The coach will not travel to Shanghai with the team despite no longer being banned from participating in the Major.

F_1N is no longer the coach of PARIVISION.

PARIVISION has moved head coach Ivan "⁠F_1N⁠" Kochugov to the inactive list just weeks before Perfect World's RMR Europe in Shanghai.

The announcement said the change was made by a "mutual decision" with F_1N, who has been with the organization since June and helped the team qualify for the RMR qualifiers which he will now have to miss.

F_1N has been at the center of controversy surrounding PARIVISION's eligibility for RMR, as it is believed that he is under a permanent ban from Valve's Majors due to his use of the infamous "coach bug".

In a now-deleted celebratory video, F_1N was seen in the room with the team as they finished their qualifying match, violating Valve's policy of not allowing team staff to be in the room while the match is in progress. take place. This should have only resulted in a warning, but resulted in PARIVISION being disqualified due to the ban Valve placed on F_1N.

However, the exclusion decision was reversed after Valve was informed of F_1N's successful appeal to reduce the sentence from the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC). This appeal was made to ESIC's Independent Appeals Panel many months ago, but the outcome was not publicly announced or notified to Perfect World or Valve at the time.

PARIVISION's spot at Perfect World's RMR Europe in Shanghai has been restored, but with this change, F_1N will still miss the event with the team. F_1N, 41, was registered as PARIVISION's coach on the team list sent to Perfect World, meaning any replacements announced will not be allowed to stand behind the team in matches in China. Quoc.

PARIVISION will face HEROIC in their opening match at RMR Europe B on November 20.

PARIVISION's current lineup includes:

Russian Artem "⁠ArtFr0st⁠" Kharitonov

Nga Robert "⁠Patsi⁠" Isyanov

Kazakhstan Alexey "⁠Qikert⁠" Golubev

Nga Andrey "⁠BELCHONOKK⁠" Yasinskiy

Nga Daniil "⁠alpha⁠" Demin

Russia Andrey "⁠Jerry⁠" Mekhryakov (reserve)

Russia Ivan "⁠F_1N⁠" Kochugov (inactive, coach)