Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Afoninje despite his death had enough gold for a buyback which meant Winstrike Team had to think twice before initiating another push.

After struggling in Day 1, Gambit Esports was all set to face Winstrike Team in day 2 match 1 of the CIS closed qualifiers for TI9.

These series of events put an end to the run of Gambit Esports for a slot at the main stage event of TI9 as they subsequently lost the next two games and were eliminated from the CIS closed qualifiers for TI9. On behalf of Gambit Esports we would like to issue an apology to our fans and community in general.” It still remains an enigma what action the Gambit Esports organization will decide to take against its player, Afoninje, for his misdemeanour​, but what is certain is that the run of Gambit for this TI9 has come to an end and this serves as a reminder that even the best players crack under the pressure of events as big as The Internationals. The best teams from around the world strive on the endless fields of carnage for the Aegis of the Immortal and the massive prize pool that the tournament hosts. In an official tweet, the Gambit Esports management stated “Even though this game would most likely result with a loss and our desire to keep our mental component intact for following games, the behaviour of our player was unsportsmanlike and unacceptable. He is a specialist in eSports related content and his interests lie in the eSports scene of DOTA 2 and CSGO. In the said match Afoninje was playing Morphling and Gambit Esports had a really strong early game.

Winstrike Team easily bagged the win due to the rage quit of Afoninje of Gambit Esports. What happened next was a total shocker in the Dota 2 esports history. To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements. Winstrike Team easily bagged the win due to the rage quit of Afoninje of Gambit Esports. Valve just released a new patch for one of their most popular games - Dota2.

Gambit Esports organization didn’t waste a second and swiftly came up with an official statement regarding the unsportsmanlike behaviour displayed by their player during the event. With a vast knowledge of mainstream eSports titles, he hopes to popularize eSports in the Indian gaming scene.

Afoninje will be subject to disciplinary actions. Free Prototype Of Away: The Survival Series Now Available For PC, Today Is The Unveiling Of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s New Gunfight Mode, eSports Hoping to Take Advantage of Huge Opportunity in 2020, After 7 Years, Dota 2 Still Fails To Impress And Acquire New Players, Dota 2 Latest Update 7.26c Brings Many Talent Changes, Rogue Company: How To Fix Login Issues – Complete Guide, How To Perform Boneless In THPS 1 2 (Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2), Third Person Cutscenes Removed from Cyberpunk 2077; All Cutscenes To Be First Person. Regardless, Winstrike Team wasn’t going down without a fight and they started gaining advantage back slowly as the game progressed. It is to be expected that a tournament of this high status wouldn’t face any issues regarding poor display of sportsmanship, but sadly enough during the CIS qualifiers for TI9 a player from Gambit Esports Andrey “Afoninje” Afonin seemed to break that expectation when he rage quit during the qualifying match against Winstrike Team. The International is the most prestigious and competitive Dota 2 tournament in the world. The game was easily going to be a tooth and nail fight.

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To defend themselves, Winstrike Team forced a 4 man teleport in top lane to put an end to Morphling. The game was on, and both sides were all out on each other. Afoninje typed “Good game, well played” in all chat and proceeded to disconnect and leave the qualifying game. During the match, when the entire Winstrike Team was trying to take a tier 3 tower of Gambit Esports in the bottom lane, Afoninje took his chances and focused on split pushing the top lane of Winstrike Team. This is a first during a TI qualifier where a player from a major team ended up rage quitting and leaving the game entirely thus pulling his team in a disadvantage. The 7.26c patch most notably addresses talent changes to... You have entered an incorrect email address! With the oncoming wave of enemy heroes, Afoninje tried his best to juke his way out and make a daring escape but he was finally taken down by the likes of Slark, Tidehunter, Storm Spirit and Jakiro with their insane lockdown and chase capabilities. The world of sport has taken a huge hit in 2020. Souhit 'Obito' Dey is a gamer hailing from Kolkata. The GG call was immediately labeled as a rage quit by the casters covering the game and judging from a social media post from Gambit, those suspicions were correct. “Even though this game would most likely result in a loss and our desire to keep our mental component intact for following games, the behavior of our player was unsportsmanlike and unacceptable,” Gambit said in a statement on Twitter . These series of events put an end to the run of Gambit Esports for a slot at the main stage event of TI9 as they subsequently lost the next two games and were eliminated from the CIS closed qualifiers for TI9.