PESO Forfeits Aurorus From National Grassroots Program VALORANT Tournament, Bans Two Players
The Philippine Esports Organization (PESO) just announced the forfeiture of Aurorus from its National Grassroots Program (NGP) VALORANT Tournament amidst the cheating scandal caused by two Aurorus players.
“In light of the recent investigations conducted by Riot Games and Aurorus regarding cheating allegations during our recent NGP Valorant tournament, the Philippine Esports Organization has accepted Aurorus forfeiture from the tournament,” PESO announced.
The two players in question were none other than Justin “Tatsilog” Sy and Mark “AriasRav3n” Raven. The two players also received a 6-month ban from all PESO and NGP-sanctioned events.
and i thought it couldn't get worse… https://t.co/sgk6phuTY4 pic.twitter.com/VpLhiilYJZ
FEATURED STORIES— BOOM shy (@shycodelix) September 12, 2022
The cheating accusations came to light when multiple Filipino VALORANT personalities found out about the players’ questionable background in a previous game which made them question the team’s tournament performances.
Kulang kaba sa fame @shycodelix di mo naman alam whole story nyan pinopost mo haha nag ttrashtalkan kami ng tatay nyan prinovoke ako jan kung gusto mo ng issue sakin pm mo lang ako. Pwede tayo mag lan tournament and ask some sponsors for it😅
— Tatsilog (@tintinko849) September 12, 2022
Pabuhat ka nga lang sa TOT pumayag maging 5th man para magka pangalan ew itlog hugger HAHAHAHA
— Tatsilog (@tintinko849) September 11, 2022
Bro you're stupid as fuck bro we have info na marami sa A site so take B Site kami and clearing operation. Quit valorant bro or gusto mo to make more hype Bet game tayo Trippy vs Aurorus since drinop name moko lahat kami mag lilive the same with you guys
— Tatsilog (@tintinko849) September 8, 2022
Furthermore, Tatsilog also worsened the situation as he tried to clear his name by blasting everyone that accused him with multiple insults and profanities.
Via Aurorus
With the accusations getting heated, Aurorus eventually cut ties with both players as they confirmed through their internal review that the two players were indeed cheating in VALORANT.
My acct recently locked idk why:/ pic.twitter.com/J5P0Zpas2v
— Tatsilog (@tintinko849) September 16, 2022
Moreover, Tatsilog’s VALORANT account was also banned, and claimed he didn’t know why.
With Aurorus forfeiting, PESO was forced to hold an offline best-of-3 finals match between the team that Aurorus defeated in the semis and in the finals, with Star Pyxis ultimately winning the match.
Meanwhile, Tatsilog has since maintained his social media silence after his multiple bans.
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