IG, LGD.CN, LGD.Int, DK to be invited to the RedBull ECL 2013

The recent Chinese mishaps in the G-1 League caused a wave of discontent towards the Chinese e-Sports organization, ACE for banning top tier Chinese teams from joining small tournaments in the region. However, in light of recent events, the originally banned teams – Invictus Gaming, LGD.CN, LGD.Int and DK has been approved to play in the RedBull E-Sports Champion League. The 4 teams will be directly invited to play in the LAN play-offs. Read more on the group stages of ECL here

Smaller Chinese teams have voiced their discontent in this decision as it greatly diminishes the chance of upstart teams, but the ACE decision is final. Other notable teams playing in the ECL include Neolution.Orange, Vici Gaming, Rattlesnake, TongFu, For.Love and Rising Stars.

Statement from ACE (translated from Chinese)

ACE.Dota proudly announces that iG, LGD.CN, LGD.Int and DK have been invited into the RedBull ECL season 2. The LAN play-offs will be held in Beijing on the 12th of July 2013. The ECL is also one of the biggest tournaments pre-TI3, and the games can be watched on CESPC or on DotaTV. We extend our gratitude to the organizers of ECL for supporting ACE.Dota

Source : dota178