KT Rolster condemns fans for sending a weapon to their practice facility

KT Rolster condemns fans for sending a weapon to their practice facility

KT will not tolerate such actions.

South Korean esports organizationKT Rolsteris protecting the rights of its players and staff after discovering numerous violations made by fans.

The organization released an official statement onFacebookthat elaborated on the violations. According toKorizon Esports Kevin Kim’s translation, KT condemned actions that were not acceptable by “societal standards”, including abuse and hate towards the team, sending photos of a weapon to coaches and management, and sending a box containing a weapon to their practice facility.

KT Rolster releases official statement about the violations made by fans

KT warned the violators that they could be held accountable for their actions, which may fall under insults (Article 311 of the Criminal Act), special threats (Article 284), and penalty provisions (Article 70 of the Act on Promotion of Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection).

As a result of these violations, the team’s players have been experiencing “pain and suffering”, which could negatively affect fans of KT Rolster and esports in the long term, the organization said.

In the event that such actions continue to happen, KT Rolster will take a more active approach to deal with the situation.

T1 CEO backs up KT Rolster and condemns hostile fan behavior

T1 CEO Joe Marshwent on Twitterto show his support for theLCKteam and denounce such fan behavior. There is a fine line between fandom and fanatical, and that the acts done to KT Rolster crossed it, he wrote.

Marsh and T1 are no strangers to fan hate and backlash. After T1 ended theirMSI 2022run as runners-up, an anonymous LoL fan created a community page that spread hate against three-time World ChampionLee “Faker” Sang-hyeok.

T1’s legal teamimmediately took action and asked the site’s administrators to delete all threads and posts that contained offensive comments about Faker, and to forward related files to authorities to be used as evidence in court.

“This behavior should not be normalized. No team should have to deal with this. I hope everyone at KT stays safe and finds the person responsible,” wrote Marsh.

KT Rolster currently fields teams inLeague of LegendsandWild Rift. The LCK roster is currently in 5th place with a 5-5 series record out of 10 teams in the 2022 Summer Split, which will kick off Week 6 tomorrow. KT Rolster will take on Hanwha Life Esports on July 21, and Gen.G on July 24.

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