The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has issued an interim suspension to players, coaches, and staff representing Counter-Strike 2 team SENZA, also known as Rosy.
ESIC says the suspension is in relation to alleged breaches of its anti-corruption code and code of conduct.
In a release published on October 10th, ESIC revealed the suspension ‘applies to all ESIC Member Events and any tournament adopting ESIC’s integrity program.”
The decision to issue an interim suspension follows the start of the investigation that is also investigating the alleged use of outside information during matches, betting-related misconduct, and alleged account sharing.
The interim suspension will remain in place until the conclusion of ESIC’s investigation into the allegations or until the Commission decides to lift it.
ESIC’s involvement follows SENZA launching its own investigation into former player Kirsan ‘byek’ Ivanov following allegations of account sharing. As a result, the organisation fined the player approximately $30,000 (~£22,494) and removed him from the roster.
In late September, SENZA dropped the remaining players in favour of a new roster unveiled on October 3rd. ESIC has specified that the roster dropped in September is the subject of its ongoing investigation.
SENZA’s Cheating Allegations
Prior to ESIC launching an investigation into cheating, ENCE’s CS2 analyst posted several annotated clips indicating the team was cheating in some capacity.
GamerLegion coach Ashley ‘ash’ Battye also shared his concerns surrounding the alleged cheating taking place in Tier 2 CS2 tournaments.
“It can’t keep happening. Genuine rosters die when these losses happen. I’ve made roster changed in the past when we’ve lost to blatant cheaters and lost all confidence in the way we play. We have to do better.”
If SENZA is found guilty of breaching ESIC’s code of conduct and anti-corruption code, it could issue severe punishments. In April, the Commission issued a lifetime ban to Swedish CS2 player Joel ‘Joel’ Holmlund after breaching the code of conduct eleven times.
