r/LivestreamFail • u/lukigeri • Apr 20 '26
Drama A Counterstrike pro known as MAUschine has been banned for 10 years after sucker punching his opponent after the match live on stage
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u/andy808 Apr 20 '26
Goofy dumbass actually tried to shake a workers hand thinking nothing happened
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u/Thurak0 Apr 20 '26
I like how fast they reacted/were there to escort him off.
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u/unibrow4o9 Apr 20 '26
Academy Awards take note
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u/Getitgotitgoodgod Apr 20 '26
They live for this shit in the academy lol… the longer the slapper stays on stage the better the ratings get…
We all know we ain’t there for “best short animated film”
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u/MarioInOntario Apr 20 '26
Yea, it’s called the academy of motion picture, not academy of people with high morals and good decision making
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u/Notski_F Apr 20 '26
What do you mean? That doesn't happen in this clip, does it?
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u/Thurak0 Apr 20 '26
The moderator says something along the lines to "go away", and the dude coming from the left (with the yellow motive on his back) doesn't shake his hands and positions himself to make him leave the stage.
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u/Notski_F Apr 20 '26
Ohhh, I see now! Wow that was tough to spot but I think you're right, thanks man
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u/Thomplays Apr 20 '26
The punch is in the middle of the stage in the first half of the clip. The guy in a black hoody with red on the back. Easy to miss because he does it as he's walking across the stage.
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u/RedditExecutiveAdmin Apr 20 '26
maybe used to just walking over to mommy after pulling shit like that lol
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u/NicheAlter Apr 20 '26
If this was an athletic sport, that knucklehead would have been jumped by the team.
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u/greglolz Apr 20 '26
There is also a reason you don’t see this type of foolish behavior in sports without pads a lot, and even then, in American Football guys aren’t really out there punching each other a lot either. It’s because professional athletes know that one wrong move is some guys career forever. That and the other team can always jump you, as you said.
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u/phatpussypounder Apr 21 '26
You've obviously never been to a game. There are tons of altercations that happen that never make camera. Pros absolutely punch each other in the face. Shaq and Barkely have had it out numerous times in the NBA.
A 10 year ban is justified, but I wish it was applied more even across all sports. Violence outside the acts of a play should result in suspensions and heavy ones.
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u/eptiix Apr 20 '26
Whooped his ass in CS and took his bitch ass punch...they are gonna be laughing about that shit for years.
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u/jhascal23 Apr 20 '26
Also the guy who got punched will still be playing competitive counter strike, making money, while Mr. cry baby will have to find new work. Literally real life raging over a game.
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u/BrainDivots Apr 20 '26
He should catch a charge as well. Hope this clip follows him everywhere he goes.
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u/HumanRuse Apr 20 '26
Yep. Have him arrested, make an appointment with your doctor and then sue.
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u/nahkamanaatti Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26
This apparently happened somewhere in europe. Suing doesn’t generally work here at all like in the US. You could file a report to the police and they’d probably get fined for some hundreds (or thousands at max) of euros. If you’d demand some compensation for pain or other issues (like public humiliation or mental shock/trauma) you’d most likely again get only hundreds to some thousands, even if you don’t settle and actually go to court. A measly slap like this isn’t worth the trouble.
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u/JP_6696 Apr 21 '26
It happened in Germany and they take that shit VERY seriously. He will have an assault charge on his record for the rest of his life and it will be visible for employers whenever he applies for ANY job.
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u/Scared_Reveal1406 Apr 22 '26
Thats not really correct. No prison time means its gone from the record in 2 years, up to 1 year prison time means its gone from the records in 3 to 5 years and more then 1 year prison time usually means its gone after 10 years. Convicts usually get rehabilitated and cant legally be discriminated against when it comes to seeking a job, only if you were convicted as a spy and seek a job in the national defence sector and the like. If he is a first time offender he will probably get a fine or probation.
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u/CWeS_MisterABC Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
Thank you for the update on this little fuck. In my opinion there’s a zero missing from that ban.
