Latvian player ardiis has confirmed to +1pv that Riot has cleared his name following accusations of cheating and match-fixing. The claims raised by GamerDoc of the community group 'The Valorant Police Department' had prompted ardiis to respond via Twitter, refuting any involvement in cheating or match-fixing during his time in Valorant.

@DEFINEGG We investigate all participants in esports events and also do additional reviews after the event before certifying the results.

This follows confirmation by Paul Chamberlain, Valorant's anti-cheat lead, that participants in esports events are routinely investigated before results are certified. The news has cleared the air surrounding the Latvian player's dominance during his time with top EU team fish123 fish123 Inactive Kryptix James Affleck ScreaM Adil Benrlitom L1NK Travis Mendoza ec1s Adam Eccles soulcas Dom Sulcas which included placing first in seven tournaments. ardiis' signing to a major esports organisation is expected to be announced in the imminent future following his departure from the team earlier this month.