Tempo Storm coach Larratz "dracU" Domínguez has been sacked by the organization after it came to light that two of his accounts were banned by Valve.

The decision came after Tempo Storm were able to confirm with Valve that the accounts in question were linked to the coach and that it had been him cheating on them, which ruled him out of all Valve-related events.

In a statement, the North American organisation underlined that the information "was not disclosed during the recruitment process" and that the coach's VAC bans represent a "conflict with one of Tempo Storm's values, competitive integrity."

dracU has been removed from Tempo Storm

The Spanish coach, who had worked with x6tence and WESG Finals participant Wololos before joining Tempo Storm, leaves a void that the team are looking to fill, with HLTV.org having learned that the players have already started shuffling names for a replacement.

"To make it clear, no one on the team knew about dracU's situation," Ricardo "⁠fox⁠" Pacheco told HLTV.org.

"As soon as we heard rumours about it, we spoke with him and he was completely honest with us. Meanwhile, Valve contacted our manager, Hampus, confirming that it was true [that he had cheated]. Right after that, dracU told us he obviously knew he was out of the team and that he had never wanted it to affect us.

"Personally, I am sad because I thought he had potential as a coach, he was helping us a lot and was very dedicated—things that are not easy to find these days. All I have to say is that I wish him the best for the future, he was always fantastic to us."

Tempo Storm, who will attend the upcoming Moche XL Esports event, in Lisbon, from June 9-10, have the following roster: