"The pro player says he's had to deal with fans groping him during pictures and pushing boundaries like touching him without consent. He says this meant leaving this year's Worlds tournament early because he wasn't able to watch the event in peace after he'd been eliminated and that the stress he feels from these events has now started to outweigh his enjoyment of competing in the tournaments themselves."
"It's gonna depend on how the rest of the season and how the rest of these events go. But what I will say is that I do not want to have another Worlds like the one I just had. I would rather not attend than take the risk because I think that if I don't attend Worlds there's a chance I could come back in the future."
Wolfe 'WolfeyVGC' Glick will likely step away from in-person competitive events because repeated harassment from fans has reduced his enjoyment and safety. Fans groped him during photos and repeatedly touched him without consent, and those interactions forced him to leave the World Championships early after elimination. Fan behavior has overtaken his private time at shows, sometimes delaying his arrival to matches. He does not want to make a Worlds video because reliving the event would revive bad memories. He will take time off from in-person events, a choice that could affect qualification and attendance at future World Championships. He views avoiding another similar Worlds as necessary to preserve the possibility of returning.
Read at Kotaku
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