Hangzhou Asian Games

The leading event of the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games “AESF Asian Games Journey” held a “Dota2” competition on 7/16. However, in the match between China and Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong player Lin Qilong was canceled from participating in the Asian Games because the game name contained sensitive words. Qualifications.

Looking back at the match, the player used the ID of “Easy.DL Recovery” to enter the game in the first round of the battle between the two sides, and the ID of the second game was changed back to “Easy.DL”. The game was not affected at the moment and continued as usual, but in the early morning after the game, the Hong Kong E-sports Association of China issued a statement immediately.

The statement pointed out that the China Hong Kong E-sports Federation is only responsible for the selection of contestants, and the personal remarks and behaviors of the players have nothing to do with the Federation, and expressed respect for all decisions of AESF.

Announcement from China Hong Kong E-sports Association

On the evening of the 17th, the Hong Kong E-sports Federation of China added an announcement on the suspension of Lin Qilong. The announcement stated that the player Lin Qilong had been disqualified by the AESF and banned the player from participating in the Asian Games in the future.

In addition, it also includes the penalty of suspension for three years. From July 17, 2023 to July 16, 2026, you will not be able to participate in any events involving the e-sports team selected by the Hong Kong E-sports Federation.

In the announcement, the Hong Kong E-sports Association also reiterated that “we believe this is a necessary measure to maintain the fairness of the entire event and abide by competition ethics”, and hopes that players as e-sports athletes “represent the image of e-sports in Hong Kong, China , we hope you will uphold the Olympic spirit and maintain the purity of competition.”

Announcement from China Hong Kong E-sports Association

After the General Assembly announcement was issued, a comment below the announcement pointed out that the word “Guangfu” can be used as a road name, but it cannot appear in e-sports competitions. Some people even pointedly pointed out, “Why can’t you talk about Guangfu? Talking about Guangfu is against the law?”

The 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games is expected to be held from September 23 to October 8, 2023.

2023-07-18 08:17:31

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