VALORANT Champion Accused by Entire Team
Recently, as the drama surrounding Gumayusi – T1 unexpectedly erupted and prolonged, causing a stir in the League of Legends community, a similar incident occurred in the “brother” Esports game VALORANT: a world champion of VALORANT 2024 has continuously been benched until now at the start of the new season. However, unlike Gumayusi, this superstar has become the focal point of criticism not only from the audience but also from his own… team. It is S1Mon – a member of Edward Gaming.
According to many players and even the coaching staff of the EDG VALORANT team, S1Mon has shown a defiant attitude by not communicating with teammates during scrims but speaking a lot on stream, showing no effort. In fact, while the whole team was training, he was just on his phone.
“You only express yourself during livestreams, but during practice or team meetings, you remain silent; no one understands what you want. If you had shared earlier, perhaps things would have been different. You blame us for isolating you, but in truth, you never took the initiative to integrate. Remember the match against G2? The whole team was comforting you, while you were complaining and gave up right in the middle of the game. A team cannot become champions if we always have to coddle one person. We once wanted to fight together until the end of our careers, but to achieve that, each person must seize their own opportunities. Everyone has talent, but not everyone knows how to use it at the right moment. How many people have ‘died’ at 20 years old and regretted it for a lifetime?” – S1Mon’s teammate ZmjjKK frankly stated.
However, S1Mon later went on stream to speak ill of his teammates and the entire EDG organization. With these actions, it seems that the future of the VALORANT Champions 2024 winner at EDG has come to an end.
The Case of the Esports World Champion Also Sparks Debate Among Fans
In reality, it is not uncommon for players to oppose their teams. However, it is quite rare to see such drama unfold shortly after winning the world championship together. Therefore, S1Mon’s incident has drawn the attention of fans from other Esports disciplines.
But it can be said that S1Mon is gradually closing the door on his career. If he leaves EDG due to attitude issues, it will likely be very difficult for this player to find a new home in the future.