Warzone Tournament in Chaos After Pros Hit With Shadow Bans Mid-Game
The latest $25,000 Warzone tournament had a number of hiccups along the way, not least of all its competitors being slapped with shadow bans during their matches.
The Code Red Warzone Duos, hosted by BoomTV, took place yesterday Jan. 5, at 2:00 p.m. ET. As the first major Warzone tournament of the year, all eyes were on some of the top streamers and pros as they battled it out for a share of the $25,000 prize pool.
In what should have been a simple and exciting showdown, the tournament quickly encountered some frustrating problems. London Royal Ravens content creator, Jukeys, was one of the competitors to feel the worst of it. Not only getting stream sniped during the competition, but was one of the players to find themselves hit with a shadow ban mid-tournament.
Thank you for the shadow ban mid tournament I'm only playing for 25gs its no bother hahahahhaha @Activision
— Li (@Jukeyz) January 5, 2022
While he saw the humor in the disruption, getting shadow banned while competing for some serious cash is pretty brutal. Jukeys wasn't the only one to feel the sting; Toronto Ultra Pro, Overgirl, suffered the same fate.
i am shadow banned: i don’t cheat/wall/aimbot/vpn, i am ass too, i legit think acti just doesn’t know what they’re doing w shadow bans rn. happened to a shit ton on the tl today during 2 diff tourneys.
— Ultra Overgirl (@OvergirI) January 6, 2022
It's unclear exactly why so many competitors received shadow bans. Fans took to Twitter to ask why this has happened when real cheaters and hackers are still actively disrupting games.
Fortunately for the competitors of this tournament, it seems that most were able to get back into the match and carry on. With the year only just kicking off, it sure puts a dampener on what's to come.