Top rated amateur player “Phox” has been permanently banned from the game after confirmation of cheating allegations, according to a statement from the player on Monday.
The would-be professional went to social media this morning to announce his break from the professional scene, citing his mental health, before Matt Paoletti, a VALORANT anti-cheat developer replied that the player had been banned for cheating earlier on day.
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If you come back, don’t cheat next time.
– Matt Paoletti (@ RiotK3o) July 20, 2020
Phox and his “weak” teammate had been training together on one of North America’s top amateur teams, Echo 8, in preparation for the upcoming $ 25,000 PAX Arena tournament this week. Weak went to social media to defend Phox from cheating accusations and only shortly after to confirm that both they and Phox had been kicked out of the game for playing cheat enabled.
“I’m not going to try to prolong this any longer,” Weak published. “None of our colleagues knew we were cheating. I received a message from [P]Hox this morning saying they banned it, so I checked to see if I was, too. Now I am logged in to be banned, I thought I could play it. “
As part of Echo 8, Phox recently competed in a charity tournament, EsportsDoug x eUnited Charity Clash, where her team finished third. Phox was one of the best players in the entire event, finishing with a phenomenal death-to-death ratio of 1.45 and an average combat score of 286. In online play, Phox has been one of the most successful players on the ladder. North American. , achieving Radiant’s highest rank with a 75% win rate in their competitive games, while placing large numbers and winning against popular pros like 100 Thieves captain Spencer “Hiko” Martin or Victor “Food” Wong of T1.
. @ phoxNA this explains why you did this against us? pic.twitter.com/Tb0dcXx6ui
– belal 🏃 (@FGBelal) July 20, 2020
Echo 8 is still slated to compete in the upcoming PAX Arena Invitational, an Ignition Series event in association with Riot Games, as no one else on the team is suspected of cheating.
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