DRX accused of leaking scrims following VCT Pacific match versus TALON

DRX and other VALORANT teams have been accused of sharing scrim VODs to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the VCT Pacific circuit.

The claims were seemingly sparked by a feud between TALON coach Hector ‘FrosT’ Rosario and DRX coach Seon-ho ‘termi’ Pyeon which escalated ahead of their Stage 1 Playoffs match on May 4th.

Prior to the beginning of the series between DRX and TALON, FrosT refused a fist bump offered by termi as a show of sportsmanship – an unprecedented incident between coaches on a VCT stage.

When asked about the reasons behind his behaviour in the post-match interview, FrosT claimed that the feud went back to comments made by termi about the TALON coach during last year’s VCT season.

“There’s real smoke between us. It’s just a me and him thing that probably would never be resolved, and that’s okay,” FrosT explained.

The personal feud between the coaches also rekindled the public discussion of scrim leaking between some VCT contestants, in particular Pacific teams. While similar rumours circulated last year, they received less attention from the community and eventually died down. This time, however, several influential figures in the VALORANT competitive scene seemingly confirmed scrim sharing to be a common issue.

On social media, former TALON player Peter ‘Governor’ No, commented: “I have nothing to gain now from saying this but last year on TLN we had proof of some teams scrim sharing and showed it but yeah riot just didn’t really care and told us they couldn’t enforce anything from what I understood.

“Idk what’s going on there now or if the problem still exists but in my experiences last year it definitely was a thing. I do think it should be enforced as a rule though.”

On-air talent and TALON streamer Jessica ‘Jess’ Bolden commented on the moment FrosT declined termi’s fistbump: “This photo will forever be iconic to me. This is such a raw moment. He stood on that stage and made a choice not to acknowledge someone who had wronged him multiple times over. It’s brave because not everyone knows what caused that.. but he knows.. and he finally got to control what happens.”

Moreover, VALORANT professionals outside the Pacific region have weighed in on the discussion. “Unfortunately scrim sharing happens way often than you can imagine, and I’ve experienced it against my team before,” claimed Wolves Esports Head Coach, Hoc Wah ‘Fayde’ Chong.

According to Team Liquid’s Assistant Coach, Daniel ‘yaotziN’ Roczniak, scrim sharing is a common practice across VALORANT esports worldwide: “I mean, let’s be honest, scrim sharing is a huge problem that everyone already accepted Read More