stated that Russian athletes are not allowed to participate in the European Championships.

On May 4, the EEF issued an official statement from the Federation Board expressing solidarity and support for Ukraine, as well as the exclusion of Russian athletes from competing in the European Championships. 

The decision was made in the light of the war of aggression that Russia launched on February 24, 2022, in which tens of thousands of Ukrainians were tortured and killed by alleged Russian war criminals, and in which millions of families have lost their homes. Thus it seems that EEF stands firmly with Ukraine in denouncing the aggressive stance taken by the seemingly imperialistic intentions as exhibited by Russia.

Ukrainian Esforts Federation (UESF) has expressed their sincere gratitude to the European Esports Federations for the stance taken in support of Ukraine. 

UESF has also expressed their hope that International Esports Federation (IESF) will follow the example of EEF and reconsider its soft stance on sanctions against the Russian Esports Federation (RESF) and Russian athletes.

Play for the Ukraine...

The Ukrainian Esports Federation has announced the "Play for Ukraine" PUBG Mobile Squad charity tournament. Citizens of Ukraine and EU citizens may participate. All  funds earned through the charity event will be used to purchase ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and help further other humanitarian goals.

🗓️ Competition date: 30.04-01.05

⌚Time: 18:00 p.m.- 21:00 p.m.( on Kyiv time)

💰Team entry fee - US$15.00 (but you can pay more if you can) 

🎮 Every player in a team should be have 35 account lvl 

🦾So, gather a team and play for Ukraine to help our Armed Forces of Ukraine

🔗Registration registration form and regulations in the profile description.

Registration

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MvIFYlONMuM1saG2fzgZzbCK5oN4vNFf1FtYeNsz0HQ/edit?

Rulebook

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XJvySYwZjwAMaXxJEXtPs7QlnxjeM07gqL-izVHIw4/edit?usp=drivesdk

English speaking streamers are welcome to broadcast this tournament on their own channels!

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• The struggle continues.
• Ukraine and South Africa meet in Cape Town.
• Ukrainian cyber activists assist in the war effort.

The struggle continues.

Photograph courtesy of UKRINFORM 

The Ukraine really needs donations to buy equipment for their military forces to continue to resist the Russian onlaught.

Is you are able to help, please donate🙏

Company Name

Charity foundation Ruky Milosty

IBAN

UA693562820000026001051503487

Name of the bank

JSC CB "PRIVATBANK", 1D HRUSHEVSKOHO STR., KYIV, 01001, UKRAINE

Bank SWIFT Code

PBANUA2X

Company address

6 Zalishitsky lane, Chernivtsy

Ukraine 58004

Correspondent banks:

Account in the correspondent bank

400886700401

SWIFT Code of the correspondent bank

COBADEFF

Correspondent bank

Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

or 

Account in the correspondent bank

6231605145

SWIFT Code of the correspondent bank

CHASDEFX

Correspondent bank

J.P.MORGAN AG, FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY

Help Ukraine - donate...

The National Bank of Ukraine has opened a special account to raise funds for the Ukrainian Army. Anyone from any country can donate!

The account is multi-currency. It is opened for transfers of funds from international partners and donors, any person as well as from Ukrainian business and citizens. 

🇺🇲 For donations in USD:

SWIFT Code NBU: NBUA UA UX

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, New York

SWIFT Code: CHASUS33

Account: 400807238

383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, USA

Bank account: UA843000010000000047330992708

🇬🇧 For donations in GBP:

SWIFT Code NBU: NBUA UA UX

Bank of England, London

SWIFT Code: BKENGB2L

Account: 40000982

Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8AH, UK

Bank account: UA843000010000000047330992708

🇪🇺 For donations in EUR:

SWIFT Code NBU: NBUA UA UX

DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK, Frankfurt

SWIFT Code: MARKDEFF

Account: 5040040066

IBAN DE05504000005040040066

Wilhelm-Epsteinn-Strabe 14, 60431 Frankfurt Am Main,Germany

Bank account: UA843000010000000047330992708

UPD:

New official  accounts in foreign currencies: 

 CHF:

