On July 29, the Japanese esports team NOEZ FOXX announced the termination of their contract with the streamer known as To Go to Okinawa. Okinawa joined the team in August 2023 and gained community attention by reaching the Radiant rank in Valorant, despite suspicions of cheating in Apex Legends.

At the end of May, he ceased activity on Twitch and social media, and recently Riot Games announced his ban for cheating. However, on July 21, the ban was lifted due to confirmed unauthorized access to his account. Okinawa resumed streaming and asserted his innocence, which was confirmed.

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On July 29, NOEZ FOXX released a statement about the contract termination with Okinawa, noting they did not want to inconvenience sponsors and fans. The team acknowledged a lack of understanding of the seriousness of cheating and expressed regret.