WTF?! Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon says he scored 32 kills in a Dota 2 match while police watched, in an effort to prove he is a professional gamer. The Xipto Esports carry maintains the performance persuaded officers to release his team after a raid on its Kuala Lumpur boot camp. The story has drawn attention and plenty of disbelief, and nothing independent has surfaced to confirm that the encounter happened as he described it.
In a Facebook post, 23savage said officers raided the facility, handcuffed him and teammates Fbz and Oli, and confiscated their belongings. They questioned why the team was in the city and whether its members were professional players.
His account has drawn skepticism, including from commenters who thought he was joking. He has continued to defend the story in replies. According to 23savage, one officer knew Dota and looked through his Instagram account for evidence of his career. A recent photograph with Malaysian influencer Ms. Puiyi apparently helped: he said officers removed his handcuffs after seeing it.
He then launched Dota 2 and played a full match in front of them. He chose Kez, played the hard-carry role and finished with 32 kills.
He said that performance persuaded the officers he was a professional player, and they let the team go. He also alleged that an officer took two jars of Nutella before leaving.
The match is the most unusual part of his account. The officers allegedly went from checking a social media profile to watching him play the game he competes in. His Instagram offered evidence of his public life; the live match let them see him play. Still, a 32-kill result alone would not establish someone's professional status, nor does the reported performance verify the police encounter. It is a detail of a story 23savage has told publicly, supported so far only by material he posted himself.
Xipto's recent tournament results are far easier to verify. The team won EPL World Series: Southeast Asia Season 18 without dropping a series, extending a 10-match winning streak.
23savage's bootcamp got raided by Malaysia police
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23savage plays carry alongside inYourdreaM at mid, Fbz in the offlane, and supports Q and Oli. The roster is now competing for a place in DreamLeague Season 30. The alleged incident does not appear to have interrupted that competitive run. But it has brought attention to the team for reasons unrelated to tournament play, as fans debate whether the account is credible.
Some Facebook commenters assumed the post was a joke. On Reddit, the discussion mixed doubts about the story with jokes about police using a Dota match to assess a player's credentials. 23savage's insistence that the encounter happened has not settled those questions. For now, the story rests on his description of a police visit that allegedly turned into a full-length demonstration of his day job.