Mang0 reveals he’s 3 weeks sober after alcoholism bought him banned from Smash occasions

Legendary Tremendous Smash Bros participant Joseph ‘Mang0’ Marquez has shared a significant replace after being booted from C9 for drunken conduct at Ludwig’s Beerio Kart occasion.

On June 21, Mang0 was dropped from C9 and later briefly banned on Twitch after he was filmed harassing a number of streamers, together with ExtraEmily at Ludwig’s Change 2 Mario Kart World Cup occasion.

The occasion, Beerio Kart, required opponents to complete their drinks earlier than the tip of a race or be disqualified.

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Though Ludwig additionally got here beneath hearth with viewers accusing him of “enabling” Mang0 by going so far as celebrating the Smash participant’s drunkenness with a breathalyzer, the Smash professional has taken full duty.

A month after the incident, Mang0 went reside on Twitch to disclose how he’s been coping with overcoming his dependancy and confirmed that he has been banned from Smash occasions for an entire yr.

Mang0 reveals steps to beat alcoholism

On July 21, Mang0 introduced that he had been utterly banned from Melee tournaments, however urged his viewers to not harass Smash TOs over the ban.

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“I believe it’s high-quality,” he stated. “I’m pleased with it. In the event you’re a Mang0 fan I’d admire it if nobody harassed the TOs.”

The Smash professional, who is named one of many ‘5 Gods’ of Melee, said that because the incident, he has solely been drunk one time, and it was 4 of 5 days after the controversy.

“I sat proper on this chair, drank an entire bottle of Gin and I simply sat right here and cried till 4AM,” the Falco predominant revealed.

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Sadly, with Mang0 kicked from his org and having misplaced 80% of his revenue, he felt that attending rehab can be too costly. Moreover, he attended a few AA conferences and felt it “wasn’t for him.”

That stated, he has obtained assist from professionals who reached out and provided help without cost and plans on getting remedy as soon as he will get his insurance coverage again.

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Marquez additionally revealed that he’s been doing analysis and watching movies on his personal to assist.

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“I’m proud to say, and I do know it’s not rather a lot, however I’m three weeks sober at present. Not a sip of alcohol and I don’t actually have an urge to drink,” he stated.

“I see alcohol as a good friend and I really feel prefer it simply f**ked me. I can’t even take a look at alcohol… too many instances it’s f**ked me.”

With Mang0’s ban solely lasting one yr and the Melee star attempting to get his life beneath management, it might solely be a matter of time till he returns to skilled Smash and is as soon as once more battling it out with Hungrybox.

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