Alleged altercation prices common CS:GO caster his spot in IEM Rio Main broadcast

Canadian CS:GO caster Matthew “⁠Sadokist⁠” Trivett will not participate within the upcoming broadcasts of IEM Rio Main, the $1.25 million Valve-sponsored match working in Brazil.

The 34-year-old didn’t seem right this moment on the primary day of the Legends Stage after casting the Challengers Stage earlier this week. ESL eliminated Sadokist from the expertise crew as a result of he was allegedly concerned in an altercation whereas being beneath the affect, in response to a report by HLTV’s North American vertical Dust 2. The alleged battle reportedly occurred within the participant lodge in Rio de Janeiro and emergency companies needed to be referred to as.

On account of the removing of Sadokist, ESL has referred to as Danish commentator Anders Blume to pair up with James “moses” O’ Toole all through the remainder of IEM Rio Main. Anders, some of the well-known CS:GO casters, was beforehand working as a Skybox telestrator in the course of the match on an evaluation section.

“We are able to verify that an incident happened final night time involving Sadokist,” ESL stated in an announcement to Mud 2. “On account of this, Anders has stepped in to commentate for the rest of the match. We’ve got no additional feedback and would love the main target to stay on the competitors.”

That is not less than the second time in Sadokist’s profession that he has been concerned in a scandal of kinds involving substance abuse. The Canadian showed inappropriate behavior and used racial slurs in 2018 while streaming on Twitch under the influence. He was suspended by the Amazon-owned platform again then.

Author: Ronnie Neal