RZESZOW, Poland, LONDON and HONG KONG--15 Feb--PRNewswire/InfoQuest
G2A.com were recently alerted to an incident that took place during Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLoL) 2016. The incident has spread like wildfire in Brazil where millions of e-sporters are passionate and loyal to e-sports and to G2A because of their many years of encouragement and over 6 million dollars invested in the development of e-sports teams.
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According to sources, a young gamer called Gabriel "Tockers" Claumann completely forgot about the fact that RIOT 'banned' the G2A logo. He innocently and proudly wore his G2A logo T-Shirt. The show began and he had no way of knowing that he was about to get a rude shock. During the break he was informed rules dictated that he could not show the G2A logo on his T shirt and had to place duct tape over the logo.
Here is the official statement from RIOT:
http://lolesports.com.br/noticias/41df2750-9d0d-4b3c-9d36-276e5f2284a2
Evidence of the fine: http://mycnb.uol.com.br/noticias/3643-intz-e-multado-em-r-5-mil-por-exibir-marca-de-empresa-banida-no-cblol
http://xlg.uol.com.br/noticias/2016/02/03/intz-e-punida-em-r-5-mil-devido-a-patrocinador-proibido-no-uniforme#rmcl
http://boards.br.leagueoflegends.com/pt/c/esports/wMF6AEjJ-tockersintz-punido-por-ter-g2a-na-camisa-mylon-tambam-apareceu-na-transmissaeo-com-a-g2a-e-agora
Gabriel "Tockers" Claumann's organization, INTZ was subsequently fined R$ 5.000,00 (1.150 EUR) for use of the G2A logo.
Co-Founder and CMO Dawid Rozek speaking in Europe said that: G2A.COM will continue supporting all partners associated with G2A e-sports. He added: "G2A has paid this fine for Gabriel "Tockers" Claumann's organization, INTZ because G2A believe that no e-sports organization should be punished so severely for wearing a G2A branded T shirt."
RIOT, as a sponsor of League of Legends teams banned the G2A logo earlier this year. Negotiations between G2A and RIOT failed to produce a win-win solution that would empower the e-sport industry for gamers.
The RIOT ban seems however, to have had the reverse effect, because G2A T-shirts became, overnight, a symbol of protest. E-sports support for G2A grew and the growth of e-sports teams became stronger.
G2A's position and the shock of the Brazilian e-sports team's fine has, however, created dissent in the e-sports community. One of the main priorities for G2A is to now restore the happiness and stability of e-sports in Brazil.
G2A.COM is attentive to the Brazil market, Brazilian gamers, and the Brazilian e-sports community. "G2A care about their growth and their enjoyment in e-sports. Brazilian e-sporters can rely on G2A's support," Dawid concluded.
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Source: G2A.com