For nylig kunne vi rapportere, at én spiller er blevet bannet for Rainbow Six Pro League. Men, eSportsbranchen vokser konstant, og lige så gør reguleringerne for hvad der er snyderi og matchfixing. Nu er yderligere to spillere blev bannet, men denne gang er det Dota 2-spillere.
Der er tale om Leonid "Sonic" Kuzmenkov og Dmitri "Ax.Mo" Morozov fra Team Dx. De har begge fået to års bandlysning fra fremtidige Uprising Champions Cup-kampe for at matchfixe efter deres kamp imod Yellow Submarine.
Der var øjeblikkeligt bekymringer omkring kampens legitimitet efter den blev afviklet i september, og efter en undersøgelse foretaget af både Esports Integrity Coalition og Sportradar Integrity Services, fandt begge parter ud af der var grundlag for at banne spillerne.
"It is always depressing to see young esports athletes succumb to the temptations that matchfixing presents. But I remain hopeful that this decision will send a powerful deterrent message to esports athletes across the various titles and tournaments - that ESIC are more than happy to follow up questions and concerns around matches, even when those matches do not fall under our existing coverage partnerships. Sportradar's fully tailored Fraud Detection System was on hand to help us get to the bottom of the betting patterns globally and off the back of that, we have been able to underline our commitment to clean and credible esports" fortæller ESIC-kommisær Ian Smith.