Talon TH and the Thailand Esports Federation (TESF) both released statements regarding the cheating allegations involving Tokyogurl, Thailand’s SEA Games AOV Women’s representative.
Thailand Arena of Valor (AOV) pro player Napapat “Tokyogurl” Warasin was involved in a controversy during the 33rd SEA Games tournament after allegations emerged that she used a third-party application and allowed another individual to play matches via remote access. Following an investigation, she was disqualified from the event, and her esports organization, Talon TH, later removed her from the team roster.
Thailand AOV player Tokyogurl penalized during SEA Games 2025 event
The Final Stage of the AOV SEA Games event took an unexpected turn after tournament officials issued a ruling that resulted in the disqualification of Tokyogurl, one of the members of the Thailand national team. She was previously swapped out during the Upper Bracket Final match against Vietnam for flashing a middle finger on camera. The team eventually lost 0-3 against their opponent, dropping them in the lower bracket match against Laos.
Subsequently, the Thailand team was disqualified from the tournament due to allegations of cheating involving one of their teammates. The Thailand Esports Federation (TESF) issued an official statement regarding the matter.
According to the post, Tokyogurl “committed an offense under Item 9.4.3 of the Esports Technical Handbook by using unauthorized third-party software or hardware modification.” The method of cheating was not revealed. The community speculates that she used a screen-sharing app to have someone else play the game on her behalf.
The violation led to the Thailand team being forced to forfeit their match, giving Laos an automatic win. Laos then went on to lose against Vietnam with a 0-4 score.
Talon TH removes Tokyogurl following AOV SEA Games 2025 controversy
Tokyogurl’s esports organization, Talon TH, released a statement following the incident involving the cheating allegation during the 33rd SEA Games. The statement confirmed that Tokyogurl’s status as an esports athlete with the organization has been terminated.
Here’s a rough translation of the post:
“TALON accepts and complies with the ruling and final decision of the technical delegate regarding the women’s team category of the AOV esports competition at the 33rd SEA Games, held on December 15, 2025.
During the competition, esports athlete Ms. Napapat Worasin committed a violation of an important regulation during the match and was therefore disqualified from the 33rd SEA Games.
As a result, the organization has terminated her status as an esports athlete under its affiliation, effective from December 16, 2025, onward.
This announcement is made for your information, and we sincerely thank all supporters for your continued support.”
“This is really shameful," Legal Mindset comments on the Tokyogurl controversy
Following the cheating allegations, popular YouTuber Legal Mindset shared his thoughts on the situation. He discussed the impact of the incident on the AOV Thailand Women’s team’s performance in the 33rd SEA Games.
“This is really shameful and disrespectful to her Thai teammates, she literally got the entire Thai national team disqualified. This is a great use of the word solipsism.”
For context, solipsism generally refers to being highly self-focused. After the incident, Tokyogurl deleted her social media accounts and has not made any public statements.
