Rob “Robwiz” Kennedy He was suspended from the Valorant Game Changers Championship on November 19, 2022, after he flipped an opposing team. The incident occurred during the Semi-Finals in the subgroup. leads to controversy and hence suspension.
This suspension meant that Shopify Rebellion GC played without a coach in their final match of the tournament against G2 Gozen in the Grand Finals. 20 November 2022. Robwiz was penalized with his ban as per the following statement: “He was fined and warned that subsequent violations of this policy will result in increased penalties.”
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Robwiz’s behavior was a clear violation of judgment. 7.1.2 Global Competition Policyhere “coaches should always uphold the highest standards of personal integrity and good sportsmanship. Disrespectful and insulting behavior towards the opposing team’s players is a violation of the standards expected of coaches participating in the Valorant Game Changers Championship.” Under these circumstances, the referees had no choice but to remove him from the game.
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G2 Gozen crowns champions of the first Valorant Game Changers Tournament
The absence of a coach really affected their game as they lost to G2 Gozen in the first Valorant Game Changers Tournament Final. G2 has now made a history of not only winning the first Tournament, but also significantly winning without knocking down any maps in the game. After the overwhelmingly positive response from the community, this tournament will likely return once again in the off-season next year for G2 to defend their title.
The matches were a clean sweep, clearly 3:0 victory for champions. This was one of the most dominant performances in the tournament as G2 did not lose a single match. Without Rob “Robwiz” Kennedy, the team was really struggling to come up with different strategies to counter Gozen’s game. Overall, this set the stage for female competitive Valorant and it will be interesting to learn where Riot takes this for next season.
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