On July 4, 2023, a clip from RRQ's player, fl1pzjder, went viral among Indian Valorant fans on Twitter. Here, TenTen, a Valorant player for Northeption, was seen making racist remarks. After the incident came to light, Northeption condemned the statements made and declared on social media that TenTen's contract with the team has been terminated as of July 5, 2023.
Northeption Terminates TenTens's Contract For Racist Remarks
The incident occurred on fl1pzjder, where he was on the same team as TenTen in a ranked match. Since their names were hidden, TenTen thought fl1pzjder was an Indian. While playing the game, they argued, and TenTen lost his cool and made racist remarks. All this happened while fl1pzjder was live streaming and within an hour, the clip and chats of the match went viral on Twitter.
The Indian gaming community was pretty upset with this behavior and started tagging Northeption and its CEO. While this happened, TenTen clarified on Twitter that fl1pzjder started the whole argument. However, he deleted his tweet later when fl1pzjder said that TenTen was lying and he had the proof.
The proof against TenTen was strong, and the internet had rallied against TenTen since this incident occurred during a live stream. Northeption later updated the community that they were investigating this matter.
On July 5, 2023, Northeption addressed the stated the matter on their social media channels. Here is what the organisation had to say in their report:
"The inappropriate comments made by "TenTen" during the distribution of the game were not acceptable to us, and we have come to the conclusion to terminate his contract as of July 5, 2023. "
As a result, TenTen's contract with Northeption has been terminated. Later, TenTen also apologized to everyone on his social media and accepted the punishment for his actions.
