M80 Overwatch staff disbands amid alleged racial slur exposé

The Overwatch aggressive scene is in turmoil tonight after the announcement that the M80 Overwatch team has disbanded. Announced only one day ago, the rationale for its closure offers with the retirement and launch of two core roster members, respectively. Within the case of the latter, various Discord screenshots taken throughout the 2023 Overwatch World Cup had been leaked exhibiting now-former M80 participant Samuel “s9mm” Santos and former Overwatch League gamers Christian “Ojee” Han and Michael “mikeyy” Konicki allegedly utilizing abhorrent racial slurs quite a few instances.

From left to proper: Samuel “s9mm” Santos, Christian “Ojee” Han, Michael “mikeyy” Konicki. Credit score: Blizzard

Editor’s replace, 12:32 a.m. EST 3/2/24: Winthrop College esports announced via social media that Samuel “s9mm” Santos is now on indefinite suspension from its Overwatch 2 staff.

The above leaks that led to the disbanding of M80 Overwatch begins with the Twitter personality @ViewerOW receiving various Discord screenshots from a burner account. The screens in query depict Ojee, S9mm, and Mikeyy all allegedly utilizing racist remarks throughout a large stretch of time. In accordance with Viewer, the screens had been discovered by french Overwatch World Cup gamers after Ojee allegedly left his pc open final 12 months.

Viewer goes on to verify the validity of the posts, saying he spoke to french gamers that confirmed the remarks. In addition they confirmed screens of their own discussion with s9mm, asking the participant if stated screens had been actual. According to Viewer, “s9mm was 100% truthful and sincere about what he had executed. He acknowledged that he stated it whereas quoting another person he had met earlier within the day, and that he was deeply regretful that he stated such a factor.”

Nonetheless, the variety of days of and timeframe of the alleged feedback appears to explode s9mm’s excuse of “repeating again one thing heard one time.” As of this writing, s9mm’s Twitter account remains to be lively however has not responded to the allegations or his launch. In the meantime, the Twitter accounts of Ojee and Mikeyy are lengthy gone.

In response to the announcement from M80 Overwatch, various different groups at the moment are scrambling to both seize gamers or fill roles. This contains YFP Overwatch shedding sufficient gamers to not be eligible for competitors.

With M90 Overwatch gone, the place does that go away s9mm, Ojee and Mikeyy? As of this writing, s9mm remains to be a member of Winthrop College’s Overwatch staff. Winthrop is a public college in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

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