CS2: nbgee12 permanently banned for doping and stealing SSD at IEM Dallas 2024
At only 19 years old, this CS2 player has received a very heavy penalty for his violations at the international tournament IEM Dallas 2024.
The international tournament of CS2 (Counter-Strike 2) IEM Dallas 2024 has ended for nearly a week, but today the gaming community has had the opportunity to discuss the incidents behind the scenes of the tournament, in which nbgee12 is the main character of the discussions.
More details about this incident, the player born in 2004 – nbgee12 has been permanently banned from FACEIT for unsportsmanlike behavior of illegal trespassing and theft at the tournament IEM Dallas 2024.
During a livestream chat with CoJoMo, nbgee12 admitted that he had gained access to the backstage of IEM Dallas 2024 and stole SSDs from 3 players Stewie2K, NiKo and NertZ among many SSDs here.
According to the investigation, the tournament organizers use these SSDs to store the configuration and important settings and files of the players, which is to prevent tampering and cheating during the competition. It also helps CS2 players quickly prepare their in-game settings. And according to m0NESY and some fans, stealing SSDs can lead to “traps” such as cheating software on the hard drive to cause players to be unjustly punished.
Returning to nbgee12, after returning to the hotel, he was arrested by the police a few hours later, ESL identified nbgee12 as the SSD thief through security cameras at the tournament. This young player said that the police and ESL did not charge him but banned him from participating in the event.
nbgee12 eventually admitted that his mind may have been affected by the use of stimulants (c*n sa) to steal SSD at IEM Dallas 2024.
“There are no words to describe how humiliating and depressing this is. I am truly disgusted with my actions and am committed to learning from this experience,” added nbgee12.
Looking back, nbgee12 was once permanently banned from ESEA for avoiding bans, and he was also temporarily banned from the FACEIT Pro League for attempting to fix matches. With a permanent ban from FACEIT, nbgee12’s competitive career is in danger of collapsing even though he is only 19 years old.
