{"id":24040,"date":"2022-09-26T02:22:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T06:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=24040"},"modified":"2022-09-26T02:22:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T06:22:51","slug":"rodriguez-steps-down-as-g2-esports-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/rodriguez-steps-down-as-g2-esports-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodriguez steps down as G2 Esports CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>G2 Esports have officially announced that Carlos Rodriguez, the organization\u2019s founder, has stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer. Rodriguez was placed on an eight-week suspension a few days ago after he was pictured partying with controversial public figure Andrew Tate. <\/p>\n<p>\u2028In the announcement post, G2 emphasized that they were against misogyny in whatever form and supported inclusivity as well as a diverse gaming community.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s been a tough week for us all following the events of last weekend,\u201d the statement read.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we received and accepted Carlos&#8217; announcement to step down as CEO of G2 Esports. As a global esports organization serving the world&#8217;s most diverse fan base, we take responsibility for our fans, employees, team members, and partners across the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this context, we want to underline that we do not support any form of misogyny. We continue to prioritize fostering inclusivity and supporting a diverse gaming community. We are fully committed to continue the legacy of G2 and feel empowered by the passion and commitment of the G2ARMY.\u201d\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kPAJFGwB9G\">pic.twitter.com\/kPAJFGwB9G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; G2 Esports (@G2esports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2esports\/status\/1573427545726660609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The \u2028G2 franchise was created in 2015 by Rodriguez with the intention of focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"LoL betting\">League of Legends<\/a> esports. Since then, he has served as the organization\u2019s CEO and helped it spread into several competitive games. G2 also boast a number of all-woman competitive teams for esports like <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"Valorant betting\">Valorant<\/a> and League of Legends.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028Rodriguez made a similar announcement post concerning his resignation on his Twitter page, captioned \u201cThank you\u201d. In the video, the G2 founder claimed full responsibility for his actions and the aftermath.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take full responsibility over everything that went on in the last few days,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd trust me when I say I feel f***ing destroyed about it.\u201d\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028Rodriguez went on to talk about how the company had evolved into much more than just a dream of his.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI created G2 eight-plus years ago, and I bootstrapped it with what I earned as a player, invested everything into it, not only money but also time,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat initially was a dream of mine eventually became a group of people with similar ambitions, cultures, and goals. That\u2019s something I will always look back to and be happy about.\u201d\u2028 <\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you \ud83d\ude80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2kL25RutfQ\">pic.twitter.com\/2kL25RutfQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83d\ude0c CarlosR ocelote \u2764\ufe0f (@CarlosR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlosR\/status\/1573426535104532480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u2028Rodriguez\u2019s initial post with Tate received a lot of backlash due to the latter&#8217;s controversial views on women and alleged involvement in human trafficking. After being on the receiving end of criticism by G2 fans and esports personalities due to his relationship with Tate, Rodriguez doubled down on the post, saying that \u201cnobody will ever be able to police my friendships\u201d. The G2 founder also wrote that he could \u201cparty with whoever the f*** I want\u201d.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez\u2019s words seemed to fan the flames, leading to the former CEO\u2019s two months of unpaid leave from G2. His initial statement and association with Tate also reportedly stopped Riot Games from giving the organization a spot in the upcoming Valorant franchised league.\u2028 \u2028As a result, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/g2-esports-allowing-valorant-players-to-explore-other-options\/\" title=\"G2 release Valorant roster\">G2&#8217;s Valorant players are now seeking opportunities elsewhere<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>While the backlash affected the North American organization&#8217;s stake in Valorant, it is not certain if G2&#8217;s other teams will suffer any further drawbacks. Their League of Legends team will now head into next month&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/worlds\/\" title=\"LoL Worlds betting\">LoL World Championship<\/a> with the offstage controversy hanging over it.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>G2 have yet to disclose any news concerning the candidate for Rodriguez\u2019s replacement within G2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2028<a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G2 Esports have officially announced that Carlos Rodriguez, the organization\u2019s founder, has stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":7163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2624,4,103],"class_list":["post-24040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-carlos-rodriguez","tag-featured","tag-g2-esports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24040"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24040"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24042,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24040\/revisions\/24042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}