Valorant Champions Tour warns G2 after coach comms rule break The Loadout The Loadout Valorant Champions Tour warns G2 after coach comms rule break G2 Esports isn't the only Valorant team found to have been in breech of the rules, as both T1 and Movistar Riders have recently found themselves in hot water Aaron Down Published: Feb 3, 2022 10:58 ET ValorantValorant Champions Tour Valorant Champions Tour qualification is well underway, with teams all over the world vying for a place in the esports' top competition. Unfortunately for G2 Esports, the team has found itself in hot water with Riot after the team's coach, Daniil 'pipsoN' Meshcheryakov, communicated with the team mid-round. According to the competitive ruling – which saw pipsoN unmute to celebrate with the squad after a clutch round against Team Vitality – the coach violated section 7.2.11 of the Valorant Global Competition Policy, which bans unauthorised comms outside of "designated Tactical and Technical paused periods." Fortunately, as pipsoN wasn't sharing strats, or offering instruction to his players, G2 has only received an official warning. pipsoN himself since taken to Twitter to apologise for the incident, while promising that "this was unintentional and won't happen again in the future." The issue of coaches communicating with players outside of their designated windows isn't a new one. Earlier this week, T1 was forced to forfeit its VCT NA Open Qualifier 1 run after head coach David Denis gave players instructions during its match against Team SoloMid. T1 has since suspended Denis, who apologised following the event. Competitive Ruling – G2 Esports pic.twitter.com/8K6uMSwuIS - VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA (@valesports_emea) February 3, 2022 Teams juking it out for VCT qualification aren't the only ones to have succumbed to malpractice, either. Today, Valorant Regional League side Movistar Riders was issued a three-point deduction after head coach Lucas 'LRojo' Rojo gave written instructions to his players during their match against RIX.GG. As with Denis and pipsoN, LRojo apologised via Twitter. "Sorry," he says. "Nothing else to say, Riot is right." With the seemingly growing number of comms infractions taking place, Riot and tournament organisers will be eager to ensure the competitive integrity of future matches is upheld as we move towards Challengers 1. More from The Loadout Valorant Night Market dates, skins, and more Riot all but confirms new Valorant agent will be a Controller Valorant Champions 2022 to dish out rewards for watching and playing We’re giving away a Secretlab Valorant Champions 2022 Edition chair! More Valorant players are escaping low elo in Episode 5 2022 Valorant Champions teams locked in as VCT LCQs conclude Aaron Down Aaron was an adventurer like you, until he took a footballing injury to the knee. Having retired from his glittering Sunday League career, he now writes about everything from Genshin Impact, to League of Legends, to Valorant (He/Him) Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. Valorant skins: bundles, prices, tiers, and more Valorant ranks, MMR, and more explained Valorant console release date rumours, news, and more Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games