Within the wake of an abrasive scene on the PGL Copenhagen CS2 Main playoffs, followers and neighborhood figures are calling for groups and gamers to drop out of an upcoming occasion held by these accountable.
Throughout halftime of the quarterfinal match between G2 Esports and MOUZ at this time, people within the crowd related to the Counter-Strike skin-betting website CSGOEmpire rushed the stage in an try to disrupt the sport. In doing so, CSGOEmpire drew the ire of the broader Counter-Strike neighborhood, and lots of have since begun calling for a boycott towards an upcoming event primarily sponsored by the location, the CSGOEmpire Cup, which is ready to start out April 3.
Following the incident, many gamers and members of the neighborhood posted to X (previously Twitter) and implored groups and gamers planning to compete on the CSGOEmpire Cup to exit the occasion. Jap European group Nexus introduced minutes after the match ended that it’ll withdraw its roster from the event “because of the stunning and disturbing nature of recents occasions.” MOUZ NXT coach Tobias “TOBIZ” Theo posted on X saying their roster just isn’t going to play both. SINNERS CEO Moritz Straube additionally stated “Fuck your event, we’re out you fucking scumbags.”
Quite a few different groups have been invited—together with Workforce Secret, BLEED, GamerLegion, 9 Pandas—in addition to varied academy rosters for groups like Virtus.professional, Astralis, and ENCE.
There’s a robust likelihood the CSGOEmpire Cup might not even begin to start with. Throughout a three-hour livestream on Kick, the proprietor of CSGOEmpire started providing “hundreds” to viewers to hurry the stage, even providing prepared individuals the usage of handcuffs to trigger extra of disturbance, as first reported by Dust2.us.
Following the match, PGL launched an announcement confirming it will likely be urgent expenses towards the disruptors, that means the CSGOEmpire house owners might discover themselves legally chargeable for inflicting the incident. Except for these authorized troubles, this scene on the first CS2 Main might very properly draw the wrathful eye of Valve and spell hassle.
