Jomkon Poomsinil, also known as Koda, captain of Thailand's women's RoV team, tearfully opened up after the team was forced to withdraw from the 2025 SEA Games due to a controversy involving a teammate's rule violation.
On 16 Dec 2025 GMT+7, the Thai esports scene remained heated following allegations against Tokyogurl, a participant in the Arena of Valor (RoV) competition at the 2025 SEA Games, who was suspected on social media of using unauthorized software or devices, violating competition rules.
Previously, Garena issued an official statement alongside the Thailand Esports Federation (TESF) announcing the maximum penalty: a lifetime ban for the Arena of Valor esports athlete from the 33rd SEA Games. Meanwhile, TALON, the player's team, immediately terminated her contract. Garena also banned her from all competitions, and Thailand's RoV team announced their withdrawal from the 2025 SEA Games.
Recently, Ms. Jomkon Poomsinil, also known as Givemeakiss (Koda), captain of Thailand's women's RoV team, tearfully shared her feelings after deciding to withdraw the team, admitting she is deeply hurt by the incident.
Koda affirmed that the remaining team members were unaware and uninvolved in the incident, also apologizing for not fulfilling her role as captain well enough, which led to losing this crucial opportunity for everyone on the team.
“Right now, it feels like the world is collapsing, because the SEA Games was like a dream for everyone on this team,” said the captain of Thailand’s women’s RoV team with a shaken voice.
Koda also revealed that the team had trained intensively all year, practicing for many hours daily in anticipation of this competition, marking the first time in history that women's national RoV team events were included in the SEA Games.
“We dedicated ourselves all year, practicing 10 hours a day, so this feels like the world has fallen apart.”
“This SEA Games was something I had been waiting for because it was the first time that the women's national RoV team event was held.”
The captain further disclosed that before the competition, there were unusual signals: suspicions arose during the last two days, when a teammate suggested watching for certain behaviors, which led to a growing sense that something was indeed wrong.
“I had suspicions in the last two days before the competition. A teammate told me to watch closely for anything strange, and after observing, I started to feel that it was likely true.”
“We then talked to her, but she responded angrily and aggressively, demanding we apologize and insisting she hadn’t done anything,” Koda said.
Ultimately, Koda firmly emphasized the innocence of the other team members:
“I confirm that we did not do it and were not involved. Let me state clearly here that we had no knowledge of this.”