G2 Esports appears to be being canceled in the Valorant eSports scenario after the organization’s CEO, Carlos Rodriguez, was seen partying with Andrew Tate after he won the League of Legends world championship.
Despite knowing that Andrew Tate has been labeled as a misogynistic personality on social media platforms and has faced massive backlash to date, the CEO of G2 Esports has not apologized for his decision to hang out with Tate.
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Andrew Tate may have tarnished G2 Esports’ image
G2 Esports is currently one of the most popular European esports organizations, with rosters in FPS games like Valorant and CS: GO, as well as their specialty League of Legends. Outside of League of Legends, they have a very competitive Valorant team in North America, but that may not work.
Riot had recently revamped its eSports structure after finishing the Champions Tour 2022 and finishing it on a HIGH mark. Under the new structure, the developers plan to partner with select teams from EMEA, Americas and the Pacific. G2 Esports’ position remained suspended, although some teams were confident they would take the floor.
This view came after the organization’s CEO was fiercely trolled on social media after celebrating the League of Legends team’s World Championship win with controversial personality Andrew Tate, who was banned from all major platforms.
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Thereupon, the CEO was given 8 days of unpaid leave after he announced that no one had the right to supervise their friendships. Now, G2 Esports seems to be facing another problem, as the EU as well as North America’s Valorant franchise spot has been denied as previously confirmed.
"G2 had a spot locked in NA, but Riot had an emergency meeting and decided otherwise. Likely LEV is having the last NA spot."
A prominent eSports insider revealed the news on Twitter as Riot Games has yet to make an official announcement about the 30 teams that will be partners. valiant Teams in the eSports circuit. Gamers will suffer in the competitive scene in the long run, as G2 Esports has been denied place.
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