• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 23:11
CEST 05:11
KST 12:11
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Code S Season 2 (2026) - RO8 Preview0[ASL21] Finals Preview: Two Legacies18Code S Season 2 (2026) - RO12 Preview2herO wins GSL Code S Season 1 (2026)5Code S Season 1 (2026) - RO4 & Finals Preview5
Community News
Crank Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League2Weekly Cups (May 11-17): Classic wins double0Code S Season 1 (2026) - RO8 Results2Weekly Cups (May 4-10): Clem, MaxPax, herO win1Maestros of The Game 2 announcement and schedule !18
StarCraft 2
General
Code S Season 2 (2026) - RO8 Preview herO wins GSL Code S Season 1 (2026) Code S Season 2 (2026) - RO12 Preview Weekly Cups (May 11-17): Classic wins double Code S Season 1 (2026) - RO4 & Finals Preview
Tourneys
Crank Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League GSL Code S Season 2 (2026) GSL Code S Season 1 (2026) Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament Maestros of The Game 2 announcement and schedule !
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players
External Content
Mutation # 527 Hell Train The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 526 Rubber and Glue Mutation # 525 Wheel of Misfortune
Brood War
General
25 Years Since Brood War Patch 1.08 BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ VPN experiences vespene.gg — BW replays in browser (Spoiler) ASL21 Winner's Interview
Tourneys
[ASL21] Grand Finals [Megathread] Daily Proleagues Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 2 Small VOD Thread 2.0
Strategy
Any training maps people recommend? Muta micro map competition [G] Hydra ZvZ: An Introduction Fighting Spirit mining rates
Other Games
General Games
Path of Exile Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Dawn of War IV ZeroSpace Megathread
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Trading/Investing Thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Dating: How's your luck? European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread McBoner: A hockey love story TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
streaming software Strange computer issues (software)
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Esports Organizations: Raisi…
TrAiDoS
Why RTS gamers make better f…
gosubay
ramps on octagon
StaticNine
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1335 users

Pinnacle voids Dark vs. San bets due to match manipulation…

Forum Index > SC2 General
1079 CommentsPost a Reply
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 52 53 54 Next
Matchfixing is a very serious offence and accusations of matchfixing should not be made lightly. Please avoid making accusations against specific individuals unless you have substantial proof, or until further information is released. (0620 KST)
Luolis
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Finland7172 Posts
January 20 2015 18:12 GMT
#61
On January 21 2015 03:12 Hydro033 wrote:
I'm pretty fucking emotion threw some matches in Zotac cup. He loses 1-2 to slivko and 1-2 to Bly? Really?? The odds were insane. What is to stop these guys form rigging this? They can make a fortune.

Ever heard of KR-to-EU lag? Stop panicking.
pro cheese woman / Its never Sunny in Finland. Perkele / FinnishStarcraftTrivia
Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12465 Posts
January 20 2015 18:12 GMT
#62
On January 21 2015 03:11 TheFlock wrote:
So this guy noticed that the betting line looked different, says it could be being fixed, and then seems pretty sure after and is even saying that Kespa agrees that is looks very fishy? is there any source for that?? There is nothing on their twitter about it


That's not what he said. He twitted at Kespa that Pinnacle agreed it was fishy.
No will to live, no wish to die
StarVe
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany13591 Posts
January 20 2015 18:13 GMT
#63
On January 21 2015 03:11 TheFlock wrote:
So this guy noticed that the betting line looked different, says it could be being fixed, and then seems pretty sure after and is even saying that Kespa agrees that is looks very fishy? is there any source for that?? There is nothing on their twitter about it

He is not saying that, he tweeted at Kespa that Pinnaclesports agrees that it looks very fishy, presumably to make them aware of it.
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
January 20 2015 18:13 GMT
#64
On January 21 2015 03:12 Hydro033 wrote:
I'm pretty fucking emotion threw some matches in Zotac cup. He loses 1-2 to slivko and 1-2 to Bly? Really?? The odds were insane. What is to stop these guys form rigging this? They can make a fortune.

What is to stop these guys? Ever heard of what happened to SaviOr?
Used Sigs - New Sigs - Cheap Sigs - Buy the Best Cheap Sig near You at www.cheapsigforsale.com
Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2103 Posts
January 20 2015 18:13 GMT
#65
On January 21 2015 03:06 Antoine wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2015 02:55 Blargh wrote:
On January 21 2015 02:51 Gwavajuice wrote:
Could this be a way for a betting website to not pay the winners if the outcome is very defavorable to the bet site?

