The Bucke pro had a very unfortunate Friday the 13th. He flew 4,000 miles from Detroit to participate in a major tournament in Copenhagen, but was disqualified before the start of the 2023 FNCS Global Championship tournament and had to return to the United States from Denmark. Afterwards, he admitted that he had made a mistake.
He 2023 FNCS Global Championship tournament which took place from October 13 to 15 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a important event in the world and it resembles a world championship. Unlike most FNCS tournaments that are played online, this event takes place in person. This is a duos tournament in which 50 teams compete, each made up of 2 players from different parts of the world. The total prize amounted to approximately $4 million.
A duo from North America won a cash prize of $1 million.
The tournament was won by the duo of Cooper from the United States and Mero from Canada, who took first place and a cash prize of $1 million. On the other hand, German player Cheatiin came in fourth place and received his share of the $300,000 prize, which he shared with his duet partner.
A 19-year-old is disqualified before the start of the tournament and ordered to board a direct flight.
The unlucky one was 19-year-old American professional and content creator Logan “Bucke” Eschenburg. He is a player of established that, to date, he had won $247,000 in prizes, most of which he obtained when he was still a minor. However, in 2022 and 2023, she had only won a little over $7,000 in prize money (according to esportsearning).
Bucke, who resides in Detroit, flew 6,500 kilometers to Copenhagen with the intention of competing in the tournament with his teammate Okis. However, He was disqualified before the tournament began and Epic Games sent him back home on a direct flight.
On Twitter, he initially made a joke that he had been disqualified because he looked “too fast” during the warm-up, but his sense of humor quickly disappeared.
Epic Games had banned him for violating the rule in Paragraph 8which primarily refers to violations of the impeccable behavior expected of a professional.
The pro said he had made a mistake and was therefore banned
The exact reason for his ban is not entirely clear. Initially, the player thought he had been disqualified because he had adjusted the “digital vibrance” settings on his PC. He communicated this change to a Blast employee and requested that the banned setting be reverted (via Twitter). However, it seems that the disqualification was not due to this.
The player has not questioned the reasons for his disqualification
Neither Epic Games nor the 19-year-old player himself have specified the true reason for his disqualification, but the strongest hypothesis suggests that the player held a bottle of vodka, smoked and made controversial statements about the laws of Denmark in a broadcast that took place during his stay at the event.
In any case, Bucke had to immediately leave the country and return to the United Statessince, by not being able to participate in the tournament, his work visa was no longer valid.
The professional apologized on Twitter to everyone and admitted that he made a mistake. He said he felt especially bad for his partner Okis. In any case, it seems that he is not disputing that the disqualification was fair.
In a later Twitch stream, he watched as the pros headed to the tournament and felt terrible when his partner Okis took the stage alone.
Yes, there was another team that was disqualified.
Epic Games also banned Australian players Jace and Repulse, who had qualified for the tournament in Copenhagen.
An accusation is circulating that Repulse sold his account to a known cheater, and that this cheater then competed with Jace and won a tournament.
It is true that the reasons for the ban have not been officially communicated: neither Epic Games nor the disqualified players have shared the reasons for the ban. The players claim they were not given a specific reason for their disqualification.
Repulse, in particular, seems to be very dissatisfied with his ban. He alleges that Epic Games is trolling him and that he doesn’t understand why he was disqualified.
Some people are urging Epic Games to clarify the reasons behind the bans.
