Krafton imposed permanent sanctions on Himass and TanVuu for using external information during PUBG Asia Stars 2026. It permanently banned their game accounts and barred them from all official esports events run or approved by Krafton, effective from the notice. Krafton said it found no additional violations requiring sanctions among other participants. It also apologised to participant Supi and said it would seek deletion and blocking of false claims and illegal edited posts and cooperate on legal action.

Krafton apologised again over controversy and disruption at PUBG Asia Stars 2026, naming two Vietnamese participants\' conduct as stream sniping and acknowledging responsibility for tournament operations and its subsequent response. PUBG publishing lead Yoon Soo-jin posted an apology, saying the conduct was confirmed and disciplinary procedures are under way. Krafton said it lacked clear preventative measures and standards, mishandled communication and boycotts, and failed to protect participants from further harm.