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Former Counter-Strike player Danylo ‘Zeus<\/strong>‘ Teslenko recently shared his experiences with match-fixing during his time as a professional player.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
The Ukrainian, known for his time representing NAVI<\/strong> and Gambit Esports<\/strong>, reveals he was offered significant amounts of cash to throw matches. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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In an X post from 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
\n \n“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
\n \n“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
\n \nDespite 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
\n \nThe issue persisted, and the FBI even got involved a few years ago, joining forces with the 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
\n \nMost recently, Mogolian esports organisation ATOX<\/a><\/strong> received bans and disqualifications from PGL <\/strong>and BLAST<\/strong> events amid an investigation from the ESIC. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nThe 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
\n \nESIC 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
\n \nIn 2025, it has already issued bans to players in violation of its betting regulations. March saw the Commission apply a three-year ban to Illya ‘Ganginho’ Chernychenko, preventing him from competing in EISC-sanctioned competitions until December 2027.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nWith Zeus, a former Counter-Strike Major winner, highlighting the presence of match-fixing in Counter-Strike, raising awareness of the issues continuing to affect the highest tiers of competition is essential to maintaining the integrity of matches taking place on a daily basis. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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