Fortnite pro instantly dropped by esports team after flipping off live broadcast camera

While the esports scene largely peaked during lockdown when we were cooped up in our homes and had nothing better to do, it's maintained popularity in several corners and continues to grow in others.

League of Legends, PUBG, and Counter-Strike remain the big three of the esports scene, although everything from Marvel Rivals to Deadlock has arrived as newcomers on the scene, while The Duskbloods looks like it's waiting in the wings.

For many, they'll still put hours into competitive Fortnite play, and with us being in the midst of the gaming-themed Chapter 7 Season 4, there's a lot to enjoy as we dash around the Green Hill Zone as Sonic or visit Reality's Reign as Wrixel.

Running on the weekend of Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, the 2026 FNCS Global Championship took place in Antwerp's Lotto Arena, seeing 50 of the world's top Fortnite Duos compete for a $2 million prize pool across 12 high-stakes matches.

Victory went to HavoK's Egor "SwizzY" Luciko and Wilmer "Pixie" Juriander, with a razor-thin two-point margin, meaning they earned 525 points and took home $400,000. They bested Aurora Gaming's Oltean “shxrk” Ștefan and Tin “t3eny” Popovic, who went home with a still respectable $240,000.

SwizzY has more reason to celebrate than the rest, making history as the battle royale's first back-to-back Global Champion thanks to his 2025 Trios win.

Someone who won't be celebrating is David “Huty” Kochet, as Dexerto reports he's been dropped by FLC due to his conduct during the tournament.

It wasn't Huty's weekend, and alongside Jiří "F1shyX" Šolc, the pair finished 34th out of the 50 teams with a paltry 188 points.

The 20-year-old Czech player was clearly vexed when things escalated between him and Felipe "Romero" Romero.

The same landing spot was hotly contested during two matches, while a glitch caused pre-spawn loot to give Romero an advantage when he landed directly on it and eliminated Huty's duo.

When the broadcast camera honed in on Huty after his side had wiped Romero off the spawn, the player flipped his middle finger in an act of defiance.

Organizers forced Huty to sit out Game 7 because of the lewd gesture, leaving F1shyX to play solo.

This wasn't the end of the story, and in a statement posted to X on September 30, FLC announced that it was immediately ending its relationship with Huty, citing his conduct at the Global Championship as well as 'additional elements' that had recently been made public.

The team didn't expand on what this was, but explained: "At FLC, we attach fundamental importance to respect, integrity and exemplary conduct, both on and off the stage."

Waiting until the Global Championship has ended, FLC said it didn't want to affect the team's performance or how Huty and F1shyX would play.

FLC dropping Huty is surely going to sting, especially after he only moved to the esports team from Pandore Esport a few days before the 2026 FNCS Global Championship. Even though we're sure some players will have been with orgs for less than this, it means his time with FLC was less than a week before getting the boot.

It's not just Huty being shown the door, as FLC confirmed it was also parting ways with the management team involved in recruiting him, again saying their actions didn't reflect the team's standards.