Since the CSGO update this week ruined the game in a competitive sense by introducing the incredibly overpowered R8 many tournaments have decided to ban the gun all together.

ESL/ESEA Pro League

The @ESL @ESEA Proleague finals will be played on the previous patch.

— ESEA (@ESEA) December 9, 2015

FACEIT

Weighing up the merits of a competitive ban on the R8 (it its current iteration).

— James Bardolph (@jamesbardolph) December 10, 2015

ESEA

If the R8 Revolver does not see a balance update by Monday night, we will remove the gun from Pug/Scrims until they have a chance to update.

— Brett Sheffield (@fewowns) December 10, 2015