Marvel Rivals tournament organizer BasimZB admitted he was wrong to remove content creator Kingsman265 from the showmatch tournament. The incident involving Kingsman265 happened during the Deadpool Creator Cup and there were several Marvel Rivals players from all over the world.
The tournament was held on Sunday, January 18, two days after Deadpool's arrival Marvel Rivals. The online tournament consisted of eight teams of six content creators each, with a $40,000 prize pool divided among all participants. Kingsman265 was a member of Cecee's team and asked his team if they could switch from Black Widow to another hero to have the best possible composition. Kingsman's request was shot down by his teammates and he was removed from it Marvel Rivals BasimZB tournament after several preliminary matches.
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However, Marvel Rivals the drama involving Kingsman265 did not end with the tournament as the fallout left BasimZB dwelling on his thoughts. During a January 21 Twitch stream, BasimZB said that he was “wrong” to remove Kingsman265 from the Deadpool Creator Classic and that his decision was made based on bad information he received from Team Cecee while the tournament was going on. BasimZB said that in hindsight, he wouldn't have removed Kingsman265 just because he insisted on helping his team have the best chance to win the tournament. Although BasimZB said that Kingsman265 persistently asked his team to use another hero instead of sticking with Black Widow, that alone would not be enough reason to remove him from Cecee's team and the team. Marvel Rivals tournament.
BasimZB said there was no excuse for his hasty decision. In a follow-up stream on January 22nd, he shared some of the conversations with Kingsman265 that took place after the Deadpool Creator Cup and said that they've since patched things up despite the circumstances. After the Deadpool Creator Cup, support for Kingsman265 came from Twitch viewers and Marvel Rivals fans as well. As of this writing, Kingsman265 has over 110,000 Twitch followers and over 10,000 Twitch subscribers. The rise in popularity resulted in his acceptance into Twitch's partner program.
The Kingsman265 situation has a happy ending
Kingsman265 stated that he originally planned to use the prize money from the Deadpool Creators Cup to pay for school fees and later received a $3,000 donation from a Twitch viewer. The $3,000 donation was notable because it was the same amount he would have earned if his team had won the Deadpool Creator Cup. The first place prize was $18,000 out of $40,000, split equally between each team member. Kingsman265 then revealed it Marvel Rivals developer NetEase Games surprised him with some units that he could use to buy skins for Magik, his favorite hero.
After receiving several donations and subscriptions from Twitch viewers, Kingsman265 asked people to stop sending him money because he made more than he would have won from the tournament. Suffice it to say that Kingsman265 turned a bad situation into one that worked in his favor. Although Marvel Rivals has a busy schedule for 2026, it remains to be seen what Kingsman265's future plans are when it comes to competitive tournaments.
- Released
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December 6, 2024
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Violence
- Developers
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NetEase Games
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NetEase Games
Source: Dexerto
