Stewie2k responds to backlash after complaining about early CSGO matches ESL[jwplayer hJeqcv18] Team Liquid\u2019s CS:GO phenom, Jake \u2018Stewie2k\u2019 Yip, was the target of online criticisms suggesting he was being entitled for complaining about an early ESL match, with responses filing in from star pros like Finn \u2018karrigan\u2019 Andersen, Alex \u2018ALEX\u2019 McMeekin, and more. Stewie and the rest of Team Liquid were on course for a 10 AM PST matchup against Evil Geniuses in the ESL Pro League on September 22. Hours before players filled the server, the former Major champion expressed displeasure at the early start time: \u201cF*** 10AM matches, that\u2019s all.\u201d That was all the ammunition online critics needed to flame the 22-year-old, with some saying that he was demonstrating a lack of professionalism, that he had a bad work ethic, or suggesting the notion that he was being entitled with the privileged life of a CS:GO pro. \u201cI\u2019m not complaining about my position in life,\u201d Stewie responded hours after the CS:GO community had its say. \u201cBut the overwhelming amount of tournaments that saturate the scene and the inconsistency of starting 10am, 12, 3, lack of practice, and other factors.\u201d If it’s so easy then why don’t you guys come do it for yourselves or..you can’t. I’m not complaining about my position in life lol but the overwhelming amount of tournaments that saturate the scene and the inconsistency of starting 10am, 12, 3, lack of practice, and other factors \u2014 Jake (@Stewie) September 22, 2020 Of course, esports pros have to contend with more than just showing up on time for a match, but reactions to the tweet really started escalating the conversation. \u201cGuys listen, I think you are not aware about what we do.\u201d Sangal Esports\u2019 Engin \u2018MAJ3R\u2019 K\u00fcpeli said. \u201cWe f**king win money playing video games, you just need to wake UP at 10 am and play the game.\u201d The Franco-Turkish pro was simply noting the \u201cprivilege to play video games and win money\u201d as opposed to more common career paths that come with their own mental and physical strains, but it still rubbed some people the wrong way. \u201cWe as pros are not living in a fairytale,\u201d Karrigan responded to MAJ3R\u2019s take. \u201cYes we all love what we do, or else we wouldn\u2019t and appreciate what game gives us besides our huge passion. But you sacrifice A LOT, in many parts of your life to achieve greatness in this game.\u201d How can you have a morning structure and morning routines when sometimes you play until 2 am. Then suddenly one day you play 10 am? It can take weeks to change your sleeping schedule for it to be effective. I\u2019m fine playing 10 am if the last game starts 17. \u2014 karrigan (@karriganCSGO) September 22, 2020 Newly signed Cloud9 IGL, ALEX, backed the notion of Stewie\u2019s root complaint: \u201cPerformance is about routines, as an IGL if I were to want to be prepared for a game at 10AM I would probably be getting up at 7AM, now if it was standard to have games at this time there would be no problem everyone would be used to it, but it\u2019s simply not the case.\u201d Even before the online era of CSGO, there was been mounting concerns over the state of the esport in regards to the saturation of competitive tournaments\/games. Now, the problem has become even more complex as entire leagues, and in-turn, championships, are converting to online-only formats. This is elongating events and resulting in teams (from Tier 1 to Tier 3) having abnormally packed schedules, even for esports standards. This isn\u2019t a one-dimensional discussion; all career paths have their hardships or nuances and Stewie stuck to this theme to end his take on the conversation: \u201cWhatever. People can have their opinions. I hate 10am matches.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stewie2k responds to backlash after complaining about early CSGO matches ESL[jwplayer hJeqcv18] Team Liquid\u2019s CS:GO phenom, Jake \u2018Stewie2k\u2019 Yip, was the target of online criticisms suggesting he was being entitled for complaining about an early ESL match, with responses filing in from star pros like Finn \u2018karrigan\u2019 Andersen, Alex \u2018ALEX\u2019 McMeekin, and more. Stewie and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39055\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}