Riot Games Has Reportedly Blacklisted Carlos 'Ocelote' Rodriguez
Riot Games has reportedly blacklisted former professional League of Legends player and G2 Esports owner Carlos «Ocelote» Rodriguez, following his recent controversy. Rodriguez has been an active member of the League of Legends community and the world of esports as a whole for over a decade since his professional debut in 2010. During his professional career, Rodriguez would found G2 Esports which would become one of the biggest organizations in competitive gaming. Now, he finds himself blacklisted by the League of Legends creators.
The confirmation of Rodriguez's blacklisting came during a recent stream from Spanish esports show EsportsManiacos on Twitch. Host Yuste «Inyustificado» Armero confirmed the blacklisting during his segment with an insider reportedly confirming that Riot Games had informed G2 of the esports owner's blacklisting. The incident has also seen Rodriguez being required to sell his stakes in G2 Esports, shortly after G2 announced his resignation from the position of CEO.
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The blacklisting comes as G2 Esports has already begun to feel the effects of the fallout from the controversy. Rodriguez's public controversy was heavily linked in the decision to reject G2 Esports' application to join the newly-instated partners program for Riot's competitive shooter Valorant. According to EsportsManiacos, Riot was also heavily involved with the decision to remove Rodriguez from G2 Esports. The move was reportedly a condition from Riot in order for G2 to retain its spot in Europe's professional League of Legends circuit, the LEC.
Rodriguez's high-profile resignation from G2 Esports and the repercussions on the organization stems from a video the former
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