And just when you thought the PARIVISION mess couldn’t get any crazier, ESIC decided to drop a minor and totally insignificant piece of information.

If you have no clue what we’re talking about, here’s a quick overview to get you up to speed.

PARIVISION qualified for the EU RMR, but their victory was short-lived. The team got disqualified after posting a video that showed coach F_1N in the room with the team – a no-no in online qualifiers according to Valve’s rulebook.

To make matters worse, F_1N was one of the 37 individuals banned from Valve events for exploiting the coach bug years ago. Naturally, at the time, ESIC (Esports Integrity Commission) followed suit, also banning coach F_1N from their member events.

But here’s the twist: ESIC recently dropped the news that F_1N’s ban was lifted after a “special evaluation” of an appeal submitted four years after the original ruling. They also mentioned that Perfect World wasn’t even aware of this change.

However, according to HLTV’s sources, the decision to overturn the ban was made months ago. ESIC just didn’t inform Valve or Perfect World about the change until after PARIVISION’s disqualification.

TL;DR: ESIC reviewed a four-year-old appeal, decided to unban the coach, and somehow did not notify Valve or Perfect World about the decision.

‘Hey man, we unbanned you but forgot to tell everyone, hehe’.

This back-and-forth is a nightmare for KOI, Monte, and BLEED, who had their hopes lifted only to see them crushed once more. If you happen to cross paths with kassad, it's probably best to steer clear - just to be safe.

In the end, we’re right back where we started. But at least we’ve got this absolute banger of a tweet to show for it. Shakespeare would be jealous.