Thai Esports Pro Tokyogurl Exposed After Boyfriend Played Entire Career for Her

December 15th, 2025. Thailand versus Vietnam. Upper bracket final at the Southeast Asian Games .

Officials noticed something wrong. Warasin "Tokyogurl" Naraphat's fingers didn't match her character's movements on screen .

Match paused. Investigation launched.

They found Discord running. Someone else playing remotely. Screen sharing the entire match .

Her entire career? A lie.

Built on Fraud

Tokyogurl built her reputation as one of Thailand's top female Arena of Valor players . Signed with Talon Esports. Made the national team for the SEA Games.

Red flags existed everywhere.

Thai streamer ChickenV later recalled losing badly to her in solo matches but noticed she always had someone beside her when playing online . Her streams never showed her hands or screen, only her forehead . She rarely attended in-person training sessions .

Nobody questioned this. Her online performance validated everything.

The Unravelling

Thailand lost 0-3 to Vietnam . Complete collapse.

Tokyogurl recorded zero or one kill per match and dealt minimal damage . Total departure from her usual dominance.

Team captain Jormkon "Givemeakiss" Pumseenil wasn't buying her stage fright excuse. "Game sense and mechanical skill don't disappear overnight" .

A Thai referee noticed Tokyogurl's finger movements didn't match her character's actions . She gestured with her middle finger at the camera during the livestream .

Officials discovered the truth. Discord screen sharing. Someone playing remotely whilst she pretended onstage .

The Confession

Thailand's Esports Federation disqualified Tokyogurl immediately . Despite leading Laos 1-0 in the lower bracket final and having a path to gold, the federation withdrew the entire women's team .

Publisher Garena issued a lifetime ban . Talon Esports terminated her contract . She had to repay approximately nine months of training expenses .

Tokyogurl denied everything. Claimed she panicked mid-game and became unwell . Closed her social media.

January 2nd, 2026. Her boyfriend Cheerio broke his silence with a TikTok confession .

"I want to come out and clarify the issues that have happened in the past during the SEA Games period and other competitions. I admit that's true" .

Cheerio confessed to being the remote player throughout her entire career .

Every match. Every tournament. Every stream. All him.

Only after her boyfriend admitted the truth did Tokyogurl acknowledge her role. She posted on Facebook: "I'm sorry" .

The Damage

Santi Lothong, President of the Asian Electronic Sports Federation and head of the Esports Sports Association of Thailand, is pursuing legal action to the fullest extent possible .

Both face criminal charges. Financial penalties. Career destruction.

Before this scandal, Cheerio was a well-respected player . Years of legitimate work destroyed.

The scheme makes zero sense. Thailand lost 0-3 whilst Cheerio was supposedly playing . Not even good enough to win whilst cheating.

Female esports competitors suffer most. Bad-faith actors now have a literal fake gamer to point to when accusing women of being "fake gamers" .

Teams that lost to Tokyogurl in qualifiers had unknowingly been denied their chance to represent Thailand . Legitimate athletes robbed.

The revelation exposed systemic vulnerabilities in how online esports competitions verify player identity . Arena of Valor tournaments need better verification. Identity checks. Mandatory in-person qualifiers.

The scandal forced Thailand's women's Arena of Valor team to step down in embarrassment . Host nation disgrace.

Seven years covering esports. This ranks among the most elaborate deceptions witnessed. Tokyogurl never played a single competitive match herself. Built an entire career on someone else's skill.

And somewhere, legitimate players who lost to "Tokyogurl" in qualifiers wonder what opportunities they missed.

All because two people thought they'd never get caught.

They did.