According to latest info from DreamHack and FACEIT, previously VAC-banned players - namely Anil "cLy" Gülec and Robin "robiin" Sjögren - will not be allowed to take part in the DreamHack Winter 2014 European Closed Qualifier later today.

Two days ago in the second of FACEIT's pre-qualifiers, German EPS champions Planetkey Dynamics clinched a spot for the main qualifier of the $250,000 DreamHack Winter 2014 tournament while having the previously VAC-banned Anil "⁠cLy⁠" Gülec on the roster.

A similar situation was then brought up concerning FlipSid3's member Robin "⁠robiin⁠" Sjögren who also has a CS:GO VAC ban on record from May 2013.

A debate arose in the community whether a VAC-banned player is allowed to compete in a Valve-funded tournament, and today DreamHack and FACEIT have come out with an explanation.



cLy will not be playing in tonight's DreamHack Winter qualifier

DreamHack indicated that all CS:GO VAC-banned players were never supposed to be allowed to be involved in any team in the first place, but the organizers of the qualifier, FACEIT, weren't aware of the fact due to miscommunication.

The outcome is - cLy and robiin will not be allowed to participate any further, but as the transgression already happened and the info wasn't made clear to the teams ahead of start, Planetkey and FlipSid3 will not be disqualified, but will be forced to use substitutes for the banned members.

Also worth mentioning is a change in schedule and format for this evening – the qualifier will keep the single elimination mode, but the first round will be best-of-three maps instead of best-of-one:

Tuesday, October 21st 18:00 Round of 16, matches 1-4 (Bo3) 20:00 Round of 16, matches 5-8 (Bo3) 22:30 Quarter-finals (Bo3) - winners secure a spot at DH Winter 2014

Losers of the quarter-final matches will still have a chance in the 5th place battle for the final European spot, which will take place on Wednesday, October 22nd.

The bracket has still not been announced, but you can expect hot matches to pop up on our site as soon as it is.