Why did Russia not get a franchise slot？

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thebestaimer

Russia is a formidable force in the FPS field, and the number of Russian players in the Copenhagen Major set a historic record. Russian teams have also achieved remarkable success in Valorant. Why didn't a Russian team get even a franchise slot?

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ukraine

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cyk

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no fan base, valve dominating there

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ButterflyEffect23

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there would be a fanbase if CIS had a franchise team

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Dokka

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i firmly believe gambit wouldve gotten a slot without the war

VRL cis existed no way there wouldnt be a CIS org

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ButterflyEffect23

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No doubt Gambit or Spirit would've gotten the slot if they wanted to

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spirit in vct would be so goated

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ButterflyEffect23

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real

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Mortadelo

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Might even have gotten both tbf

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ButterflyEffect23

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yeah, Russian orgs have great finances, reputation and infrastructure
VP, Gambit, Spirit could've been contenders for the Franchise Slots

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fr and cis is one of the most talented regions
we now have cis players all over europe, tons in mena
and kpi (last hope)

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zahin1018

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politics

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cobalt21312

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politics prolly tbh + russia isnt a region

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ButterflyEffect23

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politics+war
CIS(ex-USSR) is a huge region with an insanely big pool of really talented players

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TheAceGamer30

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Isn’t it obvious?