Team Spirit’s Counter-Strike 2 pro Leonid ‘chopper’ Vishnyakov claims Esports World Cup organisers asked him to take his Instagram story down.
The CS2 tournament is part of Esports World Cup Week 7 and is set to start tomorrow with a $1.25 million (£923k) prize pool.
The In-Game Leader filmed himself checking out the stage during practice before panning to the seating area and saying (translated):
“Here’s the arena, this is where they’ll be shouting ‘Falcons!