Tencent kicks 57 teams out of PUBG Mobile PMCO Spring Split for cheating

Tencent has pulled out the „Ban Hammer“ and kicked 44 teams out of one of its PUBG Mobile tournaments for cheating (or at least trying to).

PUBG Mobile Club Open Spring Split 2021 is an international esports tournament in which a multitude of PUBG Mobile teams face each other in different phases before reaching the playoffs in which only the 16 best teams will participate.

This PMCO has always been quite criticized for sneaking in teams with cheating players although, in this edition, Tencent seems to have taken note of the mistakes of the past and has been vigilant and has expelled a total of 57 teams for different reasons including cheating.

44 of these teams were eliminated in the qualifiers while the last 13 received their „ban“ in the group stage leaving the tournament free of cheaters and actions that violate the integrity of the championship or its code of conduct.

Tencent makes this data public for the first time

This is the first time in the history of the PMCO that Tencent makes public the list of the teams that have been disqualified after the criticism it had previously received from the community that, precisely, asked for more transparency in the process.

Below is the list of the disqualified teams:

Europe Wildcard

DarkKnock: Usage of Third-Party Software
Rozavlea: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
Master Esports: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
team masters: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software

United Kingdom

CYREX esports: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
Smokers Esports: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
V12: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
Syrax Esports: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
Fool Esports: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
UNI TEAM: Ringing/ Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
iKURD E-SPORTS: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
Optic Gaming: Ineligible player
KURD MAN – Usage of Third-Party Software

United Arab Emirates

Emaar: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
Aquareborn: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
EmiratesDxB: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
Team Shurta: Participating in Multiple Regions
F16 Esports: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
Barcode Plch: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
MYS Gaming: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
Semper Victor: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
Team iQ: Ineligible player

France

LDI PUNCH: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
OneDon: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
NCS ESPORTS: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software
Vforv: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
MASTERSxFR: Ineligible player
SPACE FORCE: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
4RQ Esports: Usage of Third-Party Software

North America

TeamMvrk: Usage of Third-Party Software
Kof5g: Not Meeting Residential Requirement

Turkey

FLBV: Usage of Third-Party Software
Lux Game Espor: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software

CIS

ROV ESPORTS: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
Cyber Cartel: Usage of Illegal Device (Tablet)
TeamOpRaJpuT: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software

Egypt

Black Cloud: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
OldTeamEG: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software

Iraq

BFF ESPORTS: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
LAST DAY: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement
Logic up: Ineligible player

MENA Wildcard

anonymuos: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement

Germany

Flex esports: Bypassing of Anti-Cheat Software

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Delta9: Ringing/Not Meeting Residential Requirement