During a tournament of the shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) in Thailand, chaotic scenes allegedly unfolded. In the end, some participants left before it concluded.
What kind of tournament was it? Last weekend, the PUBG MET Asia Series was held in Thailand. Numerous players from various Asian countries faced off against each other.
However, the tournament series went so disastrously that PUBG intervened and issued a statement regarding it. They canceled a Wild Card spot, citing the impossibility of maintaining competitive integrity.
The Tournament Unfolded Chaotically
The news is credible: Generally, the news surrounding the tournament is very chaotic and disorganized. Especially Chinese media report poorly about the tournament series, but solid evidence cannot be presented. This is particularly controversial, as PUBG has been under criticism in China for a long time.
This is supposed to have happened: According to some media reports, a power outage in the middle of a round caused chaos. Before the outage, the PCL China team was leading, but after the match restarted, they played poorly. Therefore, they were at a disadvantage.
Additionally, some spectators of the tournament allegedly provided tips to the local SEA team from Thailand from the stands. The opponent, a Chinese team, then felt disadvantaged.
According to the site “mmoculture“, Chinese media accused a Korean team of cheating. However, there is no concrete evidence for this, which makes the allegations seem rather arbitrary.
In the end, the headphones provided by the organizer allegedly did not work properly.
This is how teams reacted: On the third day of the tournament in Thailand, 7 out of 16 teams left prematurely. The tournament was still undecided when they departed.
Who won the tournament in the end? The lucky winners were a team from Korea. They come from Gen.G Esports and took home the trophy in the end.
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