FaZe backs out of WESA

FaZe Clan has announced that they have decided to drop out of the World eSports Association after criticism from fans.

Following ESL's official announcement of WESA, the controversial organization that was founded to help unify esports policies starting with their in-house Pro League, a number of prominent members of the CS:GO community expressed their concern about the possible negative effects of WESA over time. Now, one of the founding WESA member teams, FaZe Clan, has revealed that they will be leaving the organization due to their own concerns about the direction of it, releasing a lengthy a statement on Facebook on the matter. Read some of the key excerpts below:

Building a league system with a governing body is interesting and maybe even what e-sports needs to take the next step forward. We believe in time and patience, aligning and unifying the entire scene is the key to bring the true vision to life - which from a conceptual point of view is impressive. [...] That is what we believe is the true key to success for initiatives such as WESA and e-sports in general. A sport where multiple publishers, leagues, organizations and players from all over the world needs to collectively challenge each other, improve and work together. Whether it’s WESA or others figuring out how to execute this - we’ll be supporting ideas that bring e-sports forward.

What is not true is that a team that wants to leave will have to pay a penalty. WESA would never penalize organizations for having a difference of opinion and they respect our decision. Finally, WESA and ESL are two different organizations. ESL has been good to us, showed understanding and assured us that even if we aren’t in WESA, we’ll be invited to their leagues and tournaments. In other words: We are leaving on good terms.”

At the time of writing, no other teams have indicated they will be following FaZe Clan in leaving WESA, leaving the organization with seven remaining teams.

Source and Headline Image: FaZe Clan