Joseph “Mang0″ Marquez, a long-time Smash Bros. participant and two-time Evo champion, isn’t getting invited again to the following Beerio Kart World Cup. The esports professional was banned for inappropriate habits through the livestreamed occasion and subsequently dropped from his workforce, Cloud9. “I’m sorry everybody,” he wrote afterwards. “Want I used to be higher. I had all of it and fucking tossed it within the garbage can.”
The Beerio Kart World Cup occasion was organized by Twitch streamer Ludwig Ahgren and, for anybody unfamilliar with the final idea, featured numerous on-line personalities competing within the lately launched Mario Kart World whereas driving beneath the affect. Folks bought extra inebriated because the match progressed, with Marquez specifically ultimately ditching his Wario costume and strolling round shirtless.
A clip from the livestream at one level confirmed him showing to drunkenly dry-hump behind Twitch streamer Maya Higa who was sitting subsequent to Emily “ExtraEmily” Zhang whereas they talked to the livestream digicam. A number of different clips present him seemingly proceed to behave inappropriately towards the pair at different factors through the occasion. The livestream reveals numerous folks calling out Mang0’s habits through the Mario Kart match, although it’s not clear that any of the organizers intervened on the time.
“I reached out to anybody who I assumed might need felt uncomfortable and talked to them but additionally, and I already informed Mang0 this, now not inviting Mang0 to Mogul Strikes occasions,” Ludwig stated in a June 22 livestream, referencing his firm that organized the match. “It’s a privilege to go to an occasion, the entire level of an occasion is it’s a enjoyable factor to do, to have ass time and if any person showing jeopardizes any person else having time that simply can’t be a factor.”
On June 23, Marquez acknowledged the incident and stated he had an issue with alcohol. “Sorry to everybody I’ve let down or damage,” he wrote on X. “I do know it simply appears like I’m making an attempt to save lots of face however I genuinely really feel so terrible about it.. all I’ve carried out is mirror on my life and realized I’m a damaged human I’ll attempt to redeem myself over time as I all the time do Gonna cease ingesting instantly and get it collectively.”
Later that day, nevertheless, Cloud9, the workforce which Marquez has been representing in Smash Bros. tournaments for over a decade, introduced it was parting methods with the esports participant. “Following an inside analysis, we’ve got made the choice to launch mang0 from Cloud9,” it wrote in an announcement. “No matter tenure or accomplishments, the habits demonstrated is completely unacceptable and immediately conflicts with our group’s core values. We preserve a zero-tolerance stance relating to harassment or every other type of inappropriate conduct.”
It’s unclear how the Beerio Kart World Cup incident will affect Marquez’s involvement within the Smash Bros. aggressive scene shifting ahead. One of many subsequent large occasions, Supernova 2025, takes place in August. At present ranked third amongst all Melee gamers, Marquez advised he is perhaps taking a break. “C9 dropping me. In all probability getting banned from tourneys. Fucking shit man,” he wrote on X. “Nobody responsible however myself however man. By no means although I may hit this low. In all probability received’t hear from me for some time I’m sorry everybody.”
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