Dear Riot and LMS, Before I begin, I would like to introduce myself. I'm Saelis, a former community executive for League of Legends and Garena Singapore/Malaysia. I played a small part in helping our little community grow, witnessed its peak in Southeast Asia and then, sadly, watched as it fell again, after countless failures and the eventual disbanding of our team, the Singapore Sentinels. I would like to draw your attention to one of its former players, one of our players, Chawy. Known to the rest of the world as Wong Xinglei, Chawy's addition to the team brought us to greater heights; he was the spark that gave us hope that Singapore could make its mark in League, across the world. An extremely gifted player, Chawy started out playing for SGS while he was still performing mandatory service in the army. As it was illegal for national servicemen to hold a job during their two years of national service, Chawy was the sole member on the SGS team who was unpaid for his efforts. Despite this, he was easily the most diligent member of the team, sacrificing his sleep, money and the little free time he had training in League. Through trials and tribulations, Chawy continued his tenure with the Sentinels, shouldering through countless disappointments with his team and its management, till he finally left. I think that the League scene in Singapore was never quite the same without him. As a former gamemaster in League, I would like to explain how elo boosting is dealt with on the Garena Singapore/Malaysia server. While we were aware that Riot had banned players for elo boosting, during my time (and long after, even now), there was never an official stance against it on our server. Elo boosting was sort of an open secret, and a vast number of pro players in the scene were partaking in it. Even now, there are elo boosting services being carried out on a daily basis, with nothing being done. When everyone from Bronze to Challenger, including some Garena staff members themselves, would smurf on other player’s accounts, it was widely accepted as something that was a grey area. Do I think it’s wrong? Yes, I did then and I still do now. But I believe in second chances, especially since his offence was committed such a long time ago, before his commitment to TPA.. I wouldn’t be writing this letter if I felt that Chawy was anything less than a brilliant player as well as a decent person; you would be hard pressed to find anyone in the scene who thinks otherwise. The Singapore competitive scene has been gutted after his departure, and he has fought so very hard and endured many setbacks for the opportunity to compete on the world stage. I, and many others, humbly ask that you reconsider his punishment, and allow him to prove himself in the competitive scene this year. Please. Yours faithfully, Saelis