RGN: "Neither team is to blame"

HLTV.org spoke with RGN's CEO Matt "dayV1D" David to get his statement on the controversy which unfolded between Liquid and Luminosity in the RGN Pro Series Upper Bracket semifinal.

Controversy was never far from the corner at the RGN Pro Series, following two days of delays and technical issues. However, the latest episode took place during the Upper Bracket semifinal when a volunteer photographer accidentally cut off power to one of Luminosity's players' computers.

The rule specified that as soon as action in the round took place, whether damage, shooting, or kills, the round is live and cannot be restarted, however there was an expectation Liquid might restart out of mercy.

The two teams then met and passions rose, which continued beyond the game as both teams refused to shake hands after the game ended.

HLTV.org is looking to piece together opinions of all involved to give the best possible picture of what transpired. Since both teams are playing straight after this, we first went to RGN's CEO Matt "dayV1D" David to hear his take on the situation.

Tell me about the situation and specifically, the rule that governed what happened following the disconnect?

The rule has been for many LANs if a player disconnects whether through computer or internet shutoff, if there has been action i.e. damage or kills, then the round can't be reset. The round counts, no matter what the outcome is and whether the advantaged or disadvantaged team wins that round.

How was the rule explained and/or what transpired after that?

The admins said that the round can't be reset because the round went live. Luminosity was upset about that which is understandable considering the circumstances over why they were disconnected.

They came upstairs to talk because they had a problem with the issue and they were asking Hiko and Liquid to restart, which is fair play technically, but the admin maintained that the round can't be restarted.

And what do you think about that decision?

I agree with the decision because even if Hiko and them wanted to restart, that gets into bias and morale. That sets a precedent for players disconnecting their own power cables and claiming that someone else did it.

While of course with Luminosity the situation was a total accident, but I still firmly believe that the rule stands because it needs to be there to avoid a slippery slope.

Do you think the further delays later on in map two exacerbated the situation?

No, that discussion was calm and it was just related to War Mod crashing. We had to restore money manually and the admins did match medicing which both teams found acceptable.

Then why is there such a strong and controversial situation as there is now?

Because Luminosity thought that if Liquid had wanted to say yes to a restart, then it would have happened. But I maintain that the rule states that you can't reset it.

So I believe that Luminosity is placing the blame on Liquid due to unfortunate circumstances and because of all that negative tension from Luminosity's fans and the players' remarks, Liquid is responding back and defending themselves because they were just following the rules.

Do you think the admins did their job perfectly though?

In terms of the ruling, it was correct and the job was done correctly. But what we should have done moving forward is obviously roping off the area where the photographer was as well as not letting Luminosity come upstairs to talk to Hiko and Liquid. Because that led to the misunderstanding and the issue.

LG thought we were giving Liquid the choice whereas in reality we and they had to follow the rules, the ones that have been done at all LANs.

Any further words on the issue?

Neither team is to blame, it was an unfortunate accident, and tensions are high due to delays at the rest of the event and I just think that if we all work together we can have a great event moving forward.

My staff is going 110% and we can crank these matches out going forward. Neither team was to blame, stress levels were high, and it was out of either teams' control so they feel like they were both kind of robbed.

We plan to catch both Luminosity and Liquid following their upcoming matches (assuming the teams are willing) to try and get statements from both sides on the disagreement.

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