[BLOG] Riot ban MYM manager who threatened house of player's mother

Post Reply
User avatar
PredictedCyborg
Posts: 63
Joined: 07 Sep 2013, 10:14
Location: Somewhere in a server near you...

[BLOG] Riot ban MYM manager who threatened house of player's mother

Post by PredictedCyborg »

This is a blog post. To read the original post, please click here »

Earlier this week a rather bizarre and worrying event in competitive League of Legends eSport came to light as a recorded conversation between a pro player and the manager of the team he was a part of turned into one of blackmail and threats against the living arrangements of the player's mother. Riot have now responded by indefinitely banning the manager involved from the LCS and levying a fine of €5,000 against the team in question, but at the same time saying that the investigation had "found fault on behalf of both player and management."



The player was midlaner Marcin "Kori" Wolski and the team MeetYourMakers. Kori was owed some backpay from a previous LCS season by his old team, Supa Hot Crew, whom MYM had been a successor of sorts. MYM however had said that the debt wasn't theirs to fill however and when Kori decided that he would instead leave the team before the start of the 2015 LCS season manager Sebastian "Falli" Rotterdam told him that if he did he'd be in breach of contract and because Kori's mother signed his contract she'd lose her house because of his actions. Kori had been recorded the conversation though and took it to the press and Riot themselves.



Image



MYM fired Falli themselves before the decision was made and now Riot's investigation has led to them banning him from ever taking part in LCS in any role ever again. In a statement they released Riot said that while team contracts are their own business they will do everything they are able to do to " discourage and work against unacceptable environments" and that there is zero tolerance for the intimidation of players within any part of the LCS. However despite having the tape as evidence Riot did not request it as there were "legal concerns regarding the recording which was obtained without all parties’ knowledge".



Riot also say that they "found fault on behalf of both player and management." Kori's own claims of not being paid were the result of "Wolski's own failure to provide requested tax documentation" Riot say, as MYM could provide the LCS with proof that while the player was with them and not Supa Hot Crew that he had always been paid exactly when he should have been. Therefore leaving the team would have meant that Kori was actually breaking his contract with the team. They do say that this didn't justify Falli's words or actions though - "Rotterdam’s actions in conversation with Wolski when addressing this contract break were both unprofessional and unjustifiable."



The fine against the team was down to the fact that Riot believes that the team could be held partially responsible for the actions of Falli and their failure to "protect their team members from his unacceptable and bullying behavior." To those calling for the team itself to be kicked from the league Riot have said that they feel that MYM has already taken satisfactory steps to remove toxic influences from the team and that the fine itself should be punishment enough; to remove them from the league would only "unnecessarily penalize players and interrupt their pro careers through no fault of their own." However, "any further violations can and will put them on a path to suspension from the LCS."
Yes that's Minecraft-me in my av. Done by Reiu who is damn talented!
Post Reply