Joseph “Mang0″ Marquez, a long-time Smash Bros. participant and two-time Evo champion, isn’t getting invited again to the following Beerio Kart World Cup. The esports professional was banned for inappropriate conduct throughout the livestreamed occasion and subsequently dropped from his workforce, Cloud9. “I’m sorry everybody,” he wrote afterwards. “Want I used to be higher. I had all of it and fucking tossed it within the garbage can.”
The Beerio Kart World Cup occasion was organized by Twitch streamer Ludwig Ahgren and, for anybody unfamilliar with the final idea, featured varied on-line personalities competing within the lately launched Mario Kart World whereas driving below the affect. Folks received extra inebriated because the match progressed, with Marquez specifically finally ditching his Wario costume and strolling round shirtless.
A clip from the livestream at one level confirmed him showing to drunkenly dry-hump behind Twitch streamer Maya Higa who was sitting subsequent to Emily “ExtraEmily” Zhang whereas they talked to the livestream digital camera. A number of different clips present him seemingly proceed to behave inappropriately towards the pair at different factors throughout the occasion. The livestream exhibits varied individuals calling out Mang0’s conduct throughout the Mario Kart match, although it’s not clear that any of the organizers intervened on the time.
“I reached out to anybody who I believed may need felt uncomfortable and talked to them but in addition, and I already informed Mang0 this, now not inviting Mang0 to Mogul Strikes occasions,” Ludwig stated in a June 22 livestream, referencing his firm that organized the match. “It’s a privilege to go to an occasion, the entire level of an occasion is it’s a enjoyable factor to do, to have an excellent ass time and if any individual showing jeopardizes any individual else having an excellent time that simply can’t be a factor.”
On June 23, Marquez acknowledged the incident and stated he had an issue with alcohol. “Sorry to everybody I’ve let down or damage,” he wrote on X. “I do know it simply seems like I’m making an attempt to avoid wasting face however I genuinely really feel so terrible about it.. all I’ve achieved is mirror on my life and realized I’m a damaged human I’ll try to redeem myself over time as I all the time do Gonna cease ingesting instantly and get it collectively.”
Later that day, nonetheless, Cloud9, the workforce which Marquez has been representing in Smash Bros. tournaments for over a decade, introduced it was parting methods with the esports participant. “Following an inner analysis, we’ve made the choice to launch mang0 from Cloud9,” it wrote in a press release. “No matter tenure or accomplishments, the conduct demonstrated is completely unacceptable and straight conflicts with our group’s core values. We keep a zero-tolerance stance concerning harassment or some other type of inappropriate conduct.”
It’s unclear how the Beerio Kart World Cup incident will influence Marquez’s involvement within the Smash Bros. aggressive scene transferring ahead. One of many subsequent huge occasions, Supernova 2025, takes place in August. Presently ranked third amongst all Melee gamers, Marquez steered he may be taking a break. “C9 dropping me. Most likely getting banned from tourneys. Fucking shit man,” he wrote on X. “Nobody guilty however myself however man. By no means although I may hit this low. Most likely gained’t hear from me for some time I’m sorry everybody.”
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