Henrik ”henkez0t” Leskelä won the Nordic Masters tournament along with Games4u, but hadn’t told the admins about the VAC ban he received early 2014.

Now he’s fined for half of his share of the prize sum, around 475 dollars.

– He’s welcome to play in season two, but will not be representing us, Sebastian Svensson, CS:GO admin at Games4u, tells Aftonbladet Esport.

In mid February, Games4u arranged the finals of Nordic Masters 2014. The winners were their own team, with player Henrik ”henkez0t” Leskelä in the lineup. Shortly afterwards, the user dinka93 on the Fragbite forum posted images showing that henkez0t had been VAC banned only a year ago.

– There is no two ways about it. But I want to specify that I didn’t cheat in any serious games whatsoever. I had grown tired of the game and chose to get the account banned so I could stay away from it. I cheated in three or four matchmaking games during one or two weeks. I will just have to face the consequences, he told Aftonbladet Esport about the incident and his possible punishment.

”We’ll issue a 12 month rule”

Now, Games4u fines henkez0t for 50 percent of his winnings, around 475 dollars.

– He’s welcome to play in season two, but will not be representing us, CS:GO admin Sebastian Svensson says.

How will you handle players that have VAC bans in the future. Are they allowed to participate as long as they’re open about cheating in the past?

– We’ll issue a 12 month rule. If the ban is older we can look past it. Everything depends on how you got it. If someone gets banned during an official game it weighs heavier than someone being bored during matchmaking.

But it’s kinda hard to verify exactly why a player was banned, right?

– We’ll try our best. No one will get unbanned without research first.