Soniqs Leslao apologizes for playing with racist effigy

 

Brazillian player Rodrigo "Leslao" Lelis from Soniqs brought an apology soon after the community spotted an effigy in his inventory with a racial slur on it. He came out on Twitter to point out that he was young, implying he didn't understand the full meaning of it when he made the signature.

The effigy had the wording "Run, N***a." Leslao says he forgot about it and feels sorry for not checking or removing it later.

His team left The International 2022 early. They didn't survive the triple tiebreaker with BOOM and BetBOOM in Group Stage and were sent packing the same day his effigy was discovered by the community.

There was a similar incident during this tournament Regional Qualifiers. Infamous' Leonardo "Leostyle-" Garcia used a courier named "Nymun — The N***a." The tournament operator sanctioned the team at the grand-final match.

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TI 2022

Start Date 2022-10-15
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