Legendary Tremendous Smash Bros participant Joseph ‘Mang0’ Marquez has shared a significant replace after being booted from C9 for drunken habits at Ludwig’s Beerio Kart occasion.
On June 21, Mang0 was dropped from C9 and later briefly banned on Twitch after he was filmed harassing a number of streamers, together with ExtraEmily at Ludwig’s Change 2 Mario Kart World Cup occasion.
The occasion, Beerio Kart, required opponents to complete their drinks earlier than the tip of a race or be disqualified.
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Though Ludwig additionally got here beneath hearth with viewers accusing him of “enabling” Mang0 by going so far as celebrating the Smash participant’s drunkenness with a breathalyzer, the Smash professional has taken full accountability.
A month after the incident, Mang0 went reside on Twitch to disclose how he’s been coping with overcoming his habit and confirmed that he has been banned from Smash occasions for a complete yr.
Mang0 reveals steps to beat alcoholism
On July 21, Mang0 introduced that he had been fully banned from Melee tournaments, however urged his viewers to not harass Smash TOs over the ban.
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“I feel it’s high-quality,” he mentioned. “I’m comfortable with it. If you happen to’re a Mang0 fan I’d admire it if nobody harassed the TOs.”
The Smash professional, who is called one of many ‘5 Gods’ of Melee, said that for the reason that incident, he has solely been drunk one time, and it was 4 of 5 days after the controversy.
“I sat proper on this chair, drank a complete bottle of Gin and I simply sat right here and cried till 4AM,” the Falco predominant revealed.
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Sadly, with Mang0 kicked from his org and having misplaced 80% of his earnings, he felt that attending rehab can be too costly. Moreover, he attended a few AA conferences and felt it “wasn’t for him.”
That mentioned, he has acquired assist from professionals who reached out and supplied help totally free and plans on getting remedy as soon as he will get his insurance coverage again.
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Marquez additionally revealed that he’s been doing analysis and watching movies on his personal to assist.
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“I’m proud to say, and I do know it’s not rather a lot, however I’m three weeks sober as we speak. Not a sip of alcohol and I don’t actually have an urge to drink,” he mentioned.
“I see alcohol as a pal and I really feel prefer it simply f**ked me. I can’t even take a look at alcohol… too many instances it’s f**ked me.”
With Mang0’s ban solely lasting one yr and the Melee star attempting to get his life beneath management, it could solely be a matter of time till he returns to skilled Smash and is as soon as once more battling it out with Hungrybox.
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