Because three players from the final team “Immortals” overslept the CS:GO final at Dreamhack, they had to forfeit the victory. An expensive nap.
The name “Immortals” is already known by many gamers from the eSports scene. They have teams in League of Legends, Overwatch, and also CS:GO. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team of the “Immortals” had issues with the sleep rhythm of three players. They overslept the starting time of the final at Dreamhack Montreal, thus missing the chance for $50,000.
Hangover accusation with murder threat
The team of the eSports organization “Immortals” qualified for the CS:GO final of Dreamhack in Montreal. However, because three players arrived late, the team had to forfeit the first map and give the victory to the opposing team “North”.
They were now with a victory in the Best of 3 and ultimately won the second map (Cobblestone), which earned them the win and a prize of $50,000. Immortals received only $20,000.
The tournament schedule of Dreamhack took place a bit faster than usual. Allegedly, the organizers communicated this to the players of all participating teams in time.
Nevertheless, players Vito “kNg” Giuseppe, Henrique “HEN1” Teles, and Lucas “LUCAS1” Teles arrived late to the start of the final.
Heated discussions arose when a player from another tournament team (CLG) made a joke, saying that the players were hungover. However, player kNg did not take it as a joke. The following tweet was deleted by kNg shortly afterward.
Blame is shifted to Dreamhack
On Twitter, Vito “kNg” Giuseppe strongly fights against the party accusations. He says that his team even arrived on time but that the organizers gave them the wrong start time (Tweet overview on Reddit.com).
This statement, however, does not support his team.
In the end, it was probably jet lag
Player LUCAS1 wrote on his Facebook page that the team wanted to recover and was fighting against jet lag. As a result, they overslept the start time.
Immortals CEO Noah Whinston explains that the situation will be thoroughly reviewed.