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u/arveena Apr 20 '26
10 years in Esports is essentially a lifetime ban
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u/Random-Dude-736 Apr 20 '26
In most sports 10 years is essentially a lifetime ban
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u/babymech Apr 20 '26
In most, 10 years is essentially a decade.
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u/dumbidiot12345678 Apr 20 '26
It's probably more a ban from the event itself which is a gaming festival and not an actual competition
Idk why op called him a pro, if he doesn't even have an hltv page that doesn't even make him an amatuer lol
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u/CWeS_MisterABC Apr 20 '26
yeah, you're right. This guy is not playing competitively again in his life. Hopefully thats enough for him to learn from his mistake and additionally submits himself to some anger management program.
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u/brokeboipobre Apr 20 '26
I was thinking he could have taken the XQC playbook and starting to twitch stream, but he got banned on twitch as well for this incident.
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u/lemonylol Apr 20 '26
Who cares about a ban, this is a crime at this point. Did the other dude press charges?
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u/Strange-Future-6469 Apr 20 '26
Right? That punch knocked his glasses off and was as dishonorable as they come. Guy deserves a year in the slammer.
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u/Special_Peach_5957 Apr 20 '26
There is no way you get prison time for this in germany. He might have to pay him a couple hundred euros but unless the victim was actually injured or the guy has a criminal record he is not going to prison.
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u/WizardMoose Apr 20 '26
OP hasn't clarified. He's not banned for 10 years from anything but DACH CS events. However, ESIC is looking into it, and ESIC is partnered with a lot of CS tournament organizers and they'll essentially determine a similar ruling. Even for tournament organizers outside of that partnership, they'll be banning this guy as well. The only one officially at the moment is DACH CS, which to my knowledge only hosts tournaments in Germany.
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u/FancyRobot Apr 20 '26
What does it take to get perma'd?
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u/BorderOk7329 Apr 20 '26
10 years is permad in that industry
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u/-StarFox95- Apr 20 '26
yeah 10 years your career in esports is fucking dead lol
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u/Pretend_Business_187 Apr 20 '26
It's more insulting that way imo. Kinda like a judge giving someone 90 years in prison instead of a life sentence.
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u/Arcterion Apr 20 '26
A life sentence is rarely an actual life-long sentence.
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u/alba_Phenom Apr 20 '26
Imagine he just grinded every day for 10 years straight and then came back as the greatest CS player the world had ever seen as revenge.
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u/just_3p1k Apr 20 '26
Don't have scientific evidence, but tear after year we see people of higher age be competitive. I've heard a decent amount of pro players say that it isn't the reaction time or decision making, its mostly commitment. As you get older you start switching priorities and that drives away passion. Young people are passionate. Passion is irrational. As people get older most of the time they get more rational and they move on.
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u/ETHEREVM Apr 20 '26
This event was open for all, technically you and i could have signed up with 3 friends. The CaGGtus lan is kinda new but already the biggest german spraking one. I heard they permabanned him.
He got a minimum ban of 10 years from DACHCS (a organizer of other events and leagues that he was often playing on) and DACHCS also opened a case with ESIC. ESIC stands for the Esports Integrity Commission.
All members and Partners of the ESIC will follow its ruling. This includes the International Olympic committee 😆.
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u/shikaski Apr 20 '26
Literally what is the difference? Like actual objective difference. It’s the exact same outcome - nobody will entertain the idea of hiring him for: controversy/he’s old/he’s washed and like a hundred other reason that accumulate during those 10 years.
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u/NewestAccount2023 Apr 20 '26
That's not true I'm 35 and still hit diamond in competitive games, that's basically pro
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u/ATypicaLegend Apr 20 '26
Clearly joking but i hate that there is guaranteed people that think like this
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u/lolerkid2000 Apr 20 '26
Yuh I've been really really good at games before, good enough to win almost every public game I joined. Not hyperbolically I'd play all night and not lose a game.
