Official: Thai eSports hot girl banned from competing for life

Before the cheers at the SEA Games 33 arena had subsided, the Southeast Asian esports scene was “upset” by the most shocking cheating scandal in history. Arena of Valor (RoV) female content suddenly became the focus of a drama when Thai player – hot girl Tokyogurl – was discovered cheating, leading to serious consequences: The Thai women’s team RoV withdrew completely, and Tokyogurl personally received a permanent ban.

Specifically, according to Dailynews, as soon as the incident was clarified, a series of penalties were simultaneously given to Tokyogurl. HThai Electronic Sports Federation (TESF) xadmitted that Tokyogurl violated Article 9.4.3 of the competition rules, Immediately eliminated from SEA Games 33. Whole The Thai women’s RoV team withdrew from the tournament.

Publisher Garena cwarm Tokyogurl participates all RoV awardsthe penalty takes effect from December 16, 2025. Managing team TALON also ccease player contract immediately. Organizing Committee RoV Esports levelm Tokyogurl play for life in all RoV tournaments.

On December 17, 2025, Mr. Santi Lohtong – President of the Asian Electronic Sports Federation and Chairman of the Thai Electronic Sports Association (TESF) – joined the players and coaches on Hone Krasae to talk clearly about the recent drama.

Talking about the question of whether Tokyogurl is really good or not, Mr. Santi frankly said that based on previous statistics, she was quite outstanding, but after talking directly and seeing all the clear evidence, he personally “did not dare to confirm that she was really good” and even thought that “it could be a fake”. He also did not avoid the responsibility of the coaching staff when asking what criteria the coach used to evaluate the players, because if the selection process had been correct, this incident would not have happened, and affirmed that TESF will continue to clarify internal responsibilities.

Regarding the moment Tokyogurl hurriedly went on stage to set up the device before the match against Vietnam, Mr. Santi affirmed that there was definitely a problem because esports always leaves “traces” on the competition phone and cannot be denied. He emphasized that the management board does not allow players to arbitrarily set up from the beginning, this action violates the rules and cannot be ignored by professional referees. When examining the device, TESF discovered that in an application abbreviated as DC, there were up to two accounts logged in at the same time, all of which were screenshotted and kept as evidence; The fact that Tokyogurl often said that the ID was logged out and had to log in again made him believe that someone outside had logged in instead at that time.

Explaining the reason why only Tokyogurl was banned from competing while the entire Thai RoV women’s team withdrew from the SEA Games, Mr. Santi said the Philippine head referee confirmed that Tokyogurl alone installed the banned software, no teammates assisted or hindered, so according to the law, only individuals were punished. However, after internal discussion, the association and the team felt too embarrassed, and decided not to continue competing to show the spirit and honor of the Thai people. At the same time, he revealed that other delegations at the SEA Games stadium came to encourage the Thai team after this decision.

Responding to the news that Tokyogurl was hospitalized due to panic, Mr. Santi said that that night TESF took her for a check-up, Chulalongkorn hospital sent a doctor to examine her and advised her to be hospitalized, all costs were paid by him. However, the doctor’s conclusion was that it was intestinal inflammation, not a brain-related problem, and in his personal opinion, this was more like a manifestation of “fear of losing” than a real panic attack.

Regarding the suspicion of someone playing for him, TESF President affirmed that the association has kept all the evidence and that Tokyogurl is 100% wrong, and emphasized that the heaviest penalty is a permanent ban from the national team. He warned that if any other team accepts Tokyogurl, that team will no longer have the right to participate in the national team because it is unacceptable to introduce fraud into the system. He also said that every login email has a log file and TESF is tracking where the login came from, because according to him, “if you cheat and still lose, it’s even more humiliating.” The person suspected of playing for them was revealed to be a semi-professional player, and if verified correctly, this person will no longer be allowed to be associated with any esports organization affiliated with the association.

Concluding the sharing session, Mr. Santi said he had consulted with the Thai Sports Commission and determined who was wrong to be punished, but anyone involved must take responsibility, because he loves esports and feels very sad when someone harms the image of this sport.