Morals over money: Rocket League Spring Major champions Moist Esports sit out Saudi Arabia event

Moist Esports, the RLCS Spring Major champions, will not attend the Gamers Without Borders LAN event in Saudi Arabia. Noah Hinder, the team’s coach and manager, said the decision stems from the country’s controversial stance against LGBTQ people.

Moist Esports, who won the RLCS Spring Major in London after an incredible lower bracket run, was invited to an upcoming event hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hinder confirmed via Twitter that the team would not attend the event as Saudi Arabia does not “recognize LGBTQ+ people as human beings” and that “it’s important to put my morals and beliefs over money.”