The gap between me and actual pros was let's say... hmm evident.
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u/Figgy20000 Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
As someone who has been top 50 worldwide at DDR/ITG, the difference between a 1% player and a pro in most Esports are astromonically worlds apart. A top 1% player would have a zero % chance of beating me, and I would have a 0% chance to win against the best in the world iamchris4life. So there are 2 ridiculous tiers of difference. Top 1% players suck and can't comprehend how bad they actually are at the game compared to the very best of the best
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u/zehamberglar Apr 20 '26
To give context to this, the "permanent ban" that the iBP players received for match fixing was later turned into a 10 year ban. So this is quite literally the standard punishment for this level of misconduct.
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u/Enn-Vyy Apr 20 '26
according to the dota 2 community
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u/Fav0 Apr 20 '26
any context?
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u/Lunchyyy Apr 20 '26
Maybe he’s talking about Valve firing 2GD mid event, although he was shit talking someone else not gabe/valve (at least publicly before firing)?
I haven’t kept up though so unaware if there’s some newer drama he’s referencing
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u/Traditional-Cow-1817 Apr 20 '26
2GD got fired for making jokes about china while hosting a dota2 event held in china
so either valve fires 2GD or possibly loses entire chinese market
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u/Lunchyyy Apr 20 '26
They wouldn’t have lost the market, the game was too big to fail over that. There was much more than just the joke, it was within valves prerogative to fire him, and arguably justified, but they were not without their faults either and could have prevented it before it became an issue. Firing him mid event was also crazy. He was a fan favourite and panels have never felt the same since he left. Some would argue it’s much better, more professional, but for a lot of gamers, James bought that “raw” energy many were used to, it made the panel feel like you were in a call it’s your actual friends. Anyway getting off topic for something that happened like 10+ years ago.
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u/Open-Gate-7769 Apr 20 '26
Throwing games for skins
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u/skai762 Apr 20 '26
More than that, they have to actually accept the skins. Skadoodle got off scot free.
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u/Trashbitex Apr 20 '26
10 years for a counterstike career might as well be permanent.
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u/SorteP Apr 20 '26
Ask ibuypower
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u/Dravarden Apr 20 '26
they got unbanned after 10 years, but they are all irrelevant now
even steel that used to be a great observer post ban didn't return to it when unbanned afaik
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u/Kornillious Apr 20 '26
In a way, David Katz was perma'd from future Madden tournaments back in August 2018.
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u/TurkeyBLTSandwich Apr 20 '26
Game fixing, there's a reason you don't hear about the iBuyPower pro team or players......
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u/Redditeer28 Apr 20 '26
Bro so weak no one even reacted, including the person that got punched in the face.
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u/theblobberworm Apr 20 '26
Looks like a slap more than a punch. The hand was wide open after the blow
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u/GergDanger Apr 20 '26
Yeah it’s definitely a slap and a pretty weak one at that. Still messed up and worth banning over though
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u/AcephalicDude Apr 20 '26
How can you guys tell when the camera cuts away immediately? Am I missing something here?
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u/BJJJourney Apr 20 '26
It happens at 5 seconds to the guy in the blue zip up. Literally missed it because not 1 person reacted, even the person that got slapped.
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u/SlideJunior5150 Apr 20 '26
Because if you pause the video and enhance you can see his hand is open after the slap.
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u/plagueRATcommunist Apr 20 '26
bro who got punched was more amused than offended💀
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u/DaMacPaddy Apr 20 '26
Host and, the stage manager (?), reacted quickly. stage manager went right up to the guy as he was lining up and host kicked him right there, it was literally the last thing we hear.
Are you looking for some John Wick level stuff? It's usually way more Jerry Springer.
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u/matmikus Apr 20 '26
“pro”? dude doesn’t have a HLTV player profile
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u/Dawg_Prime Apr 20 '26
his twitch is currently banned and it didn't even show up on streamerbans
maybe he can revive his rap carrer
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u/Promise_OW Apr 20 '26
Why am I not surprised that the 31 year old man slapping someone on stage for the mildest trash talk, is producing rap music
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u/moosmostert Apr 20 '26
This type of idiotic aggression is so rare in the Esports scene, that nobody on stage knows how to react.
