{"id":170074,"date":"2025-03-14T12:49:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=170074"},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:49:21","slug":"zeus-counter-strike-match-fixing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/zeus-counter-strike-match-fixing","title":{"rendered":"Zeus speaks on match fixing as issues persist in CS2 esports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/zeus-counter-strike-match-fixing-large.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Zeus playing on Counter-Strike Major stage for NAVI\" class=\"wp-image-170075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/zeus-counter-strike-match-fixing-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/zeus-counter-strike-match-fixing-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/zeus-counter-strike-match-fixing-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/zeus-counter-strike-match-fixing-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/zeus-counter-strike-match-fixing.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Liquipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd41497f0\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>Former Counter-Strike player Danylo ‘<strong>Zeus<\/strong>‘ Teslenko recently shared his experiences with match-fixing during his time as a professional player.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd4149e8b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>The Ukrainian, known for his time representing <strong>NAVI<\/strong> and <strong>Gambit Esports<\/strong>, reveals he was offered significant amounts of cash to throw matches. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-67d9bd414b7ed\">\n <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n <li id=\"post-156907\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/08\/esl-faceit-group-logitech-partnership\" target=\"_blank\">ESL FACEIT Group secures Counter Strike-focused deal with Logitech<\/a><\/li>\n <li id=\"post-169736\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/esl-pro-league-season-21-playoffs\" target=\"_blank\">ESL Pro League Season 21 Playoffs: Qualified teams and predictions<\/a><\/li>\n <li id=\"post-169170\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/guardian-reveals-why-he-retired-from-cs2-esports\" target=\"_blank\">GuardiaN reveals why he retired from CS2 esports<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd414c5d8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>In an X post from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CS2News_EN\/status\/1900172184045445384\"><strong>CS2 NEWS<\/strong><\/a>, Teslenko revealed that on one occasion, he was offered ‘an insanely large amount’ of money to throw a match he was playing in. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd414cba1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>“I’ve been offered money to throw matches many times \u2014 big cash. At one point, it was an insanely large amount. But I never gave in, and I’m really glad I didn’t,” revealed Zeus.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd414d145\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>“I knew that after 20 years of grinding in esports, one bad decision could erase everything I had worked for. My achievements could be completely ruined in an instant.”<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd414d6ed\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>Despite the best efforts of tournament organisers and third-party bodies, the topic of match-fixing in esports remains prevalent within the industry. iBUYPOWER has just been unbanned from Valve tournaments after 10 years for match-fixing. A decade ago, dozens of CS:GO players were banned for match-fixing during an investigation into the issue. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd414dc85\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>The issue persisted, and the FBI even got involved a few years ago, joining forces with the <strong>Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) <\/strong>to take down a small group of match-fixers in the CS2 scene. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd414e204\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>Most recently, Mogolian esports organisation <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/atox-pgl-ban-disqualification\">ATOX<\/a><\/strong> received bans and disqualifications from <strong>PGL <\/strong>and <strong>BLAST<\/strong> events amid an investigation from the ESIC. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd414e7ac\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>The reasoning behind the provisional suspension from the Commission has yet to be revealed, but it is rumoured that the team is under investigation for suspected match-fixing offences.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd414ed3f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>ESIC has spearheaded efforts to reduce the amount of match-fixing taking place within various esports titles and tournaments. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd414f2b2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n \n<p>In 2025, it has already issued bans to players in violation of its betting regulations. 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