Budega’s suspension will lift post Six Invitational 2027.
Tournament organizer BLAST has taken further disciplinary action against M80 coach Matheus "Budega" Figueiredo for two years. The coach was previously removed from the Six Invitational 2025 for not following the tournament rules after repeated warnings.
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Budega's suspension to last two years
Following an altercation on February 9th, during the Darkzero and M80 match, M80 coach Matheus ‘Budega’ Figueiredo receives a major misconduct penalty. This will result in a competitive suspension from BLAST R6 of two years, effective immediately, which will expire at the conclusion of the Six Invitational 2027. Additionally, a competitive fine of $10,000 USD is issued against M80.
M80 Team Manager, Igor Vivas, receives a minor misconduct penalty with a warning in response to his behavior in the aftermath of this altercation which demonstrated a lack of respect towards tournament officials.
The Brazilian coach will only be able to return to the competitive scene after two years. This means he can only join any team in a competitive setting after the Six Invitational 2027. M80’s team manager Igor Vivas also received a minor misconduct penalty with a warning.
During their match against DarkZero, M80 Coach, Budega continued speaking to the players beyond the prescribed time window. Despite repeated warnings from officials not to do so, Budega kept talking to the players. Ultimately, the admins made the decision to remove him from Six Invitational 2025. This was also a penalty for Budega going over to the Dark Zero players and coach and having an altercation that was against the spirit of the game.
Budega also threatened to take legal action against Pengu who supported Ubisoft’s decision to remove the M80 coach from Six Invitational 2025. However, this is not the first time Budega has received disciplinary action for falling afoul of tournament rules. Budega had received a one-year suspension along with a $5,000 fine. Ubisoft handed Budega the two-year ban one hour after the team faced elimination from Six Invitational 2025. M80 lost to CAG in the lower bracket on two maps.
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