Resurrection.
On April 22, 2021, the “League of Legends” officially released the “Results of the League’s Anti-Counterfeiting Gambling Survey and Directions for Rectification”, which is the result of the handling of the largest domestic “League of Legends” fake event in recent years.
The former FPX club player BO was the fuse. Because he had been “coerced into participating in unfair competitions”, netizens dubbed this fake match event as “BO people earn money”. Afterwards, he was only given a 4-month suspension for the “surrender” behavior that he voluntarily confessed and reported.
However, after the official suspension period expired, the still indignant audience did not reduce the volume of criticism, which made FPX, who intended to let him play again, forced to continue to hide him due to public opinion.
But just a few days ago, Surge suddenly announced the addition of BO on Twitter.
Surge is not a team, but a company in Europe and the United States that provides intermediary services for freelancers. It will match professional players, coaches or anchors between clubs and platforms, and help deal with contracts and brokerage matters, playing the role of an agent .
Given that they have participated in the transfer of well-known players such as Rekkles, Bjergsen, Jensen and Bwipo, and have cooperated closely with European and American clubs, many people speculate that this signing is a signal that he is about to return to the game in the European and American divisions.
Under the news of the announcement of BO’s joining, there are many Chinese comments that support him to play in other regions, and there are still people who can’t let go of his black history of fake matches. However, the focus of most of the English comments is completely different, and they are more about the strength of this unfamiliar player and whether he can overcome the language barrier.
Netizens who knew him well compared BO to top players such as Kanavi and Canyon, and used his 100% win rate in the LPL to prove his strength, and quickly persuaded others. Then fans of each team began to call the name of their home team and analyzed the possibility of him joining, and they didn’t seem to care much about his past.
TSM, which had previously reported the news of BO trial training, has become the most popular name
Unsportsmanlike match-fixing is a cancer for any sport, and eSports is no different. Although e-sports betting itself is not illegal in some countries and regions, it is impossible to clear the relationship as the initiator of fake matches.
Spectators have always hated fake matches, and the industry has been increasingly punishing those involved. However, under the temptation of fast money in the gaming industry, some people continue to walk on the road of no return. As far as the domestic “League of Legends” project is concerned, after the “comprehensive investigation” of the “BO people earning” incident, it was exposed to the fake game again this month, and the spring breeze was born again.
However, this time the involved player LGD.JAY was banned for life
If BO really goes to North America in the end, whether he can overcome the language barrier and get results is another matter. I hope he can really draw a line from fake matches. After all, in North America, where the LCS division is located, gambling is not necessarily illegal, but match-fixing is illegal.
After CS:GO’s MDL league broke out last year’s match-fixing scandal, North America’s Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has cooperated with the FBI to combat match-fixing chaos. Under the money offensive enough to tempt them to give up their careers, there may be only one sentence from the FBI, “open the door”, which can be the last wake-up call to persuade them to turn back.
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