San was not outplayed in a really shocking way, was he?

The only debatable moment was when San blinked all of his stalkers into a roach hydra army of comparable size, losing most of his army. Protoss players get overconfident and do that all the time, though, and it wasn't the worst "throw" out there.

There was more than just that. He didn't mineral walk his scout probe and lost it to 2 zerglings, he lost his mothership core to one queen at dark's nat, and I'm only halfway through

Oh yes, there was that, but even then, forgetting to mineral walk a probe is a silly mistake, but it isn't one that exactly influences the game completely. In fact, I'd have said San was in a solid position until he did the rambo blink. Of course, I'm no expert on the science of fixing a match.

I saw bigger match throws in that best of 2014 video that was recently posted...
GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
January 20 2015 18:13 GMT
#66
Hope people stay calm. I doubt San or Dark fixed, and hope this gets cleared up
To all the haters: you deserve to witness many, many more Serral victories, worthy of the godlike player he is.
Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14461 Posts
January 20 2015 18:13 GMT
#67
On January 21 2015 03:12 Hydro033 wrote:
I'm pretty fucking emotion threw some matches in Zotac cup. He loses 1-2 to slivko and 1-2 to Bly? Really?? The odds were insane. What is to stop these guys form rigging this? They can make a fortune.

I'm pretty sure game were played on EU.
https://twitter.com/DrAeromi | Updates on live tournaments: @StarCrafteSport
just_mo
Profile Joined March 2013
United States23 Posts
January 20 2015 18:14 GMT
#68
lol at people just assuming there's nothing behind this and Swoop is just throwing accusations around. Do you people know anything about sports betting? San was almost a 3 to 1 dog against Dark. That make an ounce of sense to anyone here? My SC2 following has tapered off quite a bit over the past 6 months, but last I recall San was a championship contender and Dark was a solid contributor for his team.

Assuming the opening line was something relatively close to even money, for a line to move that much, there have to be multiple, multiple max bets (I think the limits are only like $200 or so for these markets) streaming in on one side (obv Dark in this case). About as much smoke as possible here. Pinnacle is considered by nearly everyone in the sports betting world to be the most respected book out there. They aren't just going to cancel bets to not have to pay out a few thousand (lol at whoever said that). They were taking bets of 150k during the NFL conference championship games. This is peanuts to them.
FG
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
January 20 2015 18:14 GMT
#69
On January 21 2015 03:13 StarVe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2015 03:11 TheFlock wrote:
So this guy noticed that the betting line looked different, says it could be being fixed, and then seems pretty sure after and is even saying that Kespa agrees that is looks very fishy? is there any source for that?? There is nothing on their twitter about it

He is not saying that, he tweeted at Kespa that Pinnaclesports agrees that it looks very fishy, presumably to make them aware of it.

He's not only saying that it looks fishy, he is saying that San threw the game for money. There is quite a difference between the two.
Used Sigs - New Sigs - Cheap Sigs - Buy the Best Cheap Sig near You at www.cheapsigforsale.com
xuanzue
Profile Joined October 2010
Colombia1747 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-20 18:16:57
January 20 2015 18:15 GMT
#70
San was a championship contender


do you ever sc2?

San had an inflated aligula rating because was playing the easier wcs leagues.

all of this because some retard bet hundreds of thousands
Dominions 4: "Thrones of Ascension".
DJHelium
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden13480 Posts
January 20 2015 18:15 GMT
#71
On January 21 2015 03:14 just_mo wrote:
lol at people just assuming there's nothing behind this and Swoop is just throwing accusations around. Do you people know anything about sports betting? San was almost a 3 to 1 dog against Dark. That make an ounce of sense to anyone here? My SC2 following has tapered off quite a bit over the past 6 months, but last I recall San was a championship contender and Dark was a solid contributor for his team.

Assuming the opening line was something relatively close to even money, for a line to move that much, there have to be multiple, multiple max bets (I think the limits are only like $200 or so for these markets) streaming in on one side (obv Dark in this case). About as much smoke as possible here. Pinnacle is considered by nearly everyone in the sports betting world to be the most respected book out there. They aren't just going to cancel bets to not have to pay out a few thousand (lol at whoever said that). They were taking bets of 150k during the NFL conference championship games. This is peanuts to them.


