Lidt over 24 timer efter, at skandalen om den franske stjernespiller fra Titan, Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian, som modtog et VAC ban, begyndte, indrømmer franskmanden nu at have snydt. Det skriver han i en opdatering på sin egen Facebookside.

Begge franskmænds hold blev i nat udelukket fra Dreamhack Winter, hvor de ellers skulle have kæmpet med om 250.000 dollars i præmiepuljen. Derfor undskylder Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian først og fremmest over for sit hold og sine fans.

As you saw yesterday, I was banned by VAC and unfortunately it was justified,

I wanted to say that I'm really sorry to all the people who supported me, I am aware that with this bullsh*t my career is now over and my team are a very bad position. They did not deserve that.

At the end of August, I was contacted by a supex0 progammer, who built a strong case and told me that a lot of pros were using the program.

Instantly, I became curious. He gave me access to the program for seven days. Like an idiot, I fell into temptation, which was too great. I wanted to see what it looked like on public servers and matchmaking.

I did not use it after that. I was going to join Titan and I did not need to take unnecessary risks while I had all that I needed: a top team, with a solid structure behind it. My curiosity failed me and now my career is over CS after 12 years.

I lost everything and I do not expect any compassion, I made a mistake and I will pay it for it. Unfortunately everything ends here. Once again, I'm really sorry to have disappointed everyone.

Titan, som Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian ikke længere spiller for, besluttede allerede i går at suspendere spilleren. Her til aften vælger de at kommentere yderligere på sagen, da de nu har haft tid til at foretage en intern undersøgelse.

Today is a sad and disheartening day for Titan CS:GO.

On November 20th one of our CS:GO players, Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian, was flagged by the Valve Anti-Cheat System (VAC). The player in question was immediately suspended by Titan, pending an internal investigation by the organization.

In parallel with this, Titan also attempted to confer with Valve directly, and when enquiring about proof of the infraction the organization received the below response:

«We do not discuss players’ personal account details with third parties. However we can confirm that he is VAC banned. »

Following the organizations own investigation into the matter, KQLY confessed to having used a third party program. According to his side of the story, the use took place at the end of August, pertaining to a one week time period, outside of a competitive context and on another Steam account.

Considering the information we now have at our disposal, it is no longer possible for Titan to maintain trust in our player. We have therefore taken the decision to dismiss Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian from the team effective immediately.

« We haven’t yet fully grasped the magnitude of what is happening. It’s a huge blow to the players who have been preparing for this specific goal for weeks now… More than 3 months of work just vanished.

Obviously, we firmly condemn the act Hovik has been accused of comitting. As a professional player, it’s simply unthinkable to bahave in such a way.

Our huge disappointment is further reinforced by the decision not to allow any possibility for the team to attend this major. The players but also the partners, staff, and management of Titan have invested a great amount of work into this project; it is very hard to see everyone pay the price for an isolated case.

My thoughts go out to all the supporters too… The disappointment is huge but I know that we will come back stronger and even more determined following the hardship we are going through today. » - Jérôme "NiaK" Sudries, Team manager.

We want to stress this point: those who engage in illegitimate practices do not belong in Titan and we will be vigilant in our continuous efforts to prevent a situation like this from ever occuring again.

As for KQLY we realize there’s more to him as a person than these single actions portray and despite what has transpired, we wish him well in his future endeavors. In regard to the team as a whole we will evaluate the options available to us in order to come back stronger.

Indrømmelsen fra Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian falder få timer efter, at landsmanden Gordon "Sf" Giry fra Epsilon også har indrømmet, at han har snydt.