FURIA will play one of the biggest match of their split without their jungler. Riot Games has suspended Pedro "Tatu" Seixas for one CBLOL series for his conduct during the Round 1 series against RED Canids — ruling him out of the entire upper bracket semifinal against LOS on Saturday, September 12. The league cites behavior unbecoming of a professional and a .
The incident happened on stage: after game two, Tatu got up from his chair and walked toward Eloy "STEPZ" Rodríguez in the area designated for RED Canids, in full view of the broadcast.
The confrontation was the boiling point of a feud that had nothing friendly about it. In the days before the series, Tatu had publicly flamed the RED Canids jungler over his solo queue behavior — the final trigger reportedly being a screenshot of STEPZ calling him a "dog" in game. By the time the teams met on stage, STEPZ refused to shake Tatu's hand.
FURIA went on to sweep the series 3-0, sending RED Canids to the lower bracket against Vivo Keyd Stars.
Riot has authorized FURIA to register an emergency substitute, valid only for the LOS series, with a Thursday 1 PM (BRT) deadline. The organization backed its player while drawing the line: "Rivalry and provocation are part of the CBLOL, and we like that. What cannot happen is crossing the line of respect for the opponent."
Tatu, for his part, apologized shortly after the announcement. "I recognize I crossed the line," he wrote, adding that what weighs most is that the punishment hit his whole team rather than just himself.
