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Counter-Strike 2 Player Slapped With 10-Year-Ban for Punching Opponent Live On-Stage

A Counter-Strike 2 tournament has slapped a player with a 10-year ban after he punched his opponent live on-stage at a local German LAN. 30-year-old CS2 player and streamer MAUschine, from Berlin, punched his opponent, Fabian "Spidergum" Salomon, during the awards ceremony at the CAGGTUS Leipzig CS2 tournament, which formed a part of the largest LAN party in the German-speaking world. MAUschine’s team had lost to the Spidergum’s Legends Lobby during the tournament. Based on footage of the event, MAUschine appears to have been upset by Spidergum mimicking his own victory calls. In the video, below, Spidergum yells "papichulo" after winning a round. MAUschine had been yelling "papichulo," his own alias, after kills. VIDEO Showing his Reasoning behind the Punch 😭🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/VB6TwayOWA The punch occured as the players took to the stage during the awards portion yesterday, April 19. The clearly shocked host eventually orders MAUschine off-stage, with Spidergum left bemused by what had happened to him. The CS2 tournament in question, categorized as 'Tier S,' was a 5v5 that began on Friday, with first place taking a 'Beginner LAN Seat 2027,' second place a 'bequiet Pure Rock Pro

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Counter-Strike 2 Player Slapped With 10-Year-Ban for Punching Opponent Live On-Stage

A Counter-Strike 2 tournament has slapped a player with a 10-year ban after he punched his opponent live on-stage at a local German LAN. 30-year-old CS2 player and streamer MAUschine, from Berlin, punched his opponent, Fabian "Spidergum"…

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Counter-Strike 2 Player Slapped With 10-Year-Ban for Punching Opponent Live On-Stage

A Counter-Strike 2 tournament has slapped a player with a 10-year ban after he punched his opponent live on-stage at a local German LAN. 30-year-old CS2 player and streamer MAUschine, from Berlin, punched his opponent,…

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A Counter-Strike 2 tournament has slapped a player with a 10-year ban after he punched his opponent live on-stage at a local German LAN. 30-year-old CS2 player and streamer MAUschine, from Berlin, punched his opponent, Fabian "Spidergum"…

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