Sean Gares reveals evidence in Valorant match-fixing allegations

Sean “sgares” Gares has backed his claims of cheating and match-fixing taking place in pro Valorant games by providing evidence and dropping specific names in a new video.

Former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro player Sean Gares has been involved in esports for some time. After retiring from competitive play, he transitioned to casting and streaming. He later went on to join 100 Thieves as the North American team’s head coach for Valorant, but then moved on to Shopify Rebellion as its general manager.

In May 2025, Sean Gares posted a video on his X account hinting at cheating and match-fixing being rampant in the second tier of the Valorant. He claimed that players were being paid six figures to throw matches. Sean Gares has now released another video and provided evidence to back his claims, and the video brings to light players being offered money and match-fixing taking place in tier-two Valorant in North America.

Sean Gares claims practo, TEAGUE offered money to throw

Sean Gares shared the DMs of two professional Valorant players, Christopher “practo” Ryu and Morgan “TEAGUE” Teague, claiming that they were both offered money to throw their teams’ games.

In a YouTube exposé video, Sean Gares shared screenshots of an X user, bray, reaching out to professional Valorant players. Sean stated he worked with Burger Boyz’s practo and Landor’s TEAGUE to chat with bray and share the incriminating DMs.

Bray’s conversation with practo started off with him showing off his Burger Boyz vs Blue Otter bet winnings and thanking the player. He then offered to help the player make a million dollars, a tremendous amount  considering that practo was just 19 years old. The TEAGUE DMs were even more illuminating as bray outright asked him to throw the match in return for money. He was initially offered $20,000, but the amount was later increased to $50,000.

It’s obvious bray is profiting by betting on the team he knows will win, but Sean Gares believes things aren’t so simple. He claims bray may be the frontman for a larger organization and this is how crypto groups operate. While he stated that he’s been in the crypto scene for some time, he doesn’t have proof to substantiate the claim. He alleged that the groups involve have the purchasing power to make the entire arrangement work.

Sean Gares accused players Bob and Fair of throwing matches

Blue Otter players Adam “Fair” Elharoun and Bob “Bob” Tran may have thrown matches on purpose, so claims Sean Gares.

Sean also reviewed multiple VODs of Valorant tier-two matches in which he believes the teams intentionally performed poorly. He emphasized Blue Otter’s matches against Burger Boyz and Shopify Rebellion in particular, and singled out Blue Otter’s Bob and Fair with his most specific accusations.

It isn’t confirmed at the time, but Fair is apparently being investigated by Riot Games for a potential offense. FlyQuest Red has also announced an investigation against Bob and that she’ll be benched for the duration of it.