Hangzhou Spark releases MCD after controversial comments in-game
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Hangzhou Spark releases MCD after controversial comments in-game

After some offensive comments, this support is terminated from the team
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Published: Aug 24, 2021 12:14 pm

Hangzhou Spark flex support Lee “MCD” Jeong-ho has been released from the roster after making controversial comments online, including swearing at Chengdu Hunters academy main tank Zhou “XRAY” Xiyan. The team announced that MCD’s comments were unacceptable and terminated his contract.

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Comments cost a contract

The issue stems from some clips posted on Weibo, involving one of MCD’s streams. In the clip, while playing on King’s Row, he swore very openly, directing it at Chinese players. Towards the end of the clip, he even swore in English, saying a very audible “Chinese, f**k you.”

https://twitter.com/GiantOmelette/status/1430107292079378432

Hangzhou Spark responded to this video within a day of it posting. They tweeted, “his action was not consistent with the expectation of the Hangzhou Spark players and staff.”

Roster forcibly changes for the play-ins

Now, with MCD gone, Hangzhou Spark have another hole to fill as they look to make the season playoffs. MCD was their starting flex support for most of this 2021 season but, luckily, their support depth is deep enough to cover the departure of a player like MCD.  He has been swapped out in recent games for teammate Tong “ColdEst” Xiaodong.

Now, the Hangzhou Spark must work around the release of MCD just as the play-ins are coming. With their looming match against the Philadelphia Fusion, the must-win scenario to keep the Spark’s season alive now has another hurdle. Fans will have to wait and see whether the coaches and players of the Spark can work around this departure and win when it matters most.

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Michael Czar
Polish-Canadian game enthusiast. I've been entrenched in gaming for as long as I can remember, with my first game being Pokemon Yellow and my most played games being Borderlands 2 and Overwatch. I have a degree in Film Studies, but writing about esports just makes my job all the better.
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