CSGOEmpire Cup cancelled after the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen incident

In light of a recent fiasco during the quarterfinal match between G2 and MOUZ at the CS2 Copenhagen Major, the CSGOEmpire Cup has been canceled. In a recent X post, Fortune Esports, a prominent Serbian media company, announced its departure as the tournament organizer. The CSGOEmpire Cup was all set to kick off in in the upcoming months with a prize pool of $50k.

This CSGOEmpire Cup was supposed to feature tier-2 and tier-3 teams across Europe to give them a chance to test themselves. However, it turned into a disaster after multiple teams and casters withdrew from the event, after expressing repugnance against CSGOEmpire’s actions. Keep reading to know more about the incident.

In a recent stream on Kick, Monarch (CSGOEmpire’s owner) allegedly took all responsibility for funding some hecklers to barge into the main stage of the CS2 Copenhagen Major to protest against G2 Esports’ partnership with a betting website, CSGORoll. The tournament got delayed as a result.

Apart from his own main betting and gambling website, EyE (CSGORoll's CEO) allegedly took a huge part in exit scamming some of their young users by locking their balances in his other websites such as HyperDrop.

After Monarch confessed to funding the protestors, Fortune Esports decided to cut ties with CSGOEmpire Cup and will no longer provide them with any further services. They posted:

Despite Fortune Esports' departure, Monarch is still determined to host the tournament and is in search of a different organizer. He made some questionable promises such as an increased prize pool of $500k, and a whole new cast and crew. He also stated that he would reconsider the teams participating in this tournament, and most likely go for non-professional teams.

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