Twitch star Gaules apologises for CS:GO cheating allegations fallout
He has been one of the biggest streamers on Twitch, however Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer Alexandre 'Gaules' Borba has been forced to give his "sincere apologies" after a section of his fan base terrorised pro players that he had accused of cheating.
Following Brazilian team MIBR's shock defeat to underdogs Chaos, Gaules - who attracts hundreds of thousands of viewers to his CS:GO esports watch parties - accused the latter of cheating, in particularly two of its young stars Nathan 'Leaf' Orf and Erick 'Xeppaa' Bach. He resurfaced these claims a few days later. This caused supporters of the streamer and the Brazilian CS:GO community as a whole to launch a barrage of hateful messages towards the two Chaos players, including in some cases death threats.
This shocked the majority of the CS:GO scene, who denounced Gaules and the Brazilian fans responsible. Gaules has until now stood by the events of the last few weeks, with many in the Brazilian community alleging that outside scrutiny of their actions was due to racism.
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