E-sport tournament in Karlsruhe canceled.

It was long argued until one side gave. For the 5th June announced Intel Friday Night Game in Karlsruhe does not take place. Turtle Entertainment Organizers said the tournament which sees itself as a victim of a political controversy in the local struggle.

 

Karlsruhe, among other things, always appears in the media, if a decision of the Federal Constitutional Court is to report, so if the judges on civil rights and liberties of citizens to decide. Now it can be reported that the e-Sports tournament Intel Friday Night Game of Turtle Entertainment organizer has been canceled. He referred to his own words in the preceding discussion by little liberal tolerant spirit felt.

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Intel Friday Night Game (here a picture of an earlier event in Stuttgart, Germany) The eSport event in the city of the Constitutional Court does not take place

After a meeting with Mayor Heinz Fenrich (CDU) Turtle Entertainment has decided that for 5 June in Karlsruhe scheduled to be deleted. Previously, it had to in the local politics into a harsh discussion about the event, where. Fenrich had approved the event.

For the general population and the policy is, however, repeatedly had reservations about the event, where - because of Amoklauf a student in Winnenden not long ago. Turtle Entertainment was accused by opponents of gaming have been in the e-Sports tournament for non-compliance to ensure the protection of minors. The company had rejected.

"We have the impression in Karlsruhe Local instrumentalized to fight," said Ralf Reichert, CEO of Turtle Entertainment. The company had a dialogue with the local policy sought. "Any constructive discussion on how to deal with computer games and new media will, however, the basis withdrawn if the democratic parties of the termination of public legal contracts will be encouraged," said Reichert continued.

Not only the Intel Friday Night Game but also the parents at the same time set-Lan has now disappeared. With this Informationsveranstaltung wanted Turtle Entertainment, in collaboration with partners such as the Federal Agency for Civic Education for parents and teachers to understand educational guide for the media world for their children and students easier.

Turtle Entertainment has its own figures of European Industry Leader in e-sports organizers. The company operates, inter alia, the Electronic Sports League (ESL). During his events in Germany, the company counts 900,000 active participants each year.