The American Preston “Juev3nile” Dornon (36) is a successful coach in the shooter Valorant by Riot Games, the company behind LoL. He has been a coach since 2020, most recently working as head coach for the team Global Esports and almost made it to the finals in 2024. But now his career is over, and in a way that makes one want to hide.
This has now come to light: There were complaints against the coach Fantomas, who allegedly approached women in Valorant from smaller regions with inappropriate messages. In the course of this, women aged between 18 and mid-20s came forward and made accusations against Juv3nile, the 36-year-old head coach of Global Esports.
After the first women shared the coach’s chat messages, more women came forward with their messages.
It turned out that the coach had messaged young women unsolicited, using pre-prepared pickup lines like: “I understand you. Let’s play in duo so I can start gaslighting you. Then I’ll fly you out, and we can meet in real life at the Riot arena.”
These messages were received poorly by women who were interested in e-sports and not in dates. They shared the messages, saying things like “Isn’t it a prerequisite for a coach to be weird?” or just a question mark.
Should I coach you or should we skip that part?
What were those messages? The 36-year-old began conversations with unknown women who play Valorant, using phrases like:
“Should I coach you in Valorant or should we skip that and I fly to you for sweet dates? For real for real”
Or: “I would even say worse things, but then you would cancel me so quickly” (via X)
Also bad: “People like to hide their true feelings and are too shy to go after what they truly desire.”
To a photo, he wrote he would show up at her place and then do “cnc” with her – that’s an abbreviation for “consensual non-consent,” a type of agreed-upon sexual assault.
Riot bans coach, the internet mocks
That is the consequence for the coach: In a message from Riot Games, the coach has now been banned from every tournament organized by Riot for one year. Riot Games emphasizes that every participant in e-sports also represents the community and must therefore meet “high professional standards”.
The coach must also complete a course in professional behavior.
His team Global Esports states that they respect Riot Games’ decision (via X). They believe that integrity in behavior is non-negotiable. Although the team does not explicitly state that the 36-year-old is losing his job, he will not be allowed to work as a coach for a year.
Additionally, the coach is widely ridiculed on social media by Valorant fans for his behavior. He has no “rizz,” no charisma, they say. His behavior is simply described as “weird,” they keep saying.
There is no statement from Juv3nile himself regarding the accusations.
In gaming, there are always stories about men who behave inappropriately towards women. We once reported on MeinMMO about an influencer in Minecraft who tried to defend himself against such accusations: Minecraft: GeorgeNotFound (27) fights for his career and reputation after accusations
