Article Response #4. G2 losing Partner ship with Riot.

One of the top ten esports companies in the world have lost its highly coveted franchise spot in Riot Games’.

G2 a top NorthAmerican team lost there partnership with Riot for the future 2023 season. witch means G2 wont have a concreted spot at the 2023 VCT and wont be represented by RIOT games.

After G2’s CEO Carlos Rodriguez was seen partying with the active feminist Andrew Tate. After pictures were spreed on twitter Carlos received backlash. Carlos responded in a tweet to this back lash and stated “Nobody will ever be able to police my friendships, I draw my line here, I party with whoever the fuck I want.

The Washington Post reports that while Riot did not confirm to anyone in advance which teams would get franchise slots, it did provide “winking green lights” to help organizations began planning and g2 was apparently one of them.

Carlos my not have the same views as Andrew Tate but has proven irresponsible and selfish CEO with the way he responded to the backlash. Carlos is put on a unpaid leave for two months for his actions and headache that was raised for the company.

The VCT NorthAmerica is hurt by the revoking of G2’s partnership. The World of esports has a new light on expectations from organizations and the people in the organizations. Moving forward don’t be surprise to see more rules and guidelines for organizations across all esports games and franchises to prevent this.