League of Legends pro Ronaldo banned and stripped of EUW Rank 1 after stream-sniping investigation

Rituraj Halder Published August 3, 2026

Professional League of Legends midlaner Ronaldo “Ronaldo” Betea has been banned from Riot Games after an official investigation concluded he repeatedly engaged in stream sniping during his climb to the top of the competitive ladder.

The disciplinary action came just hours after the Romanian player, who currently competes for Bulldog Esports in the Northern LoL Championship (NLC), celebrated reaching the Rank 1 spot on the Europe West (EUW) solo queue ladder.

League of Legends pro Ronaldo celebrated a little too soon

Things went downhill for Ronaldo when he posted a screenshot to social media showing that he had accumulated 4,697 League Points (LP), briefly overtaking Fnatic midlaner Vladimiros “Vladi” Kourtidis to reach Rank 1 on the EUW server.

However, his flex was immediately matched with heat from the fans as Ronaldo had already faced growing allegations from fellow high-elo players and streamers, who accused him of watching opponents’ live streams to gain unfair positional awareness and target-ban their mains during Champion Select.

Following Ronaldo’s post, multiple users brought evidence of these violations directly to Drew Levin, a prominent representative from Riot Games’ competitive integrity team. Riot Games launched an internal review to analyze game logs, matchmaking history, and stream overlay evidence.

Riot Games bans Ronaldo

Riot Games’ investigation confirmed that the stream sniping allegations weren’t false, establishing that Ronaldo repeatedly violated the publisher’s player code of conduct during his ladder ascent.

Responding directly to Ronaldo’s initial post on social media, Drew Levin outlined the official sanctions imposed on the account:

• Account suspension: Ronaldo’s account has been issued an immediate two-week ban.
• Complete LP reset: All accumulated LP from his Rank 1 run has been stripped, resetting his rating to Master 0 LP upon the completion of his suspension.
• Forfeiture of rewards: He has been stripped of all ranked rewards for the recently concluded competitive season.

Addressing the decision publicly, Levin noted that while portions of Ronaldo’s competitive results were legitimate, abusing stream sniping to gain tactical advantages fundamentally tarnishes the integrity of the ladder.

Under Riot Games’ Creator Code of Conduct, stream sniping is explicitly classified as an actionable offense that undermines fair play.

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