While San can be a championship contender, especially in PvZ, Dark is one of the best players in the world right now. I think most ppl consider him a favourite in the match.
#1 player in the world atm: J-god | Follow me on twitter! @DJHelium
iNsaNe-
Profile Joined January 2005
Finland5201 Posts
January 20 2015 18:17 GMT
#72
Pinnacle isn't probably going to release any additional information regarding betting on that match (which seems to be the reason of the refund, not the game itself) and it's hard to get any conclusive evidence from how the game was played. Need more proof either way, this just leaves it in a void situation
It takes a fool to remain sane.
Ej_
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
47656 Posts
January 20 2015 18:18 GMT
#73
On January 21 2015 03:15 DJHelium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2015 03:14 just_mo wrote:
lol at people just assuming there's nothing behind this and Swoop is just throwing accusations around. Do you people know anything about sports betting? San was almost a 3 to 1 dog against Dark. That make an ounce of sense to anyone here? My SC2 following has tapered off quite a bit over the past 6 months, but last I recall San was a championship contender and Dark was a solid contributor for his team.

Assuming the opening line was something relatively close to even money, for a line to move that much, there have to be multiple, multiple max bets (I think the limits are only like $200 or so for these markets) streaming in on one side (obv Dark in this case). About as much smoke as possible here. Pinnacle is considered by nearly everyone in the sports betting world to be the most respected book out there. They aren't just going to cancel bets to not have to pay out a few thousand (lol at whoever said that). They were taking bets of 150k during the NFL conference championship games. This is peanuts to them.


While San can be a championship contender, especially in PvZ, Dark is one of the best players in the world right now. I think most ppl consider him a favourite in the match.

San is a guy who cannot FFE. Dark is a championship contender.
"Technically the dictionary has zero authority on the meaning or words" - Rodya
padiseal2
Profile Joined August 2012
Austria721 Posts
January 20 2015 18:19 GMT
#74
On January 21 2015 03:15 DJHelium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2015 03:14 just_mo wrote:
lol at people just assuming there's nothing behind this and Swoop is just throwing accusations around. Do you people know anything about sports betting? San was almost a 3 to 1 dog against Dark. That make an ounce of sense to anyone here? My SC2 following has tapered off quite a bit over the past 6 months, but last I recall San was a championship contender and Dark was a solid contributor for his team.

Assuming the opening line was something relatively close to even money, for a line to move that much, there have to be multiple, multiple max bets (I think the limits are only like $200 or so for these markets) streaming in on one side (obv Dark in this case). About as much smoke as possible here. Pinnacle is considered by nearly everyone in the sports betting world to be the most respected book out there. They aren't just going to cancel bets to not have to pay out a few thousand (lol at whoever said that). They were taking bets of 150k during the NFL conference championship games. This is peanuts to them.


While San can be a championship contender, especially in PvZ, Dark is one of the best players in the world right now. I think most ppl consider him a favourite in the match.

During the NSL Group Selections like 4 players said that they believe Dark is the #1 player right now.
If you're wealthy, betting a 5 digit sum on Dark with 3 to 1 odds may not be the worst idea ever without match fixing involved
Samsungjackets on twitch || 강민수 화이팅
iNsaNe-
Profile Joined January 2005
Finland5201 Posts
January 20 2015 18:19 GMT
#75
And Pinnacle is a very reputable and large company, they aren't going to randomly do stuff like this.
It takes a fool to remain sane.
just_mo
Profile Joined March 2013
United States23 Posts
January 20 2015 18:20 GMT
#76
On January 21 2015 03:15 DJHelium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2015 03:14 just_mo wrote:
lol at people just assuming there's nothing behind this and Swoop is just throwing accusations around. Do you people know anything about sports betting? San was almost a 3 to 1 dog against Dark. That make an ounce of sense to anyone here? My SC2 following has tapered off quite a bit over the past 6 months, but last I recall San was a championship contender and Dark was a solid contributor for his team.

Assuming the opening line was something relatively close to even money, for a line to move that much, there have to be multiple, multiple max bets (I think the limits are only like $200 or so for these markets) streaming in on one side (obv Dark in this case). About as much smoke as possible here. Pinnacle is considered by nearly everyone in the sports betting world to be the most respected book out there. They aren't just going to cancel bets to not have to pay out a few thousand (lol at whoever said that). They were taking bets of 150k during the NFL conference championship games. This is peanuts to them.


While San can be a championship contender, especially in PvZ, Dark is one of the best players in the world right now. I think most ppl consider him a favourite in the match.


