"Your connection to the server is not responding, you are going to lose this math in X seconds."
Every once in a while elements checks your connection status with the server.
If you get checked and your ping goes over 9999 your connection is considered "lost".
When this happens the game makes you lose the game automatically and your opponent sees you leave.
Looks something like this:
I think with the advent of T500 the servers may be getting slightly unstable, otherwise this kind of thing shouldn't be happening so often.