BENEFICIARY: National Bank of Ukraine

BENEFICIARY BIC: NBUA UA UX

BENEFICIARY ADDRESS: 9 Instytutska St, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0700-01227572

IBAN CH32 0070 0070 0012 2757 2 

BENEFICIARY BANK NAME: ZURCHER KANTONALBANK, ZURICH

BENEFICIARY BANK BIC: ZKBKCHZZ80A

BENEFICIARY BANK ADDRESS: Josefstrasse 222, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland

PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: for crediting account 47330992708 

 AUD:

BENEFICIARY: National Bank of Ukraine

BENEFICIARY BIC: NBUA UA UX

BENEFICIARY ADDRESS: 9 Instytutska St, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 81753-2

BENEFICIARY BANK NAME: RESERVE  BANK OF AUSTRALIA, Sydney

BENEFICIARY BANK BIC: RSBKAU2S

BENEFICIARY BANK ADDRESS: GPO Box 3947, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: for crediting account 47330992708

CNY:

BENEFICIARY: National Bank of Ukraine

BENEFICIARY BIC: NBUA UA UX

BENEFICIARY ADDRESS: 9 Instytutska St, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 447-0-946243-6

BENEFICIARY BANK NAME: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, Hong Kong

BENEFICIARY BANK BIC: SCBLHKHH

BENEFICIARY BANK ADDRESS: GPO Box  21, Hong Kong

PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: for crediting account 47330992708

CAD:

BENEFICIARY: National Bank of Ukraine

BENEFICIARY BIC: NBUA UA UX

BENEFICIARY ADDRESS: 9 Instytutska St, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 3144-1044-166

BENEFICIARY BANK NAME: BANK OF MONTREAL, Toronto

BENEFICIARY BANK BIC: BOFMCAM2

BENEFICIARY BANK ADDRESS: 100 King Street West, 24th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1A1, Canada

PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: for crediting account 47330992708

JPY:

BENEFICIARY: National Bank of Ukraine

BENEFICIARY BIC: NBUA UA UX

BENEFICIARY ADDRESS: 9 Instytutska St, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 653-0430048

BENEFICIARY BANK NAME: MUFG BANK LTD, Tokyo

BENEFICIARY BANK BIC: BOTK JP JT

BENEFICIARY BANK ADDRESS: 1-2-3, Nihombashi HONGOKU-CHO, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 1003 -0021 Japan

PURPOSE OF PAYMENT: for crediting account 47330992708

Для зарахування коштів у національній валюті:

Банк: Національний банк України

МФО 300001

Рахунок № UA843000010000000047330992708

код ЄДРПОУ 00032106

Отримувач: Національний банк України

The largest efootball league in Ukraine – ESportsBattle LEAGUE | 2020-2021: Autumn Qualifier Final Results

The winner of the Grand Final | 2020-2021 will join the National Ukrainian efootball team and represent the country at international competitions.

Autumn Qualifier of ESportsBattle LEAGUE | 2020-2021 was completed this weekend. 

Finally, we know the names of the winners in the PRO Division and AMATEUR Division.

The official list of the winners:

PRO Division:

1 place: Yaroslav "ESB_Black-YH98" Gurmak

2 place: Olexiy "ForlanFS_PS" Merser

3 place: Andriy "||||STEPOVER||||" Shakalov

Finalists of ESportsBattle Autumn Qualifier PRO | 2020 competed for money prizes of the following values: 15,000 UAH, 8,000 UAH, and 5,000 UAH.

 

AMATEUR Division:

1 place: Pavlo "apenko_17" Аpenko

2 place: Kyrylo "Chellovekk" Honchar

3 place: Maksym "rallenM" Sapa

 

Finalists of ESportsBattle Autumn Qualifier AMATEUR | 2020 competed for money prizes of the following values: 6,000 UAH, 4,000 UAH, and 2,000 UAH.

The total prize fund of ESportsBattle LEAGUE | 2020-2021 is 300,000 UAH.

In Grand Final | 2020-2021, we'll see 8 players with the highest numbers of ESportsBattle Points collected during Season Qualifiers of League.

