Overwatch: 2 professionals ruin their career laughing on Twitch in 24 seconds

In Overwatch 2, 2 professional players from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have now received a permanent ban from all tournaments. They mocked a transgender caster in a Twitch stream. A tweet about their behavior went viral.

In what situation did this happen?

• Currently, qualification matches for the Overwatch World Championship are taking place in the region “EMEC” (Europe and the Middle East)
• Saudi Arabia is in Group B along with Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, Finland, and Iceland.
• As part of the event “Overwatch Path to Pro”, 2 professional players commented on a match between Saudi Arabia and Poland and made transphobic comments before the game. One pro is Majed “Alivelol” Alqudaibi (27), who hails from Saudi Arabia. The other involved pro was Mohammed “Legendary” Saif (21), from the United Arab Emirates. Both are second-tier players who have earned about $2,000 in prize money with Overwatch.

What do the two pros say on Twitch? They said:

• “Why do you have a monkey [as a caster]?”
• “Are animals allowed?”
• “Why is a pig commenting on the game?”

While laughing, they are clearly enjoying themselves. As reported by Dotesports , the comments were aimed at a transgender caster.

What is the reaction? A clip of the Twitch incident caused outrage on Twitter.

There was even a discussion about whether it would be better to exclude Saudi Arabia entirely from Overwatch, as the country’s homophobia and transphobia do not align with Overwatch’s values.

However, others disagreed: one cannot punish the team for the actions of individuals.

There was a general feeling on Twitter that Blizzard would not do anything anyway. But that was a mistake.

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League permanently bans both pros from all tournaments

This is the consequence: The two pros are banned from all events, both as casters and players.

The league reminds of the code of conduct: Such language is prohibited.

Saudi Arabia has won the game against Poland and all others in qualification and is currently in first place with 4–0. Germany is in fifth place with 1–2.

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