Iconic org sets their CS:GO team on hold due to the situation in Ukraine
HellRaisers has found it necessary to shut down indefinitely as a consequence of the Russian invasion.
HellRaisers has issued an official statement this Thursday, informing that the Ukrainian esports organization will suspend operations until the war in Ukraine is over.
- The HellRaisers project can’t keep going in the current situation and will be on hold until the war ends. We don’t know how long it will be. All the staff will save their jobs in the organization and will continue their work after the war ends.
(…) Our staff includes people with Russian passports and they are still with Ukrainian colleagues in Ukraine. They are also under the attack of Putin’s army, HellRaisers state.
HellRaisers hold a rich history in CS:GO. The Ukrainian team were once a significant team in the competitive Counter-Strike scene having participated in several Major championships and fielded prominent names Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyilev, Özgür “woxic” Eker, Yegor “markeloff” Markelov, and Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný.
You can read our editorial “Is this the end of the CIS dominance in CS:GO?” to get a better understanding of the matter.
