"It was a tough call for us to pull back from the upcoming EPS season after two seasons in which both we ended up in the grand final.The reason for our withdrawal is that we can't justify allocating the necessary time for an online league, with several important offline events around the corner.

"I truly believe in the concept of having local leagues where new teams and players can blossom, but at this stage we will not have the time to support the league.

"We wish ESL the best of luck running and I truly hope there won´t be as much trouble in the upcoming season as in the second, where me and my team suffered a lot from DDos attacks, which contributed to some of our losses in the latter part of the season."