In the last week of VCT Americas Stage 1 2024, G2 Esports won 3 wins – 2 losses before the match against Loud. Meanwhile, Sentinels had 3 wins and 3 losses and was forced to wait for the G2 – Loud match to determine the opportunity to continue. If G2 lost to Loud 0-2 and won a total of less than 14 rounds, Sentinels will officially enter the play-off round. However, the G2 finally lost 0-2 (11-13 Bind, 4-13 IICEBOX), which won the right to continue when the Sentinels difference was only 2 rounds.
After the match, the official X page of G2 Valorant posted a picture describing the situation of Sentinels, with a smiley face and a gun pointed at her mouth. Very quickly, this picture has accepted fierce criticism from the online community. Nicholas “Yehy” Tesolin, a referee of VCT Americas, said: “How does a joke related to suicide in the month raising awareness about mental health are approved by a media unit of a large eSports team?”
You know one day esports social media will realize that maybe it's not okay to joke about self Harm when a team loses https://t.co/tvtbfwqshe
– Chloe gaming (@chloe_hime7) May 6, 2024
Even the communication staff of Flyquest expressed: “You know, someday social network Esports will realize that it is not good to joke about harming yourself about the failure of a certain team.” The international Valorant community also called on the G2 Valorant to delete this picture, however, the post is still on the page.
Since the social network began to be popular, G2 Esports was famous for its humorous, sometimes satirical posts. However, the sensitive picture posted in the time the world is increasingly interested in mental health, especially in Esports. Last year, the Karel player “Twisten” AĊĦenbrense had committed suicide due to many psychological problems and the Valorant community joined hands to improve the psychology of the players. Therefore, it is possible to understand the reason why the post of G2 Valorant received intense criticism from the online community.
