A controversy has erupted between officials of VCT Challengers Malaysia – Singapore and current Valorant pro player Wong Jia “JayH” Heng of team Disguised regarding claims of rules violations committed by the latter. Interestingly, JayH has decided to fight back and prepared to prove his innocence.
On April 30th, officials of VCT Challengers MYSG stated that JayH had been involved in match-fixing that occurred before the 2024 edition started. Based on this, they decided to punish him by issuing a provisional ban from participating in all Riot Games esports, including third-party tournaments, until further notice.
While there are no details regarding the specific match where JayH allegedly fixed his match, a report suggested that it might have occurred during his stint as a player for Ninjas in Pyjamas in the Chinese competitive scene from August 2023 to January 2024. The report suspected that JayH had placed a bet on himself during the China Evolution Series last year.
JayH, however, retaliated against VCT Challengers’ claim and came up with a reply, insisting he has never been involved in match-fixing. The young Singaporean still stands by his statement to this date and ensures that he will comply with the investigation.
“Hi, any VCT MYSG personnel, can contact me please, I don’t match-fix, never participated in any activity involving it,” JayH said. “These allegations will hurt my reputation severely, especially since no due diligence was done in even contacting me to investigate beforehand. I stand by my statement that I do not match-fix and have not participated in such activities. I will do my best to comply with the investigations done by the team.”
Having heard JayH’s claim, VCT MYSG officials quickly followed up with another statement, clarifying that it was Riot who found the information, and the investigation was carried out only after the details regarding JayH’s alleged activity were given to them.
On social media, the officials wrote, “The decision to issue a provisional suspension was based on information provided to us by Riot Games, the governing body overseeing the Valorant competitive scene. As TGC, the company organizing the tournament on behalf of Riot Games, we are committed to upholding the integrity of competitive play and take any allegations of misconduct seriously.”
At the time of this writing, both parties have not reached a conclusion and no additional information has been made public. However, many professionals and fans have taken notice of Riot’s decision and sided with JayH, with some even encouraging him to take legal action against the company if he’s proven not guilty.
