According to information from Riot Games, the incident took place on March 15, Shitouren played the last match of the day at Worlds Season 13, in the match, there were two Chinese players Liluo and Saopimi. After the match, Riot Games received allegations about Shitouren's “deliberately lost” in the match against Liluo's ranking in the tournament.
At that time, Riot Games conducted an investigation and preliminary conclusions that Shitouren did not have this behavior. However, after that, the publisher received more evidence, reopened the investigation and determined that Shitouren violated Article 4.2 of the Riot Esports Code of Conduct. Accordingly, this stipulates that the players must fulfill their full potential and prohibit the deliberate loss.
The evidence given by Riot Games includes:
– Round 5-2: skip the upgrade of Gangplank 2 ★ Despite having enough gold and time.
– Round 6-1: Delayed 16 seconds to select 'Remering Chain' after fighting begins.
– Round 6-3: Transfer of equipment from Violet 3 ★ to VI 2 ★ Confusing, weakening the squad.
With his behavior, Shitouren received an official ban from Riot Games: Banned the competition for truth until the end of season 14 (July 14, 2025), all bonuses from the tournament will be deprived. At the same time, the player also warned that any violation of the global codes of conduct can lead to additional penalties. Riot Games also confirmed that this was the final ruling and no chance of appeal.
Shitouren has just started in 2025 very successfully with the runner -up at the JCC Open Championship 7: Regional Finals and won tickets to attend Worlds Season 13 of Truth. Before being banned, this player ranked 14 in the tournament and received a prize of about $ 9,000.
