Magician talks about control in the esports market
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Alexey «Magician» Slabukhin - CEO of HellRaisers spoke in his Telegram that the e-sports market needs control and an organization that will monitor this.
Many of the solutions that we discussed at the CEO meeting will not be able to work if there is no regulator, like FIFA, who is independent and has no interest in either side. Yes, many will say that there are already such in Europe and the World, there are 2 objectionsWhat is it about. An organization, let's call it Committee X, which has influence on both clubs and tournament operators (hereinafter referred to as TO), and will not have personal interest and concernment. If the organization decides, the clubs and tournament operators will comply. Here's an example:
- Firstly, some organizations have a less or more commercial interest, and often their own personal
- Secondly, not all of them have legal force and position that can have an impact on the market.
Earlier there was a situation with Zayac. In this case, when Navi and VP have their own truth and side, they do not go to court, but involve Committee X in the case, which decides whether the transition was legal and whether Zayac can participate in the upcoming championship. And if suddenly Committee X would decide to prohibit participation, then the TO should make this decision and tell the club or look for a replacement or look for another team.
Why doesn't it work? TO has its own obligations to sponsors, and because of the conflict, it will not refuse to participate. If there is no Committee X, there is no influence on the TO decision.
But what about the FCS and analogs of federations in other countries? They have jurisdiction only within their own country. The situation is stalemate, if suddenly we, the Ukrainian club, have a dispute with the Russian club, where the dispute will go around a player from Belarus - who will decide the dispute then? There are many more pitfalls, I just mentioned a couple of examples. Whether the situation changes, time will tell.
The main goal of Committee X is to help all players of the CIS market to compete in the global esports market.






