Irish esports organisation Wylde have seen one of their players – Maurice ‘AceeZ’ Erkelenz – banned until early 2025 following an investigation.
According to a post published by the official Rainbow Six Esport Europe account on social media, the German player was ‘found to have taken actions to impede an investigation into alleged cheating behaviour, which is directly in breach of the Blast R6 Global Rulebook’.
“As per the Blast R6 Global Rulebook, the player has been issued an immediate competitive suspension lasting until the end of the 2024 season, after the last day of the Six Invitational 2025,” the post continued.
“The competitive suspension applies to all Blast R6 tournaments and to off-season Rainbow Six Siege tournaments organised by Ubisoft and/or Blast.”
This means that the player, who has deleted his Twitter account, is banned from competing until March 1st 2025.
According to Liquipedia, AceeZ actually left Wylde a few weeks ago, on October 9th 2023.
Wylde players defend AceeZ
AceeZ’ former teammate, Wylde’s UK player Peter ‘Pacbull’ Bull, defended him on social platform X (aka Twitter).
Pacbull claims that he did not cheat:
When asked why he deleted his Twitter/X account, Pacbull added: “He deactivated because he didn’t want to receive the thousands of insults in his mentions and hundreds in his DMs, makes sense to me.
“I don’t think you appreciate the mental strain of a thousand people hurling insults at you. Nothing he could say would stop the insults either, so why bother.”
“AceeZ is my brother and I fully trust him, he never cheated and never will.”
T3b, Wylde
It’s not fully clear how the banned player impeded the investigation into alleged cheating, though some online said he denied a PC check or re-installed Windows beforehand. Pacbull responded to one X user who claimed AceeZ denied a PC check, saying the poster was ‘misinformed’.
Another Wylde Rainbow Six player, Italian Edoardo ‘T3b’ Treglia, added: ‘He is my brother and I fully trust him, he never cheated and never will, his stats show it since six years. I will win and I will improve and I will do anything I need for me and for AceeZ from now on.’
German Wylde player Lucas ‘Hungry’ Reich also came to AceeZ’ defense, saying:
Wylde publishes statement following AceeZ ban
Wylde said they ‘continue to be committed to Rainbow Six Siege and are recruiting for Europe League 2024 on the principles of integrity, professionalism and ambition’.
“Our strong, strategic partnerships with Ubisoft and Blast are based on respect, trust and mutual understanding. At all times, Wylde has and will continue to respect and support our players and, in return, demand that the highest professional standards are upheld at all times by our Wylde roster.”
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