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Sharmila Ganguly

VALORANT pro Ban gets an actual one-year ban by Riot for match-fixing in VCT

VALORANT player Seungmin “ban” Oh has been handed a 12-month ban for engaging in match-fixing discussions during his time with Global Esports in the VCT 2025 season.

According to Riot Games’ official report, ban’s actions included “engaging with individuals and entertaining proposals for match manipulation which included financial terms,” which breaches Article 4.14 (Match-Fixing or Manipulation) of the Terms of Service. The “discussion” for match-fixing apparently happened during the VCT Pacific Stage two 2025 series between Global Esports and Team Secret held on July 19.

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