In Fortnite there was a tournament series where millions of US dollars in prize money were at stake. But a Russian teenager ruined his team’s chances for the big money and possibly a professional career. He wildly insulted others and then said: He couldn’t handle the pressure and lost control.
What kind of tournament is this? The tournament is the “FNCS Chapter 2 – Season 6.” Since Fortnite no longer holds a real world championship as a major event, these online tournaments are the closest thing to a “Champions League” in Fortnite.
The tournament started in mid-April and ended last weekend. In Europe, there was a prize pool of 1.35 million US dollars, and in North America, there was also one million US dollars distributed across the two regions. These are lucrative tournaments that run over 6 weeks, giving especially young professionals a chance to shine. Many young Fortnite professionals play for small orgs and dream of the chance to earn big money with a major team.
The series is played in trios.
Awful “Your Mother” insult leads to disqualification
Here’s how the 14-year-old messed it up: The player 97Default claims on Twitter to be a 14-year-old Russian. He had qualified for the finals with his trio. The 14-year-old plays with his partners for the relatively small French e-sports organization Luminox Esports.
But before the finals, he managed to get himself disqualified. He sent another trio a completely crazy and hateful message, something about a mother, accusing her of being a prostitute, and also something about the stepfather.
This message was made public.
Epic intervened and disqualified the trio before the final started, even though they were really looking forward to competing there.
Teenager says: Pressure became too much
This is how the player reacted: He apologized for his words (via twitter). However, he asked for understanding: Everyone is nervous before such a final; one feels a lot of pressure.
He accepts the blame for being disqualified from a tournament he worked so hard for.
Some people may play well enough, but it might never be enough for a professional career. It could be different for this boy:
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He claimed he had no control over his feelings and succumbed to anger.
The 14-year-old player says:
“I’m only 14 years old and already have a disorder that I can’t deal with and that completely destroys my life. I have fallen out with many of my friends; I started playing Fortnite to escape from the problem, but in the end, here I am, suffering this fate again.”
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He says that he has been working with a psychologist for 1.5 months to control his anger, but he hasn’t succeeded yet.
Does this happen often? Yes, indeed. Before the semifinals, another trio was disqualified. They too had put themselves on the sidelines with wild flames. Someone sent a message to an opposing trio saying they were fat and retarded and would be homeless pussies in a year, quitting Fortnite and getting run over by a bus.
Epic also found that unacceptable and disqualified the trio.
Some people may play well enough, but it might never be enough for a professional career. It could be different for this boy:
Fortnite instead of school: Father raises son to be a pro gamer since he was 3
