In the Overwatch league, a Korean pro made a real gaffe. He thought no one could see his immature comments in the match chat. But that wasn’t the case. Now he has to pay a penalty.
What happened? In the Overwatch league, the LA Valiant team was up against the champion SF Shock. Valiant’s supporter Jung-won “Lastro” Mun probably wanted to relieve some pressure and posted two offensive terms in the match chat:
- Sex
- Big Dick
He probably assumed that no one could see it, but the exact opposite was the case (In the video, you can see the incident starting at 1:18:49).
Chat jokes cause chaos
How did the situation develop? Quickly, a dynamic developed in the chat. Some of the players didn’t even understand what Lastro actually meant. Some laughed about it. The opposing player Rascal even copied the action and posted the terms again in capital letters.
Meanwhile, Shock player “Super” tried to defuse the situation by repeatedly pointing out that this was really embarrassing and that everyone could read along:
- “Please stop!”
- “STOP!”
- “You idiots, they can see that in the stream!”
- “OMG, I’m really sad!”
How did the perpetrator respond? Lastro quickly realized what he had caused and tried to apologize in the chat. But by then, it was already too late, and the situation was out of control. He could only keep writing “Sorry” and feel ashamed.
How did the commentators react? The commentators were also not blind to the spectacle in the chat. However, they reacted more with a smile and called the whole situation in the chat “lively” and advised viewers: “It’s better not to look at the chat.”
The community’s reaction: Among the fans, the incident quickly went viral. Soon a mash-up of the chat log was online on Twitter, where the whole mess can be traced. A fake report was also released, claiming that Lastro would have to pay a penalty of 3,000 US dollars.
These are the consequences: Lastro found the whole matter visibly embarrassing. He immediately apologized via Twitter, explaining that he didn’t know that the chat could be read. But even then, his behavior would have been wrong. He was very sorry and would ensure that such behavior would never happen again.
However, he didn’t get away without a penalty. Lastro and also his opponent Rascal, who repeated the phrase, now have to pay a penalty of 1,000 dollars each. Even worse, another Overwatch pro faced a much worse situation. He allegedly sexually harassed a girl and has now been expelled from his team.