There are favorites and there are 3 to 1 favorites. I used to pay a bit of attention to the SC2 lines when we played a handicapping game on a different forum, and a line like that would come from an extremely lopsided match, think Innovation during the Ro32. You think Dark is that big of a favorite over San? If I'm wrong let me know, but it doesn't sound remotely correct to me.

Swoop has been doing well betting these games for over a year now, if he says the line was way, way off where it should have been, I would tend to believe him.
FG
xuanzue
Profile Joined October 2010
Colombia1747 Posts
January 20 2015 18:22 GMT
#77
http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft2/news/13411-gomtv-starcraft-2-open-round-of-32-day-2-battle-report

Dominions 4: "Thrones of Ascension".
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
January 20 2015 18:23 GMT
#78
On January 21 2015 03:22 xuanzue wrote:
http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft2/news/13411-gomtv-starcraft-2-open-round-of-32-day-2-battle-report


yeah San had a terrible game in 2011. He also 2-0d Dark 2 weeks ago
Moderatorhttp://i.imgur.com/U4xwqmD.png
TL+ Member
TheFlock
Profile Joined September 2011
United States389 Posts
January 20 2015 18:23 GMT
#79
On January 21 2015 03:12 Nebuchad wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2015 03:11 TheFlock wrote:
So this guy noticed that the betting line looked different, says it could be being fixed, and then seems pretty sure after and is even saying that Kespa agrees that is looks very fishy? is there any source for that?? There is nothing on their twitter about it


That's not what he said. He twitted at Kespa that Pinnacle agreed it was fishy.


Ah well I guess i was wrong to expect more punctuation in a tweet that would make that clear lol

I agree that Dark has been considered a much better player so it is not inconceivable for the match to have played out this way, especially since blunders and bad play just happen sometimes.

It is understandable that the betting site would be concerned for the very out of normal patterns, but still hoping that nothing comes of this. Match-fixing in Korea is so serious that the careers would be forfeit. Can't imagine risking something like that on a proleague match
Maru | DeMusliM | TLO
padiseal2
Profile Joined August 2012
Austria721 Posts
January 20 2015 18:24 GMT
#80
On January 21 2015 03:20 just_mo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2015 03:15 DJHelium wrote:
On January 21 2015 03:14 just_mo wrote:
lol at people just assuming there's nothing behind this and Swoop is just throwing accusations around. Do you people know anything about sports betting? San was almost a 3 to 1 dog against Dark. That make an ounce of sense to anyone here? My SC2 following has tapered off quite a bit over the past 6 months, but last I recall San was a championship contender and Dark was a solid contributor for his team.

Assuming the opening line was something relatively close to even money, for a line to move that much, there have to be multiple, multiple max bets (I think the limits are only like $200 or so for these markets) streaming in on one side (obv Dark in this case). About as much smoke as possible here. Pinnacle is considered by nearly everyone in the sports betting world to be the most respected book out there. They aren't just going to cancel bets to not have to pay out a few thousand (lol at whoever said that). They were taking bets of 150k during the NFL conference championship games. This is peanuts to them.


While San can be a championship contender, especially in PvZ, Dark is one of the best players in the world right now. I think most ppl consider him a favourite in the match.


There are favorites and there are 3 to 1 favorites. I used to pay a bit of attention to the SC2 lines when we played a handicapping game on a different forum, and a line like that would come from an extremely lopsided match, think Innovation during the Ro32. You think Dark is that big of a favorite over San? If I'm wrong let me know, but it doesn't sound remotely correct to me.

Swoop has been doing well betting these games for over a year now, if he says the line was way, way off where it should have been, I would tend to believe him.

Yes, Dark is that big of a favourite.
He got sent out as ace both times SKT went to final match, over the likes of Innovation who's 4-0. And iloveoov is not excactly known for having bad judgement.
Anyone who is a bit invested in the korean scene would've called Dark the clear favourite
Samsungjackets on twitch || 강민수 화이팅
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 52 53 54 Next
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Replay Cast
00:00
KungFu Cup 2026 Week 8
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
JimRising 802
RuFF_SC2 190
ProTech72
StarCraft: Brood War
GuemChi 5696
Movie 86
Shine 57
NaDa 45
Bale 34
Terrorterran 9
Dota 2
NeuroSwarm151
Counter-Strike
Doublelift2425
taco 762
Fnx 443
Super Smash Bