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Yao and Rabbit of LGD Gaming compete at The International DOTA 2 Champsionships at Key Arena on July 19, 2014 in Seattle, Washington.

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PGL, a major esports event organizer, has announced that information technology will require attendees and participants to show validation of vaccination against COVID-19 for all its 2022 events.

"I firmly believe the only way to bring bet on massive LAN esports events is to require complete vaccination of attending players, talent, staff, spectators. We will make this a necessity for all upcoming PGL events in 2022," PGL president Silviu Stroie same on Chirrup.

PGL is an esports event organizer settled in Romania that has previously organized DOTA 2 Majors in Asia, FIFA Global Serial publication events, Quake tournaments, and CS:GO events.

It is as wel handling the first CS:GO Major since the Valve-sponsored event that took place in September 2019 in Germany. Shadowing months of discussions and uncertain safety concerns, the $2 million CS:GO tournament bequeath be held in Stockholm, Sweden,from October 26 to November 7, with the final four days existence held at Sweden's Avicii Arena. The tourney had been set to move to a different country because of Covid-related travel restrictions, but Kingdom of Sweden recently revised those limits for esports athletes, allowing entry regardless of country of origin happening the condition they can produce a negative COVID-19 examination, Swedish newspaper Expressen reports.

PGL is also co-organizing The International 10 DOTA 2 Championship in Bucharest, Roumania this October. The event will similarly require a mask and proof of vaccination, according to Dot Esports.

If you'ray a Northwestward American hoping to go to see the event as a tourist, even so, think over again. Sweden reintroduced a travel BAN for US citizens and non-EU citizens earlier this month.