EXPOSING VCL MENA (Once Again)
Yesterday, Sunday, March 16th, at 20:00 CET, we were supposed to watch Team GB vs. VoidWalkers in Challengers League 2025 MENA Resilience: North Africa & Levant Split 1 - Group Stage: Week 2.
Instead, VoidWalkers were given a 26-0 round win, and we didn’t get to see a single round played. So what really happened?
On the stream VOD, all we got was a vague message:
"Team has run out of tech pause."
But after speaking with team members, here’s the real story:
Nationality Issues & Admin Incompetence
When Team GB submitted their roster, there was no option to select Palestine as a nationality. Instead, their team manager had to manually add a note explaining the situation.
One of their players, who lived most of his life in Palestine and qualifies as an LTR for MENA under Riot’s own rulebook, was forced to relocate to Turkey due to war.
However, VCL MENA admins denied him the right to play.
Unreasonable Demands & No Proper Solution
The admins' response?
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"Find a sub in 15 minutes."
- The sub needed to download Tournament Realm in that time, which was impossible due to limited internet speeds.
- No other accommodations were made.
Then, admins suddenly changed their stance, saying:
"The player can play next gameweek, but not this one."
Which makes zero sense.
And yet, just two hours after that, the team received a final message:
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The player was officially banned from the league.
No communication. No transparency. Just a sudden ban.
Where’s Riot?
The team has tried contacting Riot, but (unsurprisingly) nothing has been done.
At this point, the best-case scenario would be a rematch—but knowing how TOs handle these situations, we all know that’s unlikely.
The Valorant T2 scene has been a mess for years, and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
If you’ve read this far, I urge you to help spread this. This team has spent months grinding, only to be robbed of their chance due to poor tournament management.
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