Streamer Soopi, who competed on Team Korea in Krafton's 'PUBG Asia Stars 2026,' has been subjected to severe cyberbullying. Soopi was the victim of external information leaks during the first day of matches. In a statement, Soopi denied all cheating allegations directed at her and requested that Krafton revoke her PUBG Partner Streamer status.
The accusations originated from Vietnam. Posts claiming that Soopi cheated circulated online, and a link to those posts was pinned at the top of the live stream chat of 'Himass'. Himass was suspected of "stream sniping"—watching an opponent's stream during a match—and was removed from the remaining matches after admitting in an apology only to "chat sniping," or receiving external information through viewer chat.
In her statement, Soopi stated, "I have never used stream sniping or hacks, nor do I ever intend to," adding, "I only have one monitor on my gaming PC, so unlike a certain someone, I can't look at the internet on a second monitor next to it." She explained that she played the match using only a single monitor, adding, "I don't even know why I have to explain this."
She also detailed the moderation steps she took on her own while the allegations spread. She disabled YouTube comments and actively moderated her own stream by banning viewers whenever derogatory comments toward Vietnam escalated.
Describing the outcome she received, she wrote: "What I got in return was Vietnamese player Himass—who harmed the Korean team through stream sniping—pinning a fabricated post in his live stream chat claiming 'Soopi is stream sniping too.'" Immediately following that, she added, "Ah, PUBG official stance said it wasn't stream sniping but chat sniping.. my bad?" This appears to target Krafton's official announcement, which framed the issue merely as "an incident related to the use of external information".
The Vietnamese accounts accusing Soopi posted screenshots showing multiple programs running. The images were taken from Soopi's tournament broadcast replay, displaying active programs on the taskbar at the bottom of her screen. While having programs running is distinct from actually looking at them during a match, the posts made no such distinction. Soopi refuted the claims by reiterating that she only used a single monitor.
The point where Soopi directly targeted Krafton concerned her partner status. She stated, "Why even grant PUBG Partner Streamer status if you can't protect us when we suffer stream sniping and cyberbullying?" and requested that her partner status be revoked. PUBG Partner Streamer is an official designation granted to content creators by Krafton. Having entered a tournament organized by Krafton under an official title granted by the publisher, only to receive no protection, she is demanding that Krafton take the title back.
Soopi expressed her distress, saying, "I thought I wouldn't be affected much, but having my face exposed in another country while being criticized is mentally exhausting," adding, "No matter how much I think about it, I don't know what I did wrong." At the end of her post, she voiced deep disappointment, writing, "If only you had taken my side when I first inquired lightly." This implies that the tournament organizers failed to support her when she initially raised the issue.
On the afternoon of the 20th, Himass posted a statement on social media, writing, "I am speaking up directly regarding what happened over the past few days to prevent the situation from escalating further." He added, "I ask everyone who supports me to stop attacking or harassing Soopi, as well as other players, streamers, and the community."
He also addressed his channel moderation: "I realized that certain actions taken by moderators on my channel contributed to escalating the situation," adding, "As the channel owner, I will take responsibility for managing moderation more carefully going forward." However, he did not specify which actions were problematic or whether the pinned chat link cited by Soopi fell into that category. The statement concluded with the line, "I will no longer engage in further debate regarding this matter."
The sequence of events surrounding the plea to stop harassment was reversed. The player who was removed from remaining matches for utilizing external information was the one appealing for restraint, whereas the victimized streamer had already ended her stream early in the morning to publish a statement proving her innocence.
