X6tence confirmed this week in its ESWC profile page that it was planning on attending the event in France with the current redCode member Rodríguez.

However, Rodríguez had renewed his contract with redCode in mid-May, a deal valid until January 2008 and which strictly forbids the Spanish player to attend any event, tournament or competition without redCode's consent.

Team x6tence was on the lookout for the 19-year-old talent and reached a deal with him before making any contact with redCode about a possible transfer.

"X6tence, knowing the situation of the player, negotiated first with him and then asked us to release the player, an option we discarded," redCode said in the official website.

"Then, they made an unrealistic offer for him, after which the negotiations were closed, as they were hoping that the pressure the player was making would solve this conflict by itself."

RedCode confirmed that Rodríguez has been removed from the active lineup but will remain in the team until his contract expires or his situation is solved. Until then, he is not allowed to attend any event.

If the player wishes to resign from the team, redCode is ready to proceed with legal actions against the Spanish player, a situation similar to that of Navid "Kapio" Javadi, who was not allowed to represent mousesports until his contract with aTTaX expired.

"This decision is to defend our rights," redCode says. "It is totally impossible to plan a team if we see players fleeing to other squads, specially three weeks before we attend our events."

This said, x6tence will attend the event with the following roster:

Jose "DrastyK" Blasco
David "DeyF" Arroyo
Antonio "FlipiN" Rivas
David "r1bera" Antón
Jonathan "MusambaN1" Torrent