[2019] Demon of Pittsburgh Embers - Competitive Ruling (Rival Series)

It has come to our attention that Rival Series player, Demon, of the Pittsburgh Embers, has acted in direct violation of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) and Rival Series player Code of Conduct. His actions will result in an immediate ban from all Psyonix-operated tournaments for the remainder of 2019.

Ruling

Demon's actions in a Ranked Match on April 24, 2019 violated the Player's Code of Conduct found in Section 7 of the Official Rules: https://www.rocketleagueesports.com/rules/. Upon further inspection of his account, we have found that Demon repeatedly violated the Code of Conduct leading up to the April 24th event. As a result and effective immediately, Demon will (i) receive a 30-day account ban in Rocket League and (ii) will be banned from all Psyonix-operated tournaments for the duration of 2019.

Relevant rule: Section 7 states, "Any Player behaving inappropriately, or not competing in compliance with these Official Rules (including the Game Play Rules), as determined by the Tournament Organizers in their sole discretion, may be immediately disqualified from the Tournament and forfeit all potential prizes. Further, the Tournament Organizers reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to ban disqualified Players from any future tournament or event organized by Tournament Organizers, if deemed necessary."

Additional applicable rule: Section 7 states, "Behavior that is considered to be inappropriate and in violation of the Code of Conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following: Sexism, ageism, racism or any other form of prejudice or bigotry."

Closing

We take Rival Series and RLCS player conduct extremely seriously. This type of behavior is unacceptable and will not be taken lightly. We reserve the right to impose any additional penalties at our sole discretion.