Amidst the technical issues plaguing League of Legends’ World Playoffs, there also emerged accusations that some of the contestants had essentially “cheated”, by using the venue’s monitors (there to show the game to the large crowd) to check in on the activity of their rival players.
After an investigation by developers Riot Games, a number of contestants were found to have engaged in “unsportsmanlike conduct” and were issued strict warnings against future violations. This was mainly due to the fact that, while they were caught looking at the screens, they hadn’t actually gotten a competitive advantage from doing so.
One player in particular, though – Woong, from Azubu Frost – was after review found to have gained a clear advantage in his team’s quarter-final by looking at the big screens, and as a result has been fined $US30,000, which is his cut of AzF’s prizemoney for reaching the tournament’s semi-finals.
That’ll be of little consolation to TSM, the team he defeated, but since members of that team were found to have looked at the screens as well, they can’t complain too much.
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