Grassroots Street Fighter tournament organiser Corner2Corner has addressed the accidental use of a Chun-Li naked mod mid-tournament.
In a bizarre situation that takes ‘bare’ knuckle fights to a whole new level, the organiser forgot to turn off the mod ahead of a match between UK scene Street Fighter players Packz and Lensta.
Packz picked Chun-Li for the round, as can see in the clip below which shows the Chun-Li naked mod (content warning: nudity).
UK player Imstilldadaddy went on to win the tournament, but all the headlines were about the Chun-Li naked mod situation.
One report wrongfully claimed Packz had nude mods installed for his version of Street Fighter 6, a claim that many in the community called out, including Packz himself, who suggested he’s looking into taking legal action around the error.
The report, by GameSpot, was later corrected, and Packz said he received a private apology.
Corner2Corner posted a statement about the situation in this Twitter thread.
“Corner2Corner wish to address a recent mistake made on stream in which a graphical mod was accidentally left on for a few seconds in our recent tournament,” they said.
“Some news stories have incorrectly blamed one of the players – this is NOT the case, it was our hosts PC streaming the match and his responsibility.
“We hugely regret that this happened, Corner2Corner is a project run for no profit, everyone working free week in week out to support the FGC. Any negativity towards any players as a result of this genuine mistake is unacceptable and that is why we are making this statement.”
Corner2Corner on Chun-Li naked mod situation
“The mod is now removed – nothing like this will ever happen again. We ask for understanding from the excellent community that we are all a part of.
“We expect GamesRadar to put down their misleading article about one of Europe’s leading talent Packz, since all the fault is ours.”
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