CS2 Pro EMIYA Receives Second Cheating Ban on FACEIT

Damian “EMIYA” Boulware has recently received his second ban on FACEIT for allegedly cheating during his games. The ban comes less than a year after EMIYA’s reinstatement on the platform, following a prior suspension for cheating that lasted from May 2021 to March 2023.

This time, the two-year suspension of EMIYA coincides with the upcoming PGL Major Copenhagen Americas RMR, where he was slated to compete alongside the Rocket CS2 roster.

While Valve typically does not directly enforce platform bans issued by third-party tournament organizers, they do retain the authority to disqualify any player, team, broadcaster, commentator, or producer at their discretion, a measure they could potentially invoke in this situation.

At the time of his last FACEIT ban, the 23-year-old asserted that it was a false positive. Despite his claim, his ban was not lifted.

Whether EMIYA can compete in the PGL Major Copenhagen Americas RMR or the upcoming ESL Pro Tour circuit remains to be seen.