A professional player in CoD Vanguard wants to clear up unpleasant rumors. After allegations that he is cheating in tournaments, he films himself and his monitors. He actually intends to prove his innocence, but unfortunately achieves the exact opposite. MeinMMO gives you more information.
Kenji has made a name for himself as a professional player in Call of Duty. Since 2020, he has participated in tournaments and has accumulated nearly €4000 in prize money. However, his opponents believed that something was not quite right.
Kenji’s opponents believed that he might not be playing fairly. There were specific accusations of wallhacks. The accused professional did not want to let these allegations go uncontested.
To prove his innocence, he sets up a camera on his two monitors. However, they unfortunately show exactly what he has denied: clear and obvious cheats.
CoD professional films himself cheating
How was the cheater caught? In a 2v2 match in the game mode Search & Destroy, Kenji plays alongside another player against the team of ImSasukee and iLuhvly. This takes place in a tournament initiated by the eSports organization Checkmate Gaming.
Since players were previously convinced that Kenji was using cheats, he wanted to prove his innocence. He films over his shoulder during his stream so that not only his profile but also clearly his monitors can be seen.
Presumably, the player wanted to show that he is not using aimbots or similar tools. And indeed, his crosshair does not stick suspiciously precisely to his opponents. Similar cheats are rampant in CoD Warzone, some of which are activated using foot pedals.
But unfortunately, Kenji clearly shows a different type of cheat in his other video: the wallhack. It was so obvious that it was discovered live during the match. In this Twitch clip, you can see how ImSasukee and iLuhvly react to the suspicious boxes during the game:
What are wallhacks? They don’t give you superhuman aim but tell you exactly where the enemies are located – even through multiple walls. The position of the opposing players is revealed with a large rectangular box around the enemy character. This gives cheaters a huge advantage as they always know exactly where the opponents are.
ImSasukee and iLuhvly clearly recognize these boxes on Kenji’s screen. Their reactions are understandably excited:
“He has boxes! He has boxes! Oh, I caught him!” exclaims iLuhvly. His teammate can hardly believe it at first, but the evidence is too clear. “Oh my God!” he exclaims repeatedly.
CoD professional caught with wallhacks – Here are the consequences
How did the cheater react? Kenji has now deleted all recordings from his streams, as well as his entire Twitch channel. The tournament organization Checkmate Gaming, where Kenji has won nearly €4000 in prize money since 2020, has banned him.
In addition, Kenji has also been banned from the College CoD League (CCL). There, he regularly participated as a CoD professional for Grand Canyon University. The CCL then issued the following statement:
“Kenji is permanently banned from the CCL. Grand Canyon University will be disqualified for the rest of the 2022 season and the postseason. [Other] GCU players who played alongside Kenji are suspended until the start of the 2023 season and may participate in competitions in the 2023 season.”
College CoD League via PC Gamer
Kenji himself has not yet made a statement. Given the overwhelming – and self-supplied – evidence, it can be assumed that his eSports career is over for the time being.
The case of Kenji is the latest chapter in a long history of CoD and cheats. A new anti-cheat has helped, but the problem has not completely disappeared.
Overall, CoD with Vanguard and Warzone is currently in a difficult phase. With the latest update in CoD Warzone, the developers have managed to score points again. However, this required fundamental changes. Here’s what has been done:
