As stated above, GamerHeadlines has been contacted by the CEO of Imaginary Gaming (imG), who sent us a copy of his official statement on the recent news regarding imG’s alleged assault against Reason Gaming following a CS:GO tournament loss at this year’s Electronic Sports World Cup.
The following is a brief summary of the initial reports on imG’s alleged assault after losing to Reason Gaming in CS:GO at the Electronic Sports World Cup:
“One of Reason Gaming’s CS:GO players, Sophia “Kim” Benfakir, apparently received abusive, inappropriate texts from the coach of Imaginary Gaming, Aude “Sarah” Prigent. Later on in the evening, Prigent supposedly sent Benfakir another text message saying she was outside a party following the CS:GO event.
Reason Gaming’s CS:GO players went outside to meet up with her. Once the players arrived outside, a car filled with a number of people pulled up. The passengers of the vehicle then exited, and began attacking the team. Allegedly, 4 of Reason Gaming’s members were thrown to the floor, punched, and kicked. Luckily, the team’s captain, Abi “Abiii’”Glover, broke free and was able to get help. Furthermore, another individual who happened to see the assault stepped in to help control the situation.
After Imaginary Gaming’s members’ assault on Reason Gaming’s players, they reportedly returned to the car and departed from the premises. Fortunately, someone was able to take a photo of the vehicle and its associated license plate number.
It was revealed in a statement that the ladies of Reason Gaming suffered ‘a few bumps and bruises, but for the most part, they got off lightly.’
Reason Gaming has revealed that they are indeed filing a full report with Paris police.”
However, according to imG’s CEO, Franck “Arkanox” Girard, that is not the case, stating that Aude “Sarah” Prigent is, in fact, NOT the coach for Imaginary Gaming’s female line-up, but merely a fan of the team. Yet, it does seem that the alleged CS:GO assault did take place, however, no imG members or staff were associated with the attack. It appears that the initial reporter misconstrued or falsified information, putting the blame on Imaginary Gaming, rather than Prigent.
For more in-depth details, you can read Girard’s official statement on the alleged CS:GO incident after the break.
CEO of Imaginary Gaming Releases Statement On CS:GO Assault Incident
The following is Imaginary Gaming’s official statement (via their CEO) on the incident involving imG’s alleged assault against Reason Gaming following a CS:GO tournament loss:
Note: The “original author” mentioned in the statement is not GamerHeadlines, Girard is referring to the original reporter on the scene in France who initially covered the story. Interesting, relevant passages have been bolded.
“Hello everyone. Due to the false accusations spreading massively on the web around the Reason Gaming case, we’d like to make a public statement. Imaginary Gaming (imG) is not used to making such statements, but we can’t let such a thing become any bigger. Lots of things that were said are wrong and inappropriate.
Let’s set this right :
First of all, Aude “Sarah” Prigent is NOT affiliated in anyway to imG. Our current female line-up coach is Loïc “Neoskai” Potages. Sarah is a fan of our team.
Nobody in our crew or anyone affiliated with imG took part in this particular case. In fact, we were having a good time with our team in our hotel.
We had been told that “Kim” and “Sarah” were arguing, and decided to not get involved as we always try to stay out of such conflicts. We couldn’t imagine how bad it would have gone.
Be sure that if any of our staff (regardless of position) might have been involved with this story, they would have been immediately removed, and we would issue an public apology.
But now, we want to express our discontent to the author of the original message. Players from Reason Gaming can testify (2 of them are former imG staff members) that WE were the first, after being informed of the facts, to support and help them.
WE DO NOT and we never will accept such childish and poor behaviour. eSports are about passion, not hatred.
We feel sad about what happened, knowing both protagonists and having sympathy for them. It’s never easy to see people we like coming to such things because of old grudges.
In closing, we’d like to let you know that we didn’t think we’d have to justify ourselves in this case. We were told that our implication would be contradicted by the original author.
Sadly, it appears that nothing happened yet, and we have no choice but to make a statement on this sad story.
We’d like to finish by addressing a message that counts much for us, attached (below) is a picture taken during the Electronic Sports World Cup:
Dear players, we might not have the same jersey, but we are all gathered around our passion. Use this passion to make a better place of this environment, and don’t let grudges and hatred destroy it.“
Franck “Arkanox” Girard
CEO of Imaginary Gaming
What are your thoughts on this entire CS:GO assault fiasco? Which side do you believe or sympathize with? What do you usually do after losing in a competitive multiplayer video game, such as CS:GO or COD, et cetera?
Let us know in the comments section below! As always, stay tuned to GamerHeadlines.com for the latest in CS:GO, video game and technology news.
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