New details on fraud in the VCT 2023 Game Changers North America Series 3

Recently, Riot Games once again responded to the situation unfolding in the American qualifiers for the Women's World Championship. According to developers' statements, the results of the investigation revealed that the participants from "noot noot" were using cheats. However, despite this, the "Disguised GC" team, which suffered defeat from the cheating team, will not be reinstated in the tournament for a rematch.

To recap, yesterday, the women's team "noot noot" was disqualified from the third stage of the American qualifiers of VCT Game Changers Series 3. During their match against "Complexity GX3," "noot noot" players were awarded an auto loss, leading to their disqualification from the tournament. For more details, read our article.

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Also today, Riot Games announced that they are confident in the use of cheats, and as a result, the "noot noot" team has officially been removed from the event.

On Thursday, October 5th, a player from the "noot noot" team participating in VCT Game Changers III was detected by Riot Anti-Cheat as an individual who violated the tournament's integrity. This information was confirmed during the match between "noot noot" and "Complexity GX3," and "noot noot" was immediately declared the loser. This result cast doubt on the validity of "noot noot's" previous matches, including their victory over "Disguised GC." While various options were considered, such as revising part of the bracket or reinstating "DSG" instead of "noot noot," none of them were deemed appropriate, as it would lead to invalid victories and create unfair influences on multiple teams. Riot Games takes allegations very seriously and will consider significant measures against parties attempting to knowingly undermine the fairness of our tournament and game.

Interestingly, Riot stated that the "Disguised GC" team, which lost to cheaters in the first round and later left the tournament, will not be reinstated. This decision has generated mixed reactions in the Valorant community, as there is a high likelihood that their defeat was indeed due to cheats from "noot noot." We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates for our readers.