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Riot Games cracked down on 100 Thieves after the team's alleged misconduct during the quarterfinals match of the VALORANT Champions Tour NA Masters. The esports organization received a USD 5,000 fine following a competitive ruling. Additionally, Riot placed 100T head coach Hector “FrosT” Rosario on competitive probation due to “unprofessional behavior.” VALORANT may be a new esports title but Riot intends to hold its competitors to a high standard.
BRINGING 100 THIEVES TO JUSTICE
A competitive ruling has been made on 100 Thieves. Read more: https://t.co/jDO9Q1OCte
— VALORANT Esports NA (@valesports_na) March 23, 2021
Riot publicized the details of the competitive ruling earlier today. 100 Thieves allegedly intentionally delayed the beginning of their quarterfinals matchup against Immortals.
“When reminded that failing to start the game pursuant to the Tournament Official’s decision can result in disqualification, FrosT threatened to leverage players’ social media platforms against the Tournament Organizer and Riot Games as a response. A Riot Games employee entered the channel and reiterated the server decision, the rationale behind the decision, and the finality of the decision.”
100T eventually defeated Immortals in the delayed match but fell to the lower bracket after being soundly defeated by Gen.G. The sanctioned organization swiftly put out their own statement a little over three hours since Riot posted the competitive ruling.
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HEARING BOTH SIDES
A statement regarding the VALORANT competitive ruling: pic.twitter.com/EgIZeAIZFv
— 100 Thieves VALORANT (@100T_VAL) March 23, 2021
100T claims that their coach was merely fighting for their players. However, intentionally delaying a tournament still proves to be a clear breach of regulations. Additionally, 100T feels that Riot misconstrued the entire incident following an investigation. The team also cited a previous match where a ruling allegedly contradicts the sanction against 100T.
“We feel our coach was fighting for our players and fans in advocating for competitive integrity. We're moving forward and our sole focus is on improving our team's performance for the upcoming VALORANT tournaments.”
100 Thieves' alleged delay infraction comes as a natural side-effect of holding tournaments online. Naturally, tournament organizers can't get past COVID-19 restrictions. The least Riot games, or any other organizer, can do would be to modify its rulebooks to avoid any confusion in the future. The VCT NA Masters concluded with no additional problems. Sentinels came away as the clear victor after completely dominating the rest of the competition.
