Esports Charts boycott sparks debate after Russian Tekken LAN

Esports Charts boycott sparks debate after Russian Tekken LAN

Esports statistics provider and reporting platform Esports Charts boycott providing coverage for the 2025 BRICS Tournament. 

The Tekken 8 competition was organised by the Russian Esports Federation and took place in Moscow. As a Ukraine-born company, Esports Charts refuses coverage due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.  

The Esports Charts boycott announcement

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on June 2nd, Esports Charts announced their coverage boycott in a decisive post. 

The company stated that the Esports Charts boycott has been decided to “uphold ethical analytics.” They will not be tracking any of the tournament’s analytics or listing its existence on their site. 

Esports Charts not to cover BRICS Tournament 2025 pic.twitter.com/NfGSFVxkWV

— Esports Charts 🇺🇦 (@EsportsCharts) June 2, 2025

BRICS 2025 will therefore not appear on any esports organisation’s profile on the site or contribute to any prize pool tracking.

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