The professional League of Legends team has been disqualified from a promotional tournament in their region for not playing Tristan and Twisted Fate in recent months. This is at least the main argument used by Garena to disqualify DNS Gaming Club during the VCS Ad Tournament, the Vietnam Championship series which gave access to MSI and Worlds. It’s a controversial decision that has angered fans around the world and casts doubt on a region that has been heavily questioned in the past.
Scandal for League of Legends competition
With the exception of the infamous penalty process, with the notice of the day at 12:12 a.m. (local time), the reasons for the penalty were unjustified and did not follow the classic. “Beyond a reasonable doubt”. As reported by local media in a leaked email from the concerned club owner, the team has been officially accused of sharing multiple player accounts, citing the following reasons:
- DNS Cry (midfielder) played in the middle of the tournament after not picking up Tristana and Twisted Fate for the past three months, according to their account history.
- DNS 111 (top), DNS Cry (middle), DNS Nah (ADC) and DNS Rom1 (support) Didn’t verify his accounts
The tournament organizer’s decision was so bizarre that other teams still at war would consider pulling out unless the situation was rectified. However, this incident did not stop League of Legends tournament officials in Southeast Asia and Vietnam from deciding to move forward amid allegations of systematic use of Genius Esports taking advantage of this decision.. Although they had to advance as a group, they reached the final to qualify for the VCS Summer Split – losing 2-3 to AS Esports in the final.
Riot Games has reached an agreement with Garena under which the telecommunications giant will take over the distribution and management of League of Legends in Southeast Asia, losing control of its game in this part of the world. The deal was good for the developers at the time the game was released, but it’s an open secret that the studio won’t regret it today. In addition to this scandal, Garena has been accused of abusing her dominant position by employing predatory monetization techniques and acting against the public.
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Source : Millenium
