The ?? ??? ??World Series of Warzone (WSOW) qualifiers let anyone compete for the $1 million prize pool from the comfort of their own home. However, it hasn’t been free from Call of Duty’s ongoing cheating issues.?
Despite Activision releasing its very own Ricochet anti-cheat, cheating has been a constant complaint, especially in the high Divisions of Ranked Play and now, the in-game WSOW qualifiers.?
The in-game opens ran during the weekend of June 20, giving anyone who signs up the chance to hop into the World Series of WZ playlist and play for the chance to qualify for the next stage. But, there have been tons of reports of cheaters ruining the experience, with pros claiming they’ve come up against hackers in “every single” lobby.
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Professional player Riley ‘zSmit’ Smith said on X/Twitter that “There [are] blatant hackers in every single one of these lobbies… $1,000,000 Qualifiers btw!”
He called out a particular player, ‘NoWsowForYou’ (no World Series of Warzone for you), “chasing us around blatantly hacking on a fresh account level 8!” This player also killed another pro, Gavin “UnRationaL” Ackley.
Article continues after adTHERE IS A GUY RUNNING AROUND NAMED NOWSOWFORYOU SPINBOTTING LMAOOOOO RICOCHET IS GOING CRAZY! pic.twitter.com/gRLQNEHgrB
— Gavin (@xUnrational) June 21, 2025
Flxnked, a pro player for FaZe Clan, showed two clips of him getting pre-aimed and shot through walls. The second clip is particularly egregious, where the low-level player aims directly at them through a wall and turns the corner, shooting. The death-cam confirmed they weren’t revealed by a UAV or Heartbeat Sensor.
Article continues after ad$1,000,000 Tournament V2 is this guy hackin chat? pic.twitter.com/r9aJV84CMb
— FaZe Flxnked (@Flxnked) June 21, 2025
There are even reports of hackers showing off their cheats in the World Series of Warzone Discord with no repercussions.
Wsow is genuinely so chalked this year I was excited to play but I mean there’s so many blatant cheaters and it just feels like the admins don’t care there’s literally people posting pics of their DMAs and openly saying they cheat ts is sad. pic.twitter.com/AXctaT4TfX
— Khiro (@KhiroWZ) June 21, 2025
Some have called for there to be a strict level cap on the qualifying stages, but others pointed out that many hackers have made it to Prestige Master without being caught.
Despite the outroar, there has been no response from Activision or FACEIT, who host the event, at the time of writing.