{"id":90397,"date":"2016-04-25T13:34:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T11:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=90397"},"modified":"2016-04-25T13:35:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T11:35:55","slug":"esports-team-banned-for-having-pornographic-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/90397-esports-team-banned-for-having-pornographic-sponsor","title":{"rendered":"eSports team banned for having pornographic sponsor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Electronic Sports League has announced that they will be cutting association with eSports group Team YP due to its main sponsor being adult entertainment site YouPorn.<\/p>\n<p>This follows new rules from the ESL that prohibit any sponsors that are &#8220;widely known for pornographic or other adult\/mature themes and products&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Team YP have made several appeals to overturn the decision, even offering to completely rebrand so as not to refer to YouPorn in any way.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI am disappointed that Team YP\u2019s growth is being stunted by this decision, not to mention the effect that this will have on our roster of players,\u201d <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2016\/04\/23\/esports-league-bans-youporns-pro-gamer-squad\/\" target=\"_blank\">said team manager Claire Fisher.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile for some, our participation in esports has been controversial, stopping our players from competing because they are sponsored by us, in spite of Team YP operating as a completely SFW [safe for work] brand, clearly separated from any adult content, seems unfair to say the least.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel like this rule has been implemented in direct connection to our sponsor\u2019s efforts,\u201d Team YP\u2019s Rainbow Six: Siege and Evolve captain Eril \u201cYP_Nightwane\u201d Djoehana said.\u201c It was only created after we started entering ESL cups and started getting noticed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>How do you feel about Team YP&#8217;s exclusion? 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