A new VALORANT drama has now taken the community by storm just a few days before Gen.G takes on Global Esports in the VCT Pacific League. Some of the notable figures in the VALORANT esports community claimed to have proof of scrim footage leaks and now demanding Riot Games investigate this situation.

Those who don’t know, scrims are essentially friendly matches that teams often organize to refine their strategies and improve their overall performance. Generally, there’s an unwritten code of ethics that teams don’t share sensitive information such as VODs also known as video-on-demand recordings with opponents of the teams they scrim.

VALORANT hit with scrim footage leak accusations days before Gen.G faces Global Esports

The situation kicked off when Global Esports coach Elevated shared that Gen.G Academy offered to scrim against them just four days before the main Gen.G roster match. However, as you might have noticed, the timing sparked suspicion as the Gen.G Academy could scrim Global Esports to gather all the sensitive intel and pass it to the main Gen.G roster match.

The situation gained attention when Elevated posted about it on X (formerly Twitter) though the tweet has since been deleted.

“Gen.G Academy offering to scrim four days before we play the main team is very cute.”

Elevated further pointed out that it wasn’t Global that reached out for the scrim. Gen.G Academy initiated the offer. Rushindra, another figure from Global Esports, sarcastically suggested accepting the offer and sending their own academy team instead, calling it a win-win.

You sure? Proof is in your inbox.

— Hector Rosario (@FrosTvsYou) April 9, 2025

Jake Sin, the head of the VALORANT Esports Asia Pacific region, replied to Elevated’s thread stating “I’m here for the drama,” but was quickly challenged by TALON ESPORTS coach, Hector Rosario, who claimed to have proof of scrim leaks and told Jake to check his inbox.

Frost’s comments suggest that this isn’t just a one-off incident. He has spoken before about scrim leaks being a common issue in competitive VALORANT dating back to the First Strike era. According to him, finding the right balance between trying new things and practicing your usual strategies is the real challenge. While there’s no public proof yet, Frost insists he has it and that it’s been sent to Riot.

Always amusing when people talk about scrim leaks as if it hasn't been happening since before First Strike. When you're on the mountain top this is par for the course in every game. The trick is the balance between working on stuff and getting reps with your standard sets.

— Hector Rosario (@FrosTvsYou) March 8, 2023

At this point, you might be thinking the accusations of scrim footage leaks aren’t a threat for the VALORANT teams. Fortunately, that’s not true as it is an unacceptable practice in the eyes of Riot Games. Back in October 2024, when Chetan “Chet” Singh decided to stream old scrim footage without permission when it wasn’t even current or relevant, he was hammered with a six months ban by Riot Games for breaching the code of conduct.

If Riot punished that, the argument goes, they would need to take these current allegations seriously as well. These allegations come at a critical time. Gen.G is considered a top contender in the Pacific region and any confirmed violation would have a major impact on their reputation.