Valve removes CS:GO star Krimz's VAC ban

Just a couple of days after his Steam account was hit by a VAC ban, Freddy 'Krimz' Johansson has confirmed he's free to play again. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star, who's currently playing with Fnatic, was mystified after his account was hit during a ban wave on November 28.

Although it hasn't been confirmed, many believe Krimz's ban was linked to Esportal, a third-party matchmaking service which the pro regularly uses. A number of accounts linked to the platform were hit with bans, causing the service to release a statement that it was caused by "compatibility issues between our anti-cheat client and VAC."

It didn't take long for Valve to act on the false-positive bans though. After Esportal produced the right documentation, Valve reversed the bans for the players affected - including Krimz.

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