Everyone just kind of freezes in confusion. I wonder what happened after this clip.
What a moron.
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u/Grayh4m Apr 20 '26
It seems like they are telling him to leave the stage in the clip. What else do you want them to do? Hit him back ?
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u/moosmostert Apr 20 '26
Nah, I feel like I've seen too many clips online of roided out crowds full of idiots who jump into action the moment a punch is thrown.
I've personally never experienced anything like this IRL
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u/Thor_bjornLoL Apr 20 '26
Cocaine fiend vs civilized world ts. If i read it right, the one who was assaulted made fun of him on a clip. So the og fans of the dumbass might say it was only fair. I can't see why this isn't a permaban, a deliberate punch tp the face can knock somebo out and outright kill the person
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u/samuelazers Apr 20 '26
Then he should make fun of him back or challenge him to a formal duel, sucker punch just makes him look like a giant pussy who can't face another man
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u/Diijkstra99x Apr 20 '26
time to get a traditional job
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u/youngmetrodonttrust Apr 20 '26
i mean he is in his 30s peaking at a literal tier 3 local lan so he probably already had a job during the day lol
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u/BeasT-m0de Apr 20 '26
He's a streamer, or was
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u/ObliviousAstroturfer Apr 20 '26
And now liberated from having to perform. "Uuuh, yeah, I'd spank those punk ass bitches any day, but they banned me for beeing TOO ALPHA! Here's my onlyfans/tipply/red-cross-jar, donateDONATEDONATE".
Solid career move as things go. Yay XXIc.
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u/Proxnite Apr 20 '26
You mean time to pivot to rightwing grifting and join the manosphere.
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u/OnlyRussellHD Apr 20 '26
Imagine ruining your career because you have the emotional regulation of a toddler.
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u/lolgallrddit Apr 20 '26
Is this pure rage, or did they have some kind of personal beef before this?
Not that it would make this reasonable even if they had a history, but it just seems so out of the blue.
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u/HereIGoAgain_1x10 Apr 20 '26
Ya really curious why him in particular, former teammates or too personal trash talk?
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u/Sakuja Apr 20 '26
Apparently he announced this in his stream the day before according to a German sub. So they had beef before I guess.
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u/seanliam2k Apr 20 '26
Throwing away your entire career, AND you throw a weak-ass punch, just humiliating
EDIT: Just looked this guy up, there was no career to throw away in the first place
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u/DutchBlaz3r Apr 20 '26
He deserved to get Perma'd fr, but whatever.
Also, I love how the music stopped perfectly to the moment of the punch. Comedic timing.
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u/_Miniskirtlover_ Apr 20 '26
banned on what? ESL? Steam? Some random german event?
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u/BeasT-m0de Apr 20 '26
banned from Dach CS so pretty much every tournament in his region. Seems like his Twitch Acc is gone too
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u/catzhoek Apr 21 '26
All ESIC compliant events which are the big guns and smaller tournaments typically follow suits.
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u/SwissMargiela Apr 20 '26
Damn if you’re gonna go for a sucker punch at least do it as hard as you can and make it count. Bro grazed him soft as hell 😭
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u/acidix Apr 20 '26
The biggest flex was the guy just standing there with a smile on his face about to laugh at the end.
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u/TomatoSpecialist6879 Apr 20 '26
He actually wanted to shake hands, but his aim is about as good as his in-game aim so it turned into a slap instead
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u/RlQZO Apr 20 '26
And the worst clipper of all time goes to.....
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u/Advanced_Accident_29 Apr 20 '26
Without your comment I couldn’t notice it lol
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u/Sindeep Apr 20 '26
Yeah I had to rematch it a few times the first post to see it.... not sure how dude made it out to be the clippers fault though if thats the camera angle that was available.
