Wootae “Summit” Park

TL;DR

The Promotion Tournament for the LCS 2026 involves matches to determine team advancement. In this tournament, Estral Esports, including player Wootae “Summit” Park, competed against Disguised. Technical disruptions from DDoS attacks led to pauses throughout the matchplay. During an in-game pause, Summit reviewed a VOD of the match he was actively competing in. Summit’s action constituted cheating by accessing restricted competitive information. Consequently, Summit was disqualified from the LTA North 2026 Promotion tournament.

TIMELINE

The below is a summary of Riot Games’ findings. While Riot Games considered all the facts and evidence available at its disposal, the summary refers only to what Riot Games considers necessary to explain its reasoning.

On 6 October 2025, during the Winners Bracket Round 2 between Estral and Disguised in the Promotion Tournament for the LCS 2026, a series of DDoS attacks disrupted gameplay, resulting in game pauses. During a DDoS related game pause in Game 3, Wootae “Summit” Park switched screens and viewed a VOD of the ongoing game, showing a Nocturne ultimate near the Baron Nashor pit. A review of audio from the Game 3 pause showed that the incident occurred during the technical pause. The recording included a referee telling players not to move and a team member saying “no tabbing” about two minutes and fifty seconds into the pause. The subsequent investigation verified that the VOD matched the in-game sequence, confirming that Summit watched a replay of the ongoing game, resulting in disciplinary proceedings being opened against Summit.

Summit was provided the opportunity to submit a written statement which was received and taken into consideration by Riot Games. Summit’s written statement including an apology and clarification of actions was considered as a mitigating factor.

RELEVANT RULES

Esports Professionals must abide by the Global Code of Conduct. In particular, the below provisions are relevant to the present case:

• Section 4.3 Cheating
  Cheating is prohibited. Cheating is defined as the use of any in- or out-of-game method, technique, or technology that affects the outcome of a game or that gives a personal or team unfair advantage, including, for example, the use of hacks, bug exploits, cheats, or communication with individuals who are not playing in the game.
  
  

Esports Professionals competing in the LTA must also abide by the LTA-N Promotion Guidebook. In particular, the below provision is relevant to the present case:

• Cheating

  In essence, cheating is anything that gives you an unfair advantage which lives outside of the spirit of the rules. The League, in its sole and complete discretion, will determine whether an action is cheating.

RULING

After conducting an investigation and providing Summit with the right to be heard, Riot Games found that Summit was in breach of the Global Code of Conduct as well as the LTA-N Promotion Guidebook. The below summarizes Riot’s most relevant findings only.

The actions of Wootae “Summit” Park constitute cheating with the potential for competitive impact. Aggravating factors include the misconduct taking place during an active game pause. Mitigating factors include no evidence that the information was shared with teammates, along with Summit's prompt submission of a sincere written apology as part of the investigation. Due to the nature of the above described violation, Riot Games has chosen to disqualify Wootae “Summit” Park from the remainder of the LTA North 2026 Promotion tournament. 

When passing its ruling, Riot Games took into consideration the specific circumstances of the case, the seriousness of the offense committed, as well all aggravating and mitigating circumstances. Riot Games remains committed to upholding competitive integrity and ensuring a fair environment for all participants.