Woman eSports Pro is making waves, but not for good reason, as it turns out she was completely faking her gaming. A shocking eSports scandal rocked the competitive community and led to unfortunate circumstances for her team members mid-tournament.
eSports is a big deal, with the potential for fame and prize money often on the line. Unfortunately, the competition can also lead to players trying to cheat, which has resulted in tournament winners being stripped of their titles and in several cases, Fortnite tournament cheaters were forced to publicly apologize for their misdeeds. However, to have someone make it this far in an eSports competition without playing the game themselves is extremely rare.
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The eSports competitor has never played the games themselves
A major controversy has developed over an eSports competitor named Warasin Naphat, aka Tokyogurl. As a member of the Thai national team for the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, she participated Arena of Valor contest on December 15, when officials noticed a difference between what was happening in Tokyogurl's game compared to her hand movements. Officials investigated and it was found that instead of actually playing the game, she was instead using Discord to share the screen of someone playing the game remotely and pretending to be her. As a result, Tokiogurl was kicked out of the tournament and her entire team eventually withdrew, despite qualifying for the finals.
After the incident, Tokiogurl maintained his innocence, but more truth has since come to light. Other Arena of Valor An eSports competitor who goes by Cheerio posted a video on TikTok revealing that he was actually the one playing the game that was shared on her phone. He apologized for the incident, claiming he had not intended for the incident to “escalate to this point and cause disappointment to a lot of people”, and said he would accept the consequences of his actions. Since then, the only message Tokiogurl has shared has been a short “I'm sorry” message on her Facebook account, apparently admitting to the cheating scandal.
This incident will have lasting consequences for both individuals. Tokyogurl saw her contract with her club terminated shortly after and RoV Esports banned her from further competition for life, though given that she's never played herself, it's likely she wouldn't have qualified for the stage regardless of another attempt. Cheerio's career is probably in jeopardy as well. The president of the Asian eSports Federation and the head of the Thai eSports Association are taking legal action against the two “to the fullest extent possible.”
Cheating doesn't pay
Tokyogurl's teammates apparently noticed some red flags before the event, such as her reluctance to participate in personal training and hiding her hands while streaming her alleged game online. While she could hide the fact that she wasn't actually playing the game during the live stream, participating in the competition comes with a lot of scrutiny to ensure fairness between the competitors. She was apparently added to the national team without ever attending formal tryouts due to her online reputation, which was obviously a mistake given the outcome.
It's unclear why the two ever thought this was a good idea, especially since Cheerio, who was apparently competing legitimately on his own, will likely now be banned from future events. While Cheerio and Tokyogurl are far from the first eSports scammers, this scheme backfired for both of them.
Sources: RudeVulture, Bangkok Post, TikTok
