I Exposed Cheating in the IWWC 2025—Then I Was Attacked and Banned

I’m Resistance Agent @Xyinkl, author of the OPR Cheat Report: For Whom the Bell Tolls? — Exposing a Massive Automated OPR Misconduct Ring.

I was relieved to see Niantic Spatial recently take action, resulting in massive bans for 50+ ENL and 6+ RES accounts in China. Furthermore, I understand that TOS-violating agents from Europe, the Americas, and other regions have also been banned. It is incredibly satisfying to see justice finally being served worldwide.

However, today’s message is not a celebration. I am still facing significant backlash.

I believe in fair play, and I believe the global Ingress community deserves to know what is happening in the IWWC (Ingress WorldWide stats Competition) community. When I tried to expose the cheating, my efforts were met not with support, but with cover-ups, personal attacks, and blatant discrimination from an IWWC admin.

Here is the full timeline of what happened:

📅 The Investigation and the Bans

December 25, 2025: I published a post exposing a specific IWWC player whose data was so blatantly abnormal that it was mathematically impossible to achieve legitimately. I was met with immediate backlash from the IWWC group of players. Instead of addressing the issue or investigating, the IWWC admin simply took down the competition data leaderboard entirely to cover up the anomalous stats. And I was warned.
February 2026: Over 40 Chinese Ingress players conducted a massive investigation into OPR system abuse and cheating. We compiled our evidence into a comprehensive report.
March 18, 2026: Our investigation yielded significant results. Following the report, Niantic Spatial took decisive action by initiating a large-scale ban wave. Of the 28 cheating accounts we identified in our report, 27 were struck down. This should have stood as a triumph for game integrity.

🛑 The Backlash and Cover-Up

March 19, 2026: I spoke up in the IWWC 2025 group. I pointed out an uncomfortable truth: just like last year, there were people in the group actively trying to whitewash the situation and make excuses for the banned players.

Instead of acknowledging the cheating, a group of players immediately swarmed and attacked me, accusing me of "ruining the competition." I patiently explained my stance to the group: my only intention was to expose TOS violations and protect the game. I had absolutely no desire to ruin the event itself.

⚖️ The Unjust Ban and Discrimination

Shortly after, an admin named Sh****42 abruptly removed me from the group chat.

The justification given was absolutely absurd—they claimed my words were an "attack on the admin's background." Worse, in the ban reason, Sh****42 actively smeared and attacked Chinese players, dismissing our massive 40-person anti-cheat investigation as nothing more than "Chinese Drama."

Historical records indicate that this is not an isolated occurrence. Sh****42 has a documented pattern of making discriminatory and racist comments targeting players from China, Russia, Palestine, Yemen, and other nations. The concrete evidence of these remarks will not be shared here; it will be submitted directly to the official Niantic Spatial team for investigation.

After all this, I am incredibly shocked and disappointed. I spent more than 20 hours on that Report. I stepped up to maintain the fairness of a game we all dedicate ourselves to. I did not attack anyone personally. Yet, I am the one being silenced, kicked out, and subjected to discriminatory tropes, while the community leaders actively defend and cover up for cheaters.

Therefore, I am bringing this out of the shadows and onto Reddit and beyond. We simply cannot let toxic leadership protect cheaters while punishing the agents who stand up for fair play.

📢 My Call to Action

Based on these events, I am publicly calling for the following:

To the Niantic Spatial Team: Please thoroughly audit the accounts of all past IWWC award winners. If any TOS violations or OPR abuse are found, they must be met with strict and immediate penalties.
To the Niantic Spatial Team: Please pressure the IWWC organizers into immediately revoking Sh****42’s admin privileges. A full investigation into his discriminatory conduct is required to restore the credibility of the IWWC organizing committee. Hate speech has no place in Ingress.
To the Niantic Spatial Team: Please audit the schedule, format, and rules of the IWWC. Ensure that this event actually serves as a positive force for the community, rather than acting as a safe haven and breeding ground for cheaters.
To the Global Player Base: I call on all Agents—Enlightened and Resistance alike—to exercise extreme caution and reconsider participating in further IWWC events until the three issues above are resolved. We need to collectively boycott cheating, actively report violating accounts, and work together to protect the fairness and health of Ingress.

Thank you for reading.

To borrow a line from Rick and Morty,

I’ve got a message for them, from the agents keeping this game alive. A message from the agents who believe in this community, to the toxic, discriminatory, and power-abusing leadership, and the unrepentant, colluding cheaters who don’t:

YOU ARE OUTNUMBERED! >

We cannot let a loud, toxic minority ruin the integrity of the grid.

Agents, unite!