Is it true that the captain of the Thai League of Legends team accused his own teammate?

Player Givemeakiss has a bright appearance and is popular in Thailand, but she is not the one who accused Tokyogurl of cheating. Photo: @coddanism .

On the afternoon of December 17th, many popular Facebook pages in Vietnam shared information about Thai eSports player Givemeakiss discovering and reporting a teammate's cheating in a tournament. The player was praised for his integrity and refusal to cover up wrongdoing. However, this information is untrue.

In the Hone-Krasae program hosted by MC Num Kanchai, broadcast on YouTube on the afternoon of December 17th, the remaining five members of the Thai Arena of Valor team, along with Mr. Santi Lothong, President of the Thai Esports Federation, told a completely different story.

Specifically, the misconduct of Naphat Warasin (Tokyogurl) was detected by the Thai referee during the match against Vietnam. According to Mr. Santi, the tournament supervisor discovered the Discord application installed on the dragon lane player's phone. Upon opening the app, he found two pre-installed accounts, one belonging to Naphat Warasin. The other likely belonged to a player who was playing on his behalf.

Many Vietnamese Facebook pages are posting false information about the cheating scandal in Thai eSports.

The Thai referee then shared this information with the match supervisors, who were from Laos and the Philippines. This group only issued a warning and decided to let the match continue. However, the home team's referee insisted on filing a report. "Even though he was Thai and might have covered for his team, he was very fair in reporting the violation," said MC Num Kanchai.

Information regarding the identification of irregularities during practice and matches was provided by mid-laner Givemeakiss after the incident had already been exposed. Therefore, the information that the Thai player discovered and reported his teammate himself is untrue.

Immediately after the cheating scandal involving Naphat Warasin was exposed, Santi Lothong, President of the Esports Federation of Thailand (TESF), went live on Facebook to answer and explain to fans in the country. He apologized and admitted his mistakes in the decisions that led to Thailand's withdrawal from the women's team Mobile Legends: Bang Bang event at the 33rd SEA Games.

Responding to the choice of an online format without live broadcast, Santi Lathong explained that it was due to the need to keep tactics secret. Similarly, the reason for not announcing the lineup early, even though preparations were complete, was also for fear of opponents anticipating and taking precautions.

Thai leaders confirmed suspicions that someone was playing on behalf of Naphat Warasin, but the team had no evidence. “I am very upset that a 'rookie' player was allowed into the national team. As a player myself, when I watch the footage, I immediately notice that he played one way one day and then completely differently the next,” said Santi.

He confirmed that an internal investigation would continue, working with the team leader directly in charge, to determine the reason for allowing an unqualified player to represent the country.

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