The recordings of the ESportsBattle Autumn Qualifier PRO | 2020 streams are available on the ESportsBattle Official YouTube-channel: http://bit.ly/ESportsBattle_media

Great news for those who'd like to participate in ESportsBattle LEAGUE | 2020-2021, compete for prizes, win a place in the National Ukrainian eFootball team, and represent the country at international competitions: the registration for the Winter Qualifier is now open!

The registration and additional information about the ESportsBattle LEAGUE are available on the website:

https://esportsbattle.football/

The registration for the Winter Qualifier is open till January 4th!

ESportsBattle — the largest esports platform in Ukraine, which includes an esports academy, national tournaments, 24/7 matches, as well as a community of esports players and fans.

Follow us on social media to know the latest ESportsBattle news:

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Website ESportsBattle LEAGUE | 2020-2021: https://esportsbattle.football/

Four new nations join IESF

The national flags of the four new members.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), the world's oldest national federation for esports, has been a member of International Esports Federation (IESF) since 2009.

International Esports Federation (IESF) itself was founded in 2008 and is the international federation for esports. IESF is the largest unifying body for Esports worldwide and has a significant impact on Esports unity and governance. IESF’s continued growth is largely thanks to the organization’s ability to deliver benefit to its members, provide a continuous and sustainable World Championships events, and host its Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES).

IESF has thus announced that four (4) new nations have  affiliated to IESF, being:

• Colombia via FEDERACION COLOMBIANA DE DEPORTES ELECTRONICOS - FEDECOLDE
• Kazakhstan via Qazaq Cybersport Federation (QCF)
• Turkey via Turkish Esports Federation (TESFED)
• Ukraine via FEDERATION OF E-SPORT OF UKRAINE (UESF)

FEDECOLDE, representing Colombia, stated: ‘For Colombia and for our region, achieving this membership is a giant step to demonstrate our skills and commitment to Esports. We are a country with enormous discipline and players who will give their all in the next 2020 IESF Esports World Championship, Eilat, Israel. ‘

QCF, representing Kazakhstan, stated: “We are very grateful for becoming a new member of IESF and appreciate the time that Board and Secretariat spent processing our request. We hope that this is the beginning of our long and successful partnership. We will do our best to make it so.”

TESFED, representing Turkey, stated “Esports is a sports branch that has attracted attention in recent years with its rapid development in the world, and it is a shining star with its dynamic and open to fast growth structure. Today we are honored that TESFED is accepted to be a member of IESF. We firmly believe that we will undertake successful works to improve Esports in cooperation with IESF and other federations.”

USEF, representing Ukraine, stated, “We are proud to become a member of the International Esports Federation and are going to take an active part in the life of the organization, helping to develop what is best for worldwide esports. The joined forces of UESF and Esports Ukraine under one largest country-wide name is a great example for all split federations. We did our best to form a strong organization with a large event, technical, and educational backgrounds. We’re very open to sharing with all members of IESF. Collaboration is a way to success!”

IESF President, Colin Webster, stated, " The continued growth of membership is testament to the growth of esports, and the belief that esports has come of age and should take its place among the other sporting codes".

Also read:

• The road to Eilat
• IESF announces first three titles for 12th World Championships
• IESF SIGNS AN OFFICIAL MOU WITH AESF

Ukraine and South Africa meet in Cape Town.

Artur Yermolayev (UESF President) and Marisa van der Westhuizen (MSSA Esports Representative) in Cape Town.

Artur Yermolayev (UESF President) held talks with MSSA's Executive Officer (Events), Anabela Joubert, and MSSA's Esports Representative, Marisa van der Westhuizen, in Cape Town on 5 January 2019.

Obviously there is no better venue for discussions on the further development of esports in both countries.

The talks centered around development programmes in both Ukraine and in South Africa which were wide ranging and most informative. The topics in development included topical issues of procedure, academies, and sponsorships.

Talks also revolved around mutual co-operation in possible future test matches.

It will be exciting to see just how this new-found friendship between Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) and UESF blossoms and grows.

Also read:

• UESF and MSSA further cement ties.