WePlay! Esports and Epic Esports Events have disqualified a team
from the OMEGA League: Asia Divine Division event after they were found guilty
of match-fixing – something that not even the online Dota 2 tournaments can
avoid.
In a press release from earlier today, WePlay! confirmed that the team
LING ER had been disqualified from the OMEGA League: Asia Divine Division
tournament this morning following match-fixing allegations. In their report,
WePlay! reveal that they investigated two separate series: Execration versus Cignal
Ultra and LING ER versus DeMonster. Their initial findings for the first series
came back inconclusive as their data did not show any large bets placed on a
victory for Cignal – who in turn lost the series and it was concluded that this
was not a throw by the team.
However, when it came to the second series, WePlay! picked up on
suspicious betting activity in game two, which was lost by LING ER. This evidence
pointed towards an intentional loss by the players and thus the decision to disqualify
and ban the team was made. Vitaliy ‘Nexius’ Bozhko, Lead Esports Manager at
WePlay! had the following to say on this matter,
We’ve looked at the match between Linger and DeMonster ourselves and asked for opinions and any data from analysts, players, and representatives of betting companies. The evidence we have and the subjective opinions we heard are consistent that Linger lost the second game of the series intentionally.”
The ban excludes the five players for participating in any event organised
by both WePlay! Esports as well as Epic Esports Events for the time period of
one year – ending on August 31st, 2021. However, it is the prerogative
of both organisations as to whether or not the ban will indeed be lifted and
could be extended depending on further allegations or findings.
LING ER were not originally a part of the OMEGA League: Asia
Divine Division event, having been brought in quite late as a replacement for
Team Ocean. The team, a mix of Chinese and Malaysian players, is as follows:
- Yeo ‘TigerCat’ Chun Kiat
- Wang ‘大猪’ Jie
- Law ‘眼高手低’ Chee Hoong
- Liew ‘Bee’ Wei
Hang - Hao ‘76561198125784995’
Zeng
Match-fixing continues to be a problem within Dota 2, especially
within smaller events where players and teams feel that it is possible to get
away with it. For these five players, who are all unknown, this could spell an
early end to their Dota 2 careers. For now, OMEGA League: Asia Divine Division
continues with two days of group stage action remaining as the first proper
eliminations draw near.
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