Cs2 player banned for 10 years after punching opponent on stage
A Counter-Strike 2 tournament has slapped a player with a 10-year ban after he punched his opponent live on-stage at a local German LAN.
Mauschine's outburst over spidergum's victory call sparks outrage
30-year-old CS2 player and streamer MAUschine, from Berlin, punched his opponent, Fabian 'Spidergum' Salomon, during the awards ceremony at the CAGGTUS Leipzig CS2 tournament, which formed a part of the largest LAN party in the German-speaking world.
MAUschine's team had lost to Spidergum's Legends Lobby during the tournament. According to footage, MAUschine appeared to be upset by Spidergum mimicking his own victory calls. In the video, Spidergum yelled 'papichulo' after winning a round, a phrase MAUschine had been using after his own kills.
The punch occurred as the players took to the stage during the awards portion yesterday, April 19. The clearly shocked host eventually ordered MAUschine off-stage, leaving Spidergum bemused by what had happened to him.
The CS2 tournament in question, categorized as 'Tier S,' was a 5v5 that began on Friday, with first place taking a 'Beginner LAN Seat 2027,' second place a 'bequiet Pure Rock Pro 3 LX,' and third place a 'free hot beverage flat rate 2027.'
As reported by DotEsports, the tournament organizer, DACH CS Masters, issued a 10-year suspension while issuing the following statement in German:
“We do not tolerate physical assaults against other players at LAN and have acted accordingly. MAUschine is banned for at least 10 years and the incident has additionally been reported to ESIC [Esports Integrity Commission]. In case it wasn’t clear, we think violence has no place in our league.”
Regnum4games, the German esports organization Spidergum is a member of, said it will provide Spidergum with legal support, and there are already calls for MAUschine to be banned for life. However, Spidergum himself appeared to play down the incident, saying in a post on Twitter/X: “Bullseye from MAUschine, better aim than with the AWP and especially on stream.”
MAUschine won't be back next year to cash in on that free hot beverage, at least not for a decade.