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YOT Indonesia player caught cheating 

October 27, 2025 ​12:00 AM

By Kasuteru_kun

The recently concluded Yugioh Open Tournament (YOT) Indonesia sparked controversy as a player was caught cheating on livestream during Top Cut finals on Day 2 of the event.

Videos immediately circulate online on social media, showing the player allegedly looking at the bottom his deck, then meticulously pulling the bottom card, deliberately showing it on table while trying to ask questions at the same time to divert judge's attention.

On the top view of the camera, it looks clean; as the player deliberately hid the draw through his right hand covering the whole deck in the process. However, through the 3rd person/side camera angle, he was clearly seen slipping the card out, just as what Bandit Keith did in the anime.

The card in question at the bottom deck was Maxx "C', which was then played on the spot on opponent's turn. However, it was immediately answered by Called by the Grave, negating its effect.

The video clip that initially went viral was the match between Melvin Sundoro and Raviel (Chayanon Kusolpakorn), streamed by Konami Asia Official YouTube Channel.

(You may click the video below from official livestream to view)

This is not the first time

Turns out, this is not actually the first time he did this on cam, but second time, and was caught on cam as well.

Throughout the course of live stream, he was caught twice on camera and a few times over the course of the tournament, according to some players in the event.

The first time he did the act, he was not easily noticed because he didn't look at his bottom card, but upon reviewing the stream multiple times, he only needed a few glance at the bottom card to decide whether he will use destiny draw or not. Unfortunately, the opponent lost hard, as he was able to resolve the droll, restricting his plays too hard.

the price

After the event, Konami Asia officially confirmed that Chayanon Kuspakorn (Raviel) was disqualified for Unsporting Conduct - Cheating and was stripped off of his Top 2 Rankings as well as prizes. Melvin Sundoro (his opponent on finals, from where he was caught in the stream) took his place - Top 2 of YOT Indonesia Main Event. His ban is under review from Konami and will be updated in the next few days. 



Update: As of November 31, 2025, Konami Asia Official Facebook page had announced that Chayanon Kuspakorn (Raviel)  will recieve a ban from participating any sanctioned tournament in a total of 12 months. 

Konami Asia YOT Indonesia Official Livestream (Via Youtube)
Livestream DQ Hammer Sreenshot (Via X post)
Yugioh Asia Official Facebook Page Announcement