Team Liquid member and professional Rainbow Six Siege player Lucas Dias have been fined by esport organisation after he posted insensitive content on Social Media.
Dias team, participating in 2025 first Major Rainbow Six tournament, R6 RE:LO:AD lost their Japan based CAG OSaka on May 13 and were subsequently knocked out of the tournament.
Lucas Dias Issues apology
On May 15, Dias responded he wanted to apologise for the post he made over the last loss. He made a big mistake using the GIF, and he understands that it might have caused discomfort for many people.
He from bottom of the heart, he will never make any offensive reference, also he recognize that the context and choice were inappropriate.
He especially wants to apologise for Japanese fans, including those living in Brazil and Japan. He is aware of the strength and importance of the Japanese community in his country and he.
Honda terminates Team Liquid sponsorship.
Japanese car manufacturer Honda, who has been the sponsor of Team Liquid for six years, has confirmed that following the Dias post they have decided to terminate the sponsorship agreement with the team in question.
They deeply apologize for the offensive the incident have caused not only to the esports community, but also to the many people in Japan and globally.
Lucas Dias fined By Team Liquid
In the lengthy statement which was posted on X, Team Liquid stated that Dias had no malicious intent with the original post and the outcome which had been the result of the very serious lapse in judgement and awareness.
In the post, it was continued by saying to the fans in Jaoan and the Japanese esports community, we have finally understood how the post was disrespectful and hurtful to people. They want to express their sincere regret and apology which was making to feel this way.
Well Liquid has outlined steps by taking to prevent similar incident in the future, which also include Dias being fined foe four months of his salary and other members of Team Liquid donating any winnings from the Reload tournament to charity.
Also there ios going to be a mandaotu re training for Liquid employees with Dias X post as being used as a real case study witn in next six months.
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