{"id":11514,"date":"2025-06-24T12:05:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11514"},"modified":"2025-06-24T12:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T12:05:53","slug":"mang0-dropped-by-cloud9-after-intoxicated-harassment-incident-at-ludwigs-beerio-kart-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11514","title":{"rendered":"Mang0 dropped by Cloud9 after intoxicated harassment incident at Ludwig\u2019s Beerio Kart event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Joseph \u201cMang0\u201d Marquez, a veteran in the Super Smash Bros. Melee community, was officially dropped by Cloud9 on June 23, 2025, following an incident of intoxicated misconduct during a livestreamed event hosted by Ludwig Ahgren. Cloud9, which had supported Mang0 for over a decade, released a statement citing \u201cunacceptable behavior\u201d and emphasized its zero-tolerance policy for harassment or inappropriate conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Official Statement from Cloud9 pic.twitter.com\/BF7AvTvqt3<br \/>\n\u2014 Cloud9 (@Cloud9) June 24, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place during the Beerio Kart World Cup, a social, alcohol-themed Mario Kart tournament. Footage and witness accounts showed Mang0, visibly intoxicated, engaging in inappropriate behavior toward female attendees. This included simulating lewd gestures and pushing a cardboard cutout of himself into a woman. Ludwig responded by banning Mang0 from all future events.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of emotional posts on X (formerly Twitter), Mang0 expressed remorse and took full responsibility for his actions. \u201cNo one to blame but myself\u2026 Never thought I could hit this low,\u201d he stated. He also acknowledged his long-standing struggle with alcohol, writing, \u201cEveryone has coddled me\u2026 I genuinely feel so awful.\u201d Mang0 said he had spoken to close friends and promised to quit drinking immediately.<\/p>\n<p>In the days following the incident, the Smash community expressed a mix of sympathy, frustration, and concern. Some fans hoped Mang0 could seek help and find rehabilitation rather than face career-ending consequences. Others emphasized that the scene has already faced too many harassment scandals and called for greater accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Melee pro Jeffrey \u201cAxe\u201d Williamson commented, \u201cVery disappointed with all of the stuff I\u2019m seeing about Mang0. I hope this is the wake-up call he needs\u2026 It\u2019s time to be responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With bans and organizational consequences mounting, Mang0\u2019s future in competitive gaming remains unclear.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph \u201cMang0\u201d Marquez, a veteran in the Super Smash Bros. Melee community, was officially dropped by Cloud9 on June 23, 2025, following an incident of intoxicated misconduct during a livestreamed event hosted by Ludwig Ahgren. Cloud9, which had supported Mang0 for over a decade, released a statement citing \u201cunacceptable behavior\u201d and emphasized its zero-tolerance policy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}