A Vietnamese League of Legends player suddenly received a heavy penalty
Accordingly, this League of Legends player is Dai Phu “Hoopa” Mong, playing for the FURY Global team in the tournament framework of the LCO region. In a recent match between FURY and Antic Esports (Antic), Sportradar (a famous agency specializing in negative sports investigation) discovered unusual signs surrounding the bet on FURY losing the match.
Riot's announcement about banning player Mong “Hoopa” Dai Phu from competing for 1 year for match-fixing.
After being directed by Riot, this agency investigated Hoopa's actions inciting another FURY player to participate in match-fixing in Split 1 of the 2024 LCO Season. Although Split 2 has not yet been signed. negative signs, but just the clear evidence of Split 1 is enough for Riot to issue a penalty.
Based on the information in hand and according to the Global Code of Conduct, Riot Games has announced a 1-year ban on Hoopa, starting from January 20, 2025. Although this player sent a written appeal on January 16, it seems to have been ineffective.
Mong “Hoopa” Dai Phu (white shirt, right).
Relevance to Vietnamese League of Legends
In fact, not many VCS audiences know LCO's Hoopa. However, the nickname “Hoopa” is quite familiar as it is the in-game name of player Nanaue – a young talent who once played for Vikings Esports in 2024. That's because LCO's Hoopa registered this nickname first. So VKE players had to change their names.
Because of him, Nanaue could not register the nickname “Hoopa” when he officially competed.
And once again, a Vietnamese player “got involved” and made the VCS community even more frustrated. There may be reasons for this, but deceiving fans' trust will come at a very high price.
