On the homepage, the representative of the Organizing Committee said: “After more careful consideration, we inform that the matches in Group A will be delayed to review the decision to sanction the Keyd Stars. Today (December 4), Valorant Champions only have 2 matches between Team Vikings – Gambit Esports and Team Liquid – Sentinels. Each match will start later than 1 hour in the beginning of the game schedule (22H and 22H and 22h and 22h and the match schedule (22H and 22H and 22h and 22h and 22h and 22h and the match schedule (22H and 22H and 22h and 22h and 22H 01h00) “.
Earlier, in area A of Breeze, Jonathan “Jhow” Gloria used camera skills (E) of CYPHER agent in the hidden corner and the non -discovered Acend players. As a result, Jhow collected a large amount of information about the opponent's position to his teammates. However, Riot Games determined that Jhow had violated the law and loses the Keyd Stars.
Just a few hours after Riot Games's notice, the wave of indignation appeared on Twitter. Even a hashtag named #justiceforKeyd was created by the Brazilian Valorant community that climbed the top 5 global trends. With great pressure from public opinion and the frustration of the keyd Stars players, Riot Games closed the meeting plan again before making a final decision.
In the match against Acend, Keyd Stars were the ones who took the lead 1-0 after the victory at the Ice Box map. Entering the 2nd match with Bind map, Acend balanced the score 1-1 when destroying Brazilian representative with the result of 13-3. At the Breeze map, Keyd Stars was the winning team, but was later losing to the Jhow player.
However, with the latest notice of Riot Games, the chance for Keyd Stars to continue or fight again. There were comparisons that appeared, causing the organizers to change their thoughts. In the match between Sentinels and Furia Esports, Michael “Dap” Gulino of Sentinels also took advantage of Bug CYPHER at the Breeze map but was not sanctioned.
