{"id":520,"date":"2017-05-22T15:57:42","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T15:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=520"},"modified":"2017-12-20T01:03:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T01:03:08","slug":"a-professional-esports-player-has-been-banned-for-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/a-professional-esports-player-has-been-banned-for-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional eSports player banned from CS:GO comps for two years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-521 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Pro eSports player banned for two years\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2017\/05\/esic.jpg.webp\" alt=\"ESIC bans player for two years\" width=\"400\" height=\"134\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2017\/05\/esic.jpg.webp 400w, https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2017\/05\/esic-300x101.jpg.webp 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/134;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-521 size-full\" title=\"Pro eSports player banned for two years\" src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/esic.jpg\" alt=\"ESIC bans player for two years\" width=\"400\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/esic.jpg 400w, https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/esic-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A professional eSports player has been handed a two-year ban after he confessed to cheating during the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship this month.<\/p>\n<p>The eSports Integrity Coalition (ESIC), a non-for-profit organisation which was set up to clean up the eSports industry, handed down the ban to Connor Huglin after it was revealed he was using a <a href=\"\/anti-cheating\/\" title=\"Cheating software in esports and how it's dealt with\">third-party cheating software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ESIC was set up last summer in the UK and this will be its first punishment after the player who went by the screenname \u201czonC&#8221; and played for Armor Legion Gaming accepted a plea bargain.<\/p>\n<p>While Valve\u2019s anti-cheat software was applied, it did not pick anything up. Huglin eventually admitted to using cheating software and voluntarily removed himself from competitive CS:GO. He also apologised to the Counter-Strike community Mettlestate, and his team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always disappointing when someone cheats and it gives me no pleasure to ban a player, but cheating cannot be tolerated in e-sports,\u201d said ESIC\u2019s e-sports integrity commissioner, Ian Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt fundamentally undermines the integrity and credibility of our industry. I hope this demonstrates that ESIC will deal quickly, decisively and proportionately with cheats following a fair process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mettlestate\u2019s CEO, Barry Louzada commended ESIC for its handling of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMettlestate are really glad to have a partner like ESIC on board to assist with these kinds of situations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is never easy to have this kind of thing happen but when it does, knowing that there is guidance from ESIC ensures that it is dealt with properly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many media outlets are questioning the level of cheating in eSports since it is a young \u201csport\u201d \u2013 some are even questioning if it is a sport \u2013 and lacks proper regulation.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the ESIC has released a survey to grasp the consensus on cheating in eSports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEsports is a community driven medium and therefore it makes sense to canvas opinion from the wider eSports community,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the conclusion of the survey I hope we can come to a consensus on how to sanction cheats in eSports and create a level of consistency that is deemed fair by the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Huglin\u2019s ban is just one of a number of issues which has resulted in the questioning of the industry\u2019s integrity. Last year, former Starcraft II world champion Lee \u201cLife\u201d Seung Hyun was caught throwing matches for an illegal Korean gambling group.<\/p>\n<p>The top gambling regulator, the UK Gambling Commission \u2013 which recently won the right to prosecute and convict the promotion of virtual item gambling, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/uk-gambling-commission-warns-parents-of-esports-skin-betting\/\" title=\"UK Gambling Commission warns parents of skins betting in eSports\">such as skins<\/a>, to minors \u2013 regularly releases reports about the level of corruption which could be present in eSports.<\/p>\n<p>This coincides with a UK lawyer who specialises in gambling licensing, Christopher Rees-Gay&#8217;s view. He wants betting companies to do more to detect unusual wagering behaviour in eSports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cESports is a growing area in the gambling market, and the Gambling Commission looked at \u2018eSports integrity\u2019 in a position paper it released on virtual currencies, e-sports and social casino gaming in March,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe paper sets out that the \u2018betting industry should satisfy itself that competitions upon which markets are offered are effectively managed to mitigate the risk of corruption with its attendant consequences for their consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully this incident will be a one-off, but it will be food for thought for British bookmakers as a consideration when looking to push into this growth area.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A professional eSports player has been handed a two-year ban after he confessed to cheating during the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[11,4,5,23],"class_list":["post-520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-csgo","tag-featured","tag-us","tag-valve"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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