Immortals have parted ways with Vito “kNg” Giuseppe, after the player elected to play in a professional match despite being suspended from competition.<\/p>
The controversial player had not competed with the team for over a week after having returned<\/a> to his native Brazil on Sept. 12, reportedly to renew his P1 visa. During his absence, the team competed at the ELEAGUE Premier with legendary Brazilian player Raphael “cogu” Camargo, which lead to a mixed performance out of the roster.<\/p>
By Sept. 19, the team was still competing with stand-ins during online matches, and was still using<\/a> its coach Rafael “zakk” Fernandes during their first game in the North American EPICENTER 2017 qualifiers. But following the first map of their opening series, kNg returned to the fold and played two games alongside his, now, former team mates.<\/p>
Someone who wasn’t notified about kNg’s return was Immortals CEO Noah Whinston. In a Tweet sent out on Sept. 19, the CEO wrote<\/a> that the 22-year-old competed despite being under internal suspension\u2014meaning he was not allowed to compete in any professional games for a specific period of time.<\/p>
Less than an hour after the statement from Whinston, kNg Tweeted<\/a> that he is “no longer part of Immortals.”<\/p>
