Krafton permanently bans two Vietnamese players over PUBG Asia Stars stream‑sniping

Krafton confirmed review of broadcasts, streams and match data and permanently banned two pros, removing their eligibility from all official PUBG esports events; it apologized to a targeted streamer and pledged to assist with protections and content takedowns.

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- Permanent suspensions for Himars (Anyone's Legend) and Thanbu (The Expendables).
- Banned from PGC, PGS, PNC and any Krafton‑sanctioned official esports events.
- Krafton reviewed broadcast footage, participant streams, in‑game data and replays as evidence.
- All eight Korean participants boycotted Day 2 in protest; some sponsors paused promotions.
- Krafton apologized to targeted streamer Supi and said it will request removal/blocking of harmful posts.
- Company noted players can contest via esports procedures and pledged support to Supi.

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