Numerous professional players have taken to social media to report that cheaters are regularly appearing in World Series of Warzone qualification matches, significantly hindering fair competition and disrupting the path to the million-dollar final.
Among those speaking out, Riley “zSmit” Smith noted that hackers are encountered in virtually every lobby, making it seem impossible to compete legitimately. Gavin “UnRationaL” Eklay shared his own experience, falling victim to a player named “NoWsowForYou.” This cheater used a new account but easily eliminated opponents. Reports suggest some hackers are becoming increasingly brazen, even sharing photos of their external cheating hardware in Discord, indicating they are using methods potentially harder for the Ricochet anti-cheat system to detect compared to standard software.
While the World Series of Warzone Global Final 2025 boasts a substantial $1 million prize pool, ensuring competitive integrity in the early qualification stages is crucial. The prevalence of cheaters in these initial rounds means many skilled and legitimate players risk being unfairly eliminated or discouraged before they can reach the decisive stages. The critical EMEA qualifying matches are scheduled for June 23-24. As of now, Activision and FACEIT, the organizers behind the competition, have not publicly commented on the widespread reports of cheating.