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Danish CS:GO outfit North rack up their first championship title of 2017 this weekend, clutching a win at Dreamhack Montreal.
North won out over the Brazilian CS:GO team Immortals, but the grand final was marred somewhat by Immortals forfeiting a match due to tardiness, the moment shown in this Twitch clip below.
Twitter was rife with speculation about their lateness, although CounterLogicGaming’s head CS:GO coach Steve "Ryu" Rattacasa tweeted the following:
Update from #DHMTL17
After apparently spending the night partying, IMT players showed up late to our match this morning
And again now
— Ryu ☕️ (@SelflessRyu) September 10, 2017
He’s not the only one, and several players and members of the press tweeted alluding to Immortals having a big night in the club the night before, with Immortals management suggesting that the matter will be being looked at internally.
Apologies to #IMTCSGO fans. We will address this internally
Actions should have consequences. Thanks for enforcing the rules @DreamHackCSGO— Noah Whinston (@NWhinston) September 10, 2017
To be clear, I'm not prescribing punishment. Everyone deserves to tell their side of the story. But this will not get swept under the rug.
— Noah Whinston (@NWhinston) September 10, 2017
The dropped map and controversy surrounding Immortals punctuality issues have cast a shadow on North’s stellar run in the event, with the team grabbing their first championship since they played at Epicenter 2016 last year under the Team Dignitas banner. They pocketed $50,000 for their troubles.
