During the American Division of BeyondTheSummit’s Pro Series #2 the North American Team PlusOne has been caught matchfixing and disqualified from the tournament.
The mixed team with players from the USA, Canada, Mexico and Argentina was formally disqualifed after the organisers confirmed several cases of matchfixing.
Team PlusOne have been removed from BTS Pro Series due to multiple, confirmed incidents of match fixing. All previous match results will be nullified.
We have provided relevant information and evidence to Valve. PlusOne are currently banned from all future BTS tournaments.
— Beyond the Summit (@BeyondTheSummit) June 22, 2020
David “GoDz” Parker, founder of BeyondTheSummit, wrote on Reddit that they found evidence of matchfixing during the series against Evil Geniuses, Quincy Crew and Plasma.
Viewers who had watched PlusOne’s series against Plasma will probably be less surprised by these news as game two of the match was filled with suspect moments. Including but not limited to disconnecting as PlusOne actually finished the game in a 3vs5 situation.
BeyondTheSummit then also clarified that “dnm” and Nicolás “Wij” Moreno were not banned. Considering how they both were key to actually winning aforementioned game against Plasma, it seems that they were not part of the matchfixing.
We are continuing to investigate all the incidents involving these players.
At this time, we are indefinitely suspending xuan, Ched, & Jano from competing in all BTS events.
The other two players, dnm & Wij, are permitted to compete in future BTS tournaments at this time.
— Beyond the Summit (@BeyondTheSummit) June 22, 2020
With the recent increase in online competition there seems to have also been an increase in matchfixing. Just a month earlier former TI-winning organisation Newbee had been convicted of matchfixing, shocking the Dota 2 scene.
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As a result of PlusOne’s matchfixing they have been disqualified and all their results voided. Additionally BeyondTheSummit has banned the three players from future competitions and forwarded the evidence to Valve.
Former PlusOne lineup:
- dnm
- Ched
- Juan
- Nicolás “Wij” Moreno
- Yixaun “xuan” Guo
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