Virtus.pro, LDLC.com Players Wrapped In Betting Scandal

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The stage was set after the teams played each other previously, but had to re-play the match after LDLC player Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian was found abusing a bug which gave him way more money after rejoining than he originally had. That game, which was plagued by DDoS attacks, was ultimately deemed unfair by the FACEIT organizers, and thus replayed at a later date.

That meant the game was ultimately played out yesterday, without a stream or a notification, most likely to prevent another DDoS attack from ruining the match once again. However, because the game had been officially scheduled to be played today at 23:00 CEST the bets remained open despite the match being played on an earlier date, mainly due to a misscommunication between several parties. It had been pointed out the match would be played without stream and at a prior date internally, but this was somehow not picked up by CSGO Lounge.

This combination of factors prompted some players of both teams, who obviously already knew the result, to bet on a sure win, with some bets exceeding $150, with a guaranteed return of well over $400. So far bets have been linked to Virtus.pro's Pasza, TaZ and NEO while KQLY is currently the only player found placing a bet from LDLC. Admins are still looking to see if other bets have been placed by players of either team.

CSGOLounge have since revealed the matter both through twitter and through reddit. The players in question are yet to respond to the matter.

FACEIT meanwhile is looking into it and will be contacting other organizers to create guideliness and sactions against match fixing and other issues related to betting.