35 more CSGO players banned by esports watchdog ESIC for betting offences Valve \/ ESICAs many as three dozen more pro CSGO players have been handed competitive bans up to five years in length by the Esports Integrity Commission, following a joint ESIC and ESEA investigation uncovered multiple breaches of the Anti-Corruption Code in domestic Counter-Strike competitions. [jwplayer f7GYaDHg] The ESIC confirmed the 35 bans in an official statement on Jan. 22. The multitude of bans comes at the end of a near-two year process from the esports watchdog, who has been investigating match-fixing in Australia, America, and more recently several European competitions for the past 24 months. In the report, ESIC confirmed that \u201ca total of 35 individuals have been observed to be in breach of the Anti-Corruption Code administered by ESIC. This in addition to the initial six individuals previously sanctioned by ESIC on October 23, 2020.\u201d These betting breaches were reportedly conducted through Ladbrokes Australia\u2019s gambling apps. The Sydney-based bookie assisted the ESIC investigation. ESIC issues sanctions against 35 players for betting related offences & extends bans for 2 players previously sanctioned in October 2020. ESIC will continue to investigate further offences in Australia, NA and Europe in cooperation with law enforcement. (1\/2) pic.twitter.com\/KgVudv0d9t\u2014 ESIC (@ESIC_Official) January 22, 2021 In some cases, the ESIC report continues, several of the now-banned players also participated in \u201ccollusive behavior,\u201d sharing details of fixed games with third parties which would lead to them \u201cplacing identical bets.\u201d Two more Australian players \u2014 first banned in October last year \u2014 also had their competitive sanctions increased following the discovery of similar offenses. All offending CSGO players have also been \u201creferred to law enforcement.\u201d Full list of banned CSGO players The lengthy list of banned Australian players come from a multitude of orgs, and include at least one code-hoping convert who has recently made the switch to Valorant. Joel \u2018PEARSS\u2019 Kurta, who spent six months playing for Ground Zero in 2020, has been handed a 12-month ban starting January 22. It is unclear how this will affect his competitive career, however, as he swapped to Valorant team \u201cWaterBottle.\u201d Ground Zero player, Andy \u2018Noobster\u2019 Zhang, also received a lengthy ban. The 24-year-old, who most recently was a stand-in for AVANT, was handed a three-year suspension. The thirty-five banned CSGO players were in breach with Article 2.2 of ESIC\u2019s Anti-Corruption Code, as well as ESEA\u2019s standing MDL tournament rules. The longest ban was for Wilson \u2018willyks\u2019 Sugianto (60 months). Banned duo Daryl \u2018Mayker\u2019 May (previously Ground Zero) and Akram \u2018ADK\u2019 Smida (previously Rooster) also had their sanctions amended. Smida\u2019s ban has been increased to 24 months, while May is now set for four years on the sideline. Banned players Jeremy \u201cmotion\u201d Lloyd (Control) \u2014 12 months – Patrick \u201cfalcon\u201d Romano De Sousa (Control) \u2014 12 months – Johnathan \u201cDel\u201d Sackesen (Lese) \u2014 12 months – Grayson \u201cvax\u201d Uppington (Overt) \u2014 12 months – Aidan \u201cmeta\u201d Wiringi Jones (Overt) \u2014 12 months – Kaito \u201cminusthecoffee\u201d Massey (Aftermind) \u2014 12 months – Mason \u201cmsn\u201d Trevaskis (Aftermind) \u2014 12 months – John \u201cjcg\u201d Grima (Integral Nation) \u2014 12 months – Isaac \u201cprodigy\u201d Dahlan (Integral Nation) \u2014 12 months – Billy \u201cbeetee\u201d Thomson (Integral Nation) \u2014 12 months – Kieren \u201cMuzoona\u201d Jackson-Clapper (Integral Nation) \u2014 12 months – Matthew \u201czilla\u201d Zdilar (Mako) \u2014 12 months – James \u201croflko\u201d Lytras (Vertex) \u2014 12 months – Damon \u201cdamyo\u201d Portelli (LAKERS) \u2014 12 months – Jak \u201cjtr\u201d Robinson (Rooster 2) \u2014 12 months – Daniel \u201crekonz\u201d Mort (R!OT Gaming) \u2014 12 months – Nicolas \u201clato\u201d Gullotti (Skyfire) \u2014 12 months – Marcus \u201cmdk\u201d Kyriazopoulos (really weird) \u2014 12 months – Joel \u201cpearss\u201d Kurta (Waterbottle, Valorant) \u2014 12 months – James \u201cjamie\u201d MacPhail (Downfall) \u2014 12 months – Ioan (Ionica) \u201cbowie\u201d Tuleasca (Lese) \u2014 12 months – Joshua \u201cjoshaaye\u201d Wilson \u2014 12 months – Ryan \u201ckragz\u201d Clarke (Incept) \u2014 12 months – Roman \u201cmatr1kz\u201d Santos (Forbidden) \u2014 24 months – Cailan \u201ccaily\u201d Lovegrove (Aftermind) \u2014 24 months – Andy \u201cNoobster\u201d Zhang (Ground Zero) \u2014 36 months – Jayden \u201cfoggers\u201d Graham (Control) \u2014 48 months – Sam \u201ctham\u201d Mitchell (Buckets) \u2014 48 months – Mate \u201chabbo hotel\u201d Poduje (LAKERS) \u2014 48 months – Samuel \u201csamy\u201d Jarvis (Caught off Guard) \u2014 48 months – Daniel \u201cdeezy\u201d Zhang (Aftermind) \u2014 48 months – John \u201cwots\u201d Zhu (Forbidden) \u2014 48 months – Matthew \u201cjam\u201d Castro (Overt) \u2014 60 months – Alvin \u201cGravins\u201d Changgra \u2014 60 months – Wilson \u201cwillyks\u201d Sugianto (Vertex) \u2014 60 months – Amended bans Akram \u201cADK\u201d Smida (Rooster) \u2014 24 months (from 12) – Daryl \u201cMayker\u201d May (Ground Zero) \u2014 48 months (from 12) – ESIC has already issued all offending players with notice of charge, which details the offense, and available appeal mechanisms. All impacted parties are now eligible to appeal their Counter-Strike charges by emailing Kevin Carpenter, chairman of the Independent Disciplinary Panel. For a full breakdown of ESIC\u2019s investigation, details of specific matches where the bug was used, and an explanation of the sanctions, read the full report here. ESIC concluded their report with a message to the CSGO community: \u201cIt is crucially important that professional players abstain from placing bets on the game in which they earn an income from,\u201d the esports watchdog wrote, \u201cin order to preserve the integrity of the esports landscape internationally and mitigate the potential for bad actors to take advantage of our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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