Diamond ne peut plus jouer en EU tant que son Visa n'est pas délivré.
Tldr : en gros, en Allemagne, l'esport n'est pas reconnu comme un métier à part entière. De ce que j'ai compris, maintenant que sa gaming house n'est plus dans son pays d'origine, il ne peut plus bénéficier du visa "voyage d'affaire" (en très très gros) dont il se servait lors des LCS (il prenait l'avion pour aller aux lcs, et revenait au bercail rapidement) jusqu'à la semaine suivante.
Malheureusement, le gouvernement allemand a du mal à avancer dans ce genre de domaine, et diamond pense donc que sa carrière en EU risque de s'arrêter. Il dit également qu'il va penser a une reconversion soon, en NA, voir en Corée ou en Chine. Pour le moment, il retourne chez lui en Russie pour streamer.
Très la tristitude
Sources :
Facebook de diamond :
From now on I'm not allowed to play LCS in regions I'm not work eligible in. German government doesn't recognize playing LCS as some kind of job they'd give working visa for, so until it changes I can't be a part of EU LCS. I feel really sad and crushed atm. For the past three years EU LCS became kind of a third home for me - it's a place where not only I fight for success, but also a place where I meet a lot of beautiful ppl every time I come. I really hope to get the visa in the end and to come back to this place, but if not - I'll miss it a lot. As for the UOL - I feel really sorry for not being able to play with them in the near future. It was a big joy for me to work in the team-atmosphere we had. I hope they'll find a good replacement and will still destroy everyone. Can't really get my thoughts together well right now, so no in-depth information. In the few following days I'll think a lot about what I want to do while I'm not allowed to participate in EU LCS. I'll keep you updated and will most likely answer all your questions on my stream after I come back home.
Such a sad fucking day.
Facebook de UOL :
Unicorns,
Today we have really sad news to share with you guys. Our Russian friend Danil "Diamondprox" Reshetnikov will not be part of the team this week, and probably for the next incoming weeks, due to visa issues.
Despite working closely with Riot, a visa specialized agency, German authorities and the German Ambassy, we have not been able to get a long time permit.
The status of pro-gamer is hard to identify for governements, between "artist", "performer", "sportsman", "technician"... and the German law has currently no answer for a Russian esport player. We are currently working with high profile people to make eSport an accepted job in Germany so cases like this will not occur again and the rules will change for better.
Looking forward, we wish Danil best on the way as we will miss out on not only a great player but also a close fan.
As for us, we will be actively looking for a good replacement in near future.
We will stay active and keep you updated.
Love and authorities,
Sheepy & Khagneur
Un mec de Reddit :
update: I spoke to him and it seems that there is still a chance that Diamond will stay with UOL if he gets visa, but it will take at least a month. If he gets it, he will be back to EU LCS and UOL. He said he really likes UOL and the atmosphere in team. But if he doesn't get it, he will search for offers from NA or possibly China and Korea. He is also considering some variants of working in CIS league, if there is no other options, but only as a temporary solution.
He is going to return to Russia and stream, and think about his future.
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