Where were you when you found out that MAUschine punched Spidergum at CAGGTUS? Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Unlock instant access to exclusive member features. Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. As reported by IGN and DotEsports, German Counter-Strike 2 player MAUschine has been banned from the CAGGTUS Leipzig tournament for 10 years for striking his opponent, Fabian "Spidergum" Salomon, after a heated match. Influencer Jake Lucky shared a video to X of the moment MAUschine socked Spidergum during the awards portion of the tournament: Spidergum's glasses flew off, and MAUschine moved on to shake other players' hands without missing a beat—the brass balls on this guy⁠—as the presenter quickly realized something was wrong. A Counterstrike pro known as MAUschine has been banned for 10 years after sucker punching his opponent after the match live on stage pic.twitter.com/SfbQ0dYDHTApril 19, 2026 In a video shared by ClipsGD on X, MAUschine apparently explains his reasoning for punching Spidergum⁠. We haven't translated the video from German at this time, but MAUschine clearly had some objection to Spidergum shouting the phrase "papichulo"—potentially the Spanish "papi chulo"—after winning a match against MAUschine's team. Esports personality Rod Breslau and IGN both noted that this was MAUschine's own catchphrase or alias, repeated back to him mockingly.