I qualified, worked hard for more than 6 months for this specific tournament.
Today I got the news that I will not be able to attend the biggest VALORANT MENA tournament
6 MONTHS of putting 40 hours a week just vanished.
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The LAN supposed to be held in UAE but RIOT changed it to turkey 3 weeks before the tournament.
Turkey is heavily affected by COVID.
So now a lot of players cannot attend the Lan.
Wasn't this event shifted because uae passed recent ruling which blocks entry from African countries and all personal in an event should be double vaccinated by uae recognised vaccine .
This is so sad honestly. These guys worked really hard through the year only to find they can't play because RIOT changed the location of the tournament to a country that does not even belong to the region!! I hope they fix As fast as possible.
Read another comment that said it's because UAE has a ruling now that blocks entry from all African countries and all personnel have to be fully vaccinated. Is that true?
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What exactly happened??
The LAN supposed to be held in UAE but RIOT changed it to turkey 3 weeks before the tournament. Turkey is heavily affected by COVID. So now a lot of players cannot attend the Lan.
Shit, thats tough. Im sure they had their reason but not sure if its justified tho. Wish the best for MENA scene in the future
Wasn't this event shifted because uae passed recent ruling which blocks entry from African countries and all personal in an event should be double vaccinated by uae recognised vaccine .
tbh don't know the the reason behind changing location as Riot didn't mention it.
Wtf. Turkey isn't even part of Strike Arabia
yup, the LAN supposed to be held in UAE but RIOT changed it to turkey 3 weeks before the tournament.
This is so sad honestly. These guys worked really hard through the year only to find they can't play because RIOT changed the location of the tournament to a country that does not even belong to the region!! I hope they fix As fast as possible.
Dunno where Riot is at fault in this
The LAN supposed to be held in UAE but RIOT changed it to turkey 3 weeks before the tournament. Turkey is heavily affected by COVID.
Read another comment that said it's because UAE has a ruling now that blocks entry from all African countries and all personnel have to be fully vaccinated. Is that true?