A statement from the Korean eSports Organization (KeSPA) confirms that Park and YoDa will receive lifetime bans from competitive play for sanctioned matches.
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Another cheating scandal rocks the world of StarCraft in Korea. Two financial backers who were part of those who were arrested have been discovered to be known gangsters with affiliations to local organized crime in the country.
Prosecutors found that YoDa received approximately $27,000 to intentionally lose his matches; Gerrard received around $9,000 for ordering YoDa to throw his games; and BBoongBBoong received around $4,500 for his one-off game against Flash in the 2015 Proleague.
The reports have been corroborated by the Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) in a statement, both of whom will be banned from all eSports, not just StarCraft II, for life for their transgressions. Additionally the association may sue for damages. “It is extremely regrettable that a related incident has occurred again, and we apologize to all of the fans who have shown e-Sports their love and support”.
Overall, betters involved in the scandal have made around 40,000,000 KRW ($35,000 USD), while brokers have netted 30,000,000 KRW ($26,000 USD). KeSPA said they first got wind of the scandal via an anonymous tipster seeking a reward.
The details are a little bit all over the place but it looks like one of the players in question YoDa was not only played to influence the outcome of a particular match but also blackmailed with no compensation to do the same thing later on.
In 2010, Won “Justin” Jong Seo was fined 3m KRW and sentenced to 120 hours community service with three years’ probation on an 18-month prison sentence for his involvement in match fixing. According to ‘em *League of Legends team, which is being run under the association to prevent operational delays.
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