Tag: Nikhil Forsaken Kumawat

  • Forsaken’s 5-Year-Ban is Coming To an End

    Forsaken’s 5-Year-Ban is Coming To an End

    In October 2018, former Indian CSGO pro Nikhil “Forsaken” Kumawat found himself hitting the headlines of esports for all the wrong reasons when the 22-year-old was caught cheating red-handed during the finals of eXTREMESLAND Asia. He managed to hide his hacks successfully throughout the event till the tournament officials took it upon themselves to inspect…

  • Antidote’s perspective on the Forsaken episode

    Antidote’s perspective on the Forsaken episode

    Sabyasachi ‘antidote’ Bose, the famous AWPer of Optic India returned to his hometown after the whole fiasco. The 22-year-old has not spoken a word since the whole Nikhil ‘forsaken’ Kumawat incident unfolded, which lead to Optic withdrawing their setup from the region. Though there were several accusations and allegations, everything must now be put to…

  • f0rsaken banned for 5 years by ESIC

    f0rsaken banned for 5 years by ESIC

    The Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) has handed a 5-year ban to Nikhil “forsaken” Kumawat for cheating in the EXTREMESLAND Asia Finals, and on further investigation, the ESL India Fall Premiership as well. https://twitter.com/ESIC_Official/status/1055127664711868416 Whilst such a blatant case of hacking on LAN and being caught as well would have called for an immediate lifetime ban,…