http://www.epsilon-esports.com/news/csgo-epsilon-statement/

Epsilon suspends the CS:GO division following the release of GMX's statements on match-fixing

mki

Poland882 Posts

February 01 2015 17:30 GMT

#105

Quote from Epsilon:

"It became apparent yesterday that a statement from our ex player, GMX, had surfaced accusing his ex team-mates of throwing a game some months ago," a statement from Epsilon reads.

"We at Epsilon had absolutely no prior information about this situation and were as shocked to read this as everyone else.

"Since this information came to be known, we have been working behind the scenes to gain as much data ourselves and also liaising with other bodies within the CS:GO scene such as Valve.

"Firstly, we at Epsilon would like to make it clear that we absolutely do not condone cheating and exploiting systems in any way.

"We have now decided to suspend the whole CS:GO team pending the results of ongoing investigations by both Valve and ESEA.

"We will of course provide any more information, both when we have it, and when it is relevant to do so."

Source: http://www.epsilon-esports.com/news/csgo-epsilon-statement/

Souma

2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts

February 01 2015 18:57 GMT

#106

Uhhh.

Hello,

I know some peoples are already affected by this , and even news has been written on a lot of website.

I did this under anger, and in this act, i forgot to say that my former team mate ScreaM, didn't know about this throw. I've talked a bit with Adil, and in my anger, i forgot he didn't know about it. I dont know yet if they told him about it or not, but i didn't.

Maybe you won't believe me but this is the truth and its entierly my bad.

About bazy, Adil told him we were bad on nuke, thats why he bet on OverGaming

I want to apologize toward the community, and toward ScreaM who doesn't deserve all this hate.

https://www.facebook.com/GMXCSGO/posts/915386398479939

This gave me a good laugh.

+ Show Spoiler +

Aocowns

Norway6070 Posts

February 01 2015 18:58 GMT

#107

https://www.facebook.com/GMXCSGO/posts/915386398479939

aaaahhh Scream seems like he's gonna be left out of this, thank fucking god... How do you forget to mention this though, ffs GMX.. Also where does Scream go now? There's no other high level team in France unless he goes to some lower tier team like Platinium? Gonna stream until an opportunity comes up kinda like schneider?

EDIT: if you keep calling GMX a liar and shattering my delusional fanboy view of scream i will murder all of you ;;

yamato77

11589 Posts

February 01 2015 21:39 GMT

#108

I did this under anger, and in this act, i forgot to say that my former team mate ScreaM, didn't know about this throw. I've talked a bit with Adil, and in my anger, i forgot he didn't know about it. I dont know yet if they told him about it or not, but i didn't.

Read: I implicated the best player on my team in a match-fixing scandal and now regret potentially ruining his career in what was ostensibly a fit of spiteful rage.

Souma

2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts

February 02 2015 17:33 GMT

#109

fxy0 admitted to match fixing.

amazingxkcd

GRAND OLD AMERICA16375 Posts

February 04 2015 05:22 GMT

#110

Ex-Epsilon got a 1 year ban from Valve as well

hello everyone , today i ,receveid an mail from valve in wich is explained that we are ban 1 year from every VALVE tournament.
Hard punishment ofc , but i can understand, i have acte like a kid and now i have to pay.
now , will see if every league , tournament will follow the valve decision.
i hope no , 1 year ban from every major its extremely hard enough.
Stay Tuned !

https://www.facebook.com/fxy0CS/posts/552067954895604

Souma

2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts

February 04 2015 07:03 GMT

#111

I hope that means ex-iBP's bans will be lifted after a year, maybe two since they didn't actually admit anything at first and kept it dragging on.

ForTehDarkseid

8139 Posts

February 04 2015 08:40 GMT

#112

@Souma: Not really. Dazed, steel, cud and dboorn should be gone from competitive scene in any capacity forever. And if exceptions applied to AZK and swag, it would create even more controversy.

Daralii

United States16991 Posts

February 04 2015 12:26 GMT

#113

I assume they got a 1 year ban because it either wasn't as extensive or the evidence wasn't as conclusive. Still, glad this shit's being brought to light now.

Roggay

Switzerland6320 Posts

February 04 2015 13:03 GMT

#114

I'd say the fact that ex-iBP tried to hide the fact so actively and for so long should be held against them. So I think that if we take the team as a whole, they deserve something like 2 years instead of 1 (In epsilon's case they admitted pretty quickly).

If we were to do it player by player, i'd say swag and azk would deserve maybe the least, something like 1 year, steel probably 2 year for agreeing with the fix and convincing others, dboorn and dazed 3 years for actively taking part in the match fixing process with cud.

blade55555

United States17423 Posts

February 04 2015 16:34 GMT

#115

For the people saying ex-IBP tried to hide it so actively for so long, if it wasn't for valve just now looking into it epsilon players would be doing the exact same thing.

The only reason this was a lot faster is valve decided to actually look into it a lot faster then the one with IBP. The epsilon players didn't admit it until valve said "caught you".

Djzapz

Canada10681 Posts

February 04 2015 17:10 GMT

#116

On February 05 2015 01:34 blade55555 wrote:
For the people saying ex-IBP tried to hide it so actively for so long, if it wasn't for valve just now looking into it epsilon players would be doing the exact same thing.

The only reason this was a lot faster is valve decided to actually look into it a lot faster then the one with IBP. The epsilon players didn't admit it until valve said "caught you".

Yeah that's true... Epsilon would probably have done the same in the absence of an investigation - lucky for them the circumstances allowed them to look less like assholes.

I think what makes IBP, or more specifically Dazed look bad as fuck is this (video from Aug 2014):

Now call me a fool, I watched the video shortly after it came out and I was like alright maybe it was that troll Shahzam who was fucking around. Dazed is playing the victim and trying to PR his way out by playing on Shahzam's credibility.

Fuck, I think Dazed should get the biggest punishment of all. Also, I think Shahzam should get a one year ban. I don't know on what grounds though, maybe for being an asshole... Being an insider and not whistleblowing could be bannable. I mean if you're a "credible" person personality like Shahzam and you profit from insider info on fixed matches, fuck you.

So far it looks like Shahzam is getting away with it. Him and the skins he's won in this.

yamato77

11589 Posts

February 04 2015 17:50 GMT

#117

At least Shazham corroborated the evidence once it finally came to light. I think that is worth something. Remember, these guys were using their influence in NA CS to keep people quiet. More people knew than we know and they kept quiet because of some misguided sense of loyalty, or out of fear of having their reputation come under attack and getting blackballed.

DPK

Canada487 Posts

February 04 2015 18:33 GMT

#118

Looks like Epsilon released Kevin "Uzzziii" Vernel and Joey "fxy0" Schlosser.

"As of today, fxy0 and Uzzziii have been released from Epsilon eSports," a statement from Epsilon reads.

"The latest elements and statements we have received clearly condemn the player in the match-fixing accusation.

"We would like to thank Valve for keeping us informed during the entire process.

"The sole player left, Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom, will continue to represent Epsilon, and we will discuss what we plan next alongside his Manager, Olivier “Olriko” Hamon."