The NiP Anonymo rematch has turned into one of the biggest controversies in the history of Counter Strike Esports with the community largely believing the Swedish organization to be at fault.
The timeline of the drama paints NiP as the counter-part to the morally right sided for the most part, which explains the mixed feelings of the community heading into the rematch yesterday. Anonymo was given a choice, either for a complete BO3 rematch or just the final map i.e. Mirage. The outcome of the rematch was different enough for NiP to go further in the tournament but with unpleasant consequences.
NiP CEO Jonas Gundersen via Twitter informed about the influx of toxicity and death threats towards the players following the rematch and Anonymo’s loss in Flashpoint.
The claims of NiP and FACEIT pressurizing the Polish squad for a rematch played a big part in the upsurge of hate against NiP, but certain fans have taken it too far to push death threats against the players of the winning team, which is absurd to even think about. Several pundits have spoken against the decision to host a rematch, with some going as far as to call it a “fuc*ing disgrace”.
NiP had their way with the rematch though it wasn’t exactly a cakewalk. The match went all the way till the 30th round to decide a winner. NiP coming out on top doesn’t make it the end of the road for Anonymo as they will now face off against HYENAS on May 19, while NiP will play FPX in the Upper Bracket the following day.