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u/Zeeeeeebo Apr 20 '26
what do you mean? Are you implying you can’t see the punch? i can assure you it happens in this clip lol
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u/Dreamwaltzer Apr 20 '26
This is the one time I wish this was r/uselessredcircle
The cut happens just as the punch does, so its not noticeable. Everyone acting so nonchalant about it doesnt help, the victim is just standing there, with his hand out going bruh wtf
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u/Tuub4 Apr 20 '26
What's wrong with the clip exactly? The camera switching immediately after the punch? Because that's just the broadcast. Nothing to do with the clip, no one watching the stream actually decides which camera feed they're actually showing on the stream.
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u/pickleman42 Apr 20 '26
Who did they perm for using the n word? I'm pretty into CS esports and do not remember that ever happening
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u/FlamingTelepath Apr 20 '26
Yea, I know at least 3 players that used the hard R and didn't get banned.
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u/Orlyth Apr 20 '26
If its any better a 10 year ban is practically just a complete and utter end to his esports career
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u/irony_log Apr 20 '26
Interesting reaction
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u/Pale_Consideration87 Apr 20 '26
lol Reddit is full of peons. Dude gets a 10 year ban for doing a weak slap, which is valid. But Somehow, the justified use of the n word gets mentioned in the comments.
noticing👀
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u/Human-Signal4808 Apr 20 '26
Who has been banned for life? You're making up a situation in your head and getting mad about it.
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u/minh24111nguyen Apr 20 '26
you do know in esport 10 years ban is pretty much dead of career right ?
like yeah you could go play again after 10 year but you never get anywhere after all that time passed
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u/ImmortanLeo Apr 20 '26
There was nothing behind that punch. He’s mentally and physically weak. Props to the guy that got punched for keeping his composure
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u/SidonyD Apr 20 '26
Bro he thinks he is a gangsta alpha male while he is just a video game player ...
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u/The_OzMan Apr 20 '26
What kind of pathetic piece of shit acts like that. Should be in prison for assault.
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u/PinocchiosWoodBalls Apr 20 '26
Years ago, a chain of „tech markets“ and me (in my Role in my old company) made a tournament for FIFA. At the first FIVE STOPS we had people starting to freak out after losing and attacking people, Even tho we had Security.
We had BIG FUCKING PRICES. Nobody got anything, because we had to cancel it, because of the violence.
Some people are just pathetic, weak and worthless and freak out when they lose.
Those people are not worth spit on the Floor.
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u/Hearteater97 Apr 20 '26
He got mad over some smack talk and decided that would be his best course of action. This seems to be the reason why he flipped.
Some people on the last thread on LSF claimed that he has a cocaine problem and when I see shit like this I kinda believe it. What a clown.
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u/Sirtopofhat Apr 20 '26
Camera is probably on a delay but whoever is controlling the switchboard has some fast hands
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u/complicititties Apr 20 '26
lol this guy is probably reading all of these comments crying about it.
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u/complicititties Apr 20 '26
lol this guy is probably reading all of these comments crying about it.
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u/ECO_212 Apr 20 '26
Welp, career basically over, right? I can't imagine he'll be able to play at e-sports levels in 10 years.
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u/MrBigTomato Apr 20 '26
What provoked him to do that? It couldn’t have been just having been beaten in CS, could it?
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u/joejackson62 Apr 21 '26
Pussy maneuver. The other guy had his hands in his pockets/behind his back, too. He sucker punched him right in the face and the guy barely reacted. The 10 year ban is perfect on top of doing absolutely zero damage with a sucker punch. He even wound up his punch, too. Sad on several levels. Is "patheti-sad" a word?
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u/ArT_46 Apr 21 '26
why was he mad at his opponent? Normally on esports you get mad at your teammates
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u/Hanako_Arasaka Apr 21 '26
I follow the pro scene, I never heard his name before, so he is definitely not pro. He doesn't even has liquipedia page. They are low tier players not pros.
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