Some humans can justify any means to achieve a goal. In the world of esports, this can happen by using cheats and carrying out match-fixing which eventually became the worst scandal in the history of esports.
This time, VCGamers will talk about the worst scandal that happened in esports history. The scandal in this article is quite famous, so if you've been following the esports scene since 2012, then you've probably heard of the scandal.
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List of Worst Scandals in Esports History
The following is a list of the worst scandals ever committed by some pro players in various esports games throughout history. All the controversies below are based on various sources listed in each scandal.
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Team Secret scandal
The first scandal on this list is a bad incident that happened to the members and players of Team Secret, especially the division Dota 2.
At the beginning of the creation of the team, many players suddenly came in and out. There have been various disputes between members and the management team.
For example, Notail, who used to have the nickname BigDaddy, was controversially kicked out of Team Secret. Other examples are w33 and Misery which also share the same fate as Notail.
In addition to this, it turns out that the former manager of Team Secret named Evany Chang also made accusations that the management team did not pay the team members appropriately.
According to SportsKeeda, other team members namely EternalEnvy and Misery finally spoke up after these accusations.
They claimed that Puppey and Kemal Sadikoglu as directors of Team Secret did not give 10% payments from all player earnings.
The scandal finally ended with Sadikoglu being fired from the esports organization and Puppey apologizing to all the players.
Of course Team Secret has also fulfilled all obligations and is responsible for these allegations. After a long time, Team Secret managed to restore its image as an esports organization.
Azubu Frost vs TSM cheat
League of Legends is a MOBA esports game that also has a scandal. One of the most famous scandals was cheating by Azubu Frost when playing against Team Solo Mid (TSM) in the quarterfinal match at the World Championships Season 2.
According to PCGamesN, the controversy focused on player Azubu Frost looking at the minimap on the big screen of the LAN stage.
By looking at the minimap on the big screen, Azubu Frost players can find out where the players are TSM. Unfortunately, the referees on standby didn't stop the action of the Azubu Frost players.
If you are curious, you can see the video showing that Azubu Frost's players are cheating below.
After the match, the players and management of TSM accused cheating. The result of the accusation was a fine of $30,000 to the esports organization Azubu Frost.
Uniquely, Azubu Frost made it to the final but lost to the underdog team, Taipei Assassins.
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KQLY Affected by VAC Tyres
Turning to FPS esports, this time the worst scandal in the history of esports in the world is the granting of a VAC ban to a CS:GO pro player named KQLY.
On November 20 2014, KQLY received a Valve Anti-Cheat Ban. This means that Valve has detected the use of cheats by KQLY when playing CS:GO, ranked and also competitively as a pro-player.
By page Liquipedia, Titan eSports immediately issued KQLY after receiving news that the French player had received a VAC ban.
Because they were previously members of Titan eSports, the team could not take part in DreamHack Winter 2014.
This scandal is recorded as one of the biggest scandals in the world of esports because KQLY has won various tournaments CS:GO such as European Championship 2014 and DreamHack Invitational II.
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Use of Cheats by Forsaken on LAN
For CS: GO fans, you may have heard the word "word.exe" when playing or seeing extraordinary plays. The word comes from the cheat program used by Forsaken in the LAN eXTREMESLAND 2018 Asia tournament.
In the final match of the tournament, Forsaken was proven to have used the illegal word.exe program which was used as a cheat. The OpTic India player was caught red-handed by the tournament committee and you can see the arrest in the video below.
By watching the video, you can see that Forsaken brushed aside the hand of the committee that was inspecting the PCs used by Forsaken.
According to the Liquipedia page, ESL India found evidence that it did Forsaken also used the same cheat when participating in the ESL India Premiership: Fall 2018 tournament.
After being proven using a cheat, OpTic India was immediately disqualified, unable to participate in the Valve tournament, and finally forced to disband.
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The iBUYPOWER Match-Fixing Scandal
The most famous and worst scandal in the world of esports is match-fixing by iBuyPower players. Before discussing the controversy, it's better for us to discuss a little about what match-fixing is.
Match-fixing is an event where players determine the outcome of an esports match for their own benefit.
As a well-known and strong team at its time (2014-2015), iBP players namely DaZeD, swag, AZK, and steel planned a match-fixing with cud, dboorN, and caseyfoster to deliberately lose.
They deliberately gave in because the figures involved above placed bets so that iBP would lose. After the intentional loss, they managed to make a profit of over $10,000.
According to Clutch Points, Valve announced bans against DaZeD, swag, AZK, steel, cud, and dboorN from competitive play for life.
Skadoodle did not get the penalty because he did not place a bet on the match and ended up being the AWPer for team Cloud9 until the end of his career.
Thus the discussion about the worst scandal in the history of esports in the world.
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