"Fishman decided to start insulting me on the stage" - 9Class clears up $8,000 fine situation at Riyadh Masters 2024

On July 11, a match Tundra Esports - Entity took place as part of the group stage of the Riyadh Masters 2024. After its conclusion, Tundra support player Edgar 9Class Naltakyan posted on his Telegram channel that someone was fined $8,000 after the game, without any specifics. Caster Vladimir Maelstorm Kuzminov suggested that Edgar was fined for insulting the Entity captain Dmitry Fishman Polishchuk. Today 9Class posted that the fine was actually given to Polishchuk, who tried to start a fight after the match.

Fish decided to start insulting me on stage, like a madman, slapped me, and yanked my shoulder. Of course, I [was shocked] that the guy was getting physical here. But thanks to ESL for quickly solving this issue, and he doesn't come near me anymore.

Fishman also commented on the situation. The player expressed regret for his actions. According to him, ESL even considered disqualifying him from the tournament for physical abuse. Dmitry also noted that the conflict did not end there, and after the match 9Class continued to provoke him.

Yes, I agree that I shouldn't have stooped to his level and made it personal. Yes, I did it, and it was wrong. At the LAN event, I approached him and slapped him. He started shouting: "Help, help." After that, ESL began discussing the possibility of banning me, claiming it was physical abuse. I even had to apologize to him, though he was behaving inappropriately. Then he continued to provoke me, insult me in chat, and shout from the stage, and I couldn't respond because I was seen as the abuser.

Riyadh Masters 2024 takes place from July 4 to 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Twenty teams are participating in the tournament. The prize pool for the event is five million dollars.

As previously reported by Cyberscore.live, we summarized the results of the seventh day of Riyadh Masters 2024.