According to a report at casino.org, the Esports Integrity Coalition, a non-profit industry body working to regulate cheating in eSports, has banned a player for two years for cheating during the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship.
It’s the first time the EIC’s disciplinary board has suspended a player.
According to the report, player Connor Huglin, who played for Armor Legion Gaming under the screen name “zonC,” accepted a “plea bargain,” after admitting using a third-party software cheat that had gone undetected by Valve’s anti-cheat software.
“It is always disappointing when someone cheats and it gives me no pleasure to ban a player, but cheating cannot be tolerated in e-sports,” Ian Smith, ESIC’s e-sports integrity commissioner told the website. “It 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.”
