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Esports now looks like make a bright contact in the industry.But who would have thought, there were many scandals that have tarnished the world of esports.
The tournament prize value that is large to the prestige of being the best makes esports not only competitive, but also tempting for judi online.In fact, based on a Newszoo report, in 2019 the gaming business reached revenues of around USD 152 billion.This income comes from the sale of games, special items, and advertisements.
Unfortunately, behind the size of the esports industry, there are elements that tarnish esports sportsmanship.They created a huge scandal which caught the attention of the public.Here are some of the scandals that have occurred in the bola tangkas industry.
1. Romance scandals
A person's love relationship is actually a realm of privacy, but it's different for esports athletes.Their movements are always monitored and discussed like celebrities.Like the esports athlete from China, Huanfeng, who was the topic of conversation recently in the League of Legends community.After leading his team to become Worlds 2020 finalists, the affair scandal was exposed on Weibo social media.Allegedly, this AD Carry from the Suning Gaming team cheated on him during the world championship event.
As the issue grew hotter, Suning Gaming also withdrew Huanfeng from the 2020 League of Legends All-Star competition which was held on 18-20 December 2020.
In Indonesia, the scandal of former esports athlete Listy Chan also attracted public attention.Listy, who is now the brand ambassador of XCN Gaming, was blasphemed by the affair scandal.As a result, the team that was sheltering him at that time had to stop him.
2. Gambling scandals and match fixing
The most horrendous gambling scandal in DotA 2 was the case "'322' committed by Alexi 'Solo' Berezin. The Russian player deliberately gave in to get US $ 322 from a gambling site. The DotA 2 community also made '322' a meme for the team who didn't play well or gave in on purpose.
The DotA 2 team from Indonesia, Mahameru, was also involved in gambling and match fixing.Those who took part in the Join Dota League 2015 event deliberately gave in to win the bets they placed on the opposing team.The players involved were sentenced to one year ban.
Meanwhile, in South Korea a gambling scandal occurred in the game StarCraft.In 2009, sAviOr became an agent between pro players and the public who wanted to bribe them to lose the StarCraft: Brood War competition.An almost similar case returns in the game StarCraft II.Life as a professional player received 70 million Won for losing in two matches also in slot online.
3. Bug scandals and cheats
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) at the end of September 2020 sentenced 37 CS: GO trainers. This is because they take advantage of a bug spectator or the team can see the opposing player's position from the spectator's point of view. These trainers were given a ban from being active in the competitive realm of CS: GO.
Still in the realm of CS: GO, in 2018, Nikhil 'Forsaken' Kumawat from Optic India used a cheat in the Extremesland Zowie Asia tournament in Shangai, China. His team also took firm action by dismissing and disbanding the squad.
4. Management scandal
The last League Play phase of the 2020 PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) tournament became a protest event for three Loops Esports players. Federal, Ciaowski, and Gxlden protested the management's expulsion of Dadin, who was also the captain of the team. They also carry out solidarity actions by staying silent in the church in the game. In the end, RRQ Athena team found them and got kills points without a fight.
As a result of this action, the organizers of the PMGC 2020 disqualified Loops Esports. The ticket rations for the PMGC Grand Final in Dubai had to float. Team A1, which is in 17th place in the standings, has also moved up to replace Loops Esports.
The deduction to the point where players' salaries are not paid is another scandal that has ever existed in the world of esports. Excelerate Gaming Players only received payments of US $ 213 instead of US $ 1,800. Denial Esports players have a better fate. The Denial team once owed Halo players US $ 3,000 and did not pay two months' salary for a League of Legends division player.
5. Racism and violence scandals
DotA 2 athletes have stumbled several times in racism scandals.The player from OG, Sebastien Debs or known as Ceb, said racist words against the Russian player.At that time, Ceb was playing a rank match, he said 'Russian whore and sell his mother for MMR' to his teammates.Ceb, who realized that his words were racist, immediately apologized to the public.
Other cases occurred in DotA 2, namely Kuku and Skemberlu.Kuku spat the word 'togel' to insult the Chinese players when playing with the public.Meanwhile, Skemberlu had a conversation about racism at the beginning of the game in the Minor competition.He typed 'GL chingchong' which resulted in him being kicked out of the team.
Violent scandals have occurred.Vasili, who is a player from the League of Legends division of the Newbee team, commits violence against her boyfriend.This act of violence was known to the public because he heard Vasili's loud yelling while doing a live casino on Twitch.Newbee finally terminated the player's contract.
In Indonesia, the case of violence in the esports worldthat has seized the public is the Warpath versus Daylen scandal.These Mobile Legends players have been in conflict for a long time.However, when they met in person, conflict broke out again and resulted in the two of them fighting.This case was resolved amicably.
The darkest scandal was the violence scandal in Madden NFL 19. David Katz, one of the participants, carried out the mass shooting.The incident also claimed four lives, including David, and injured dozens of people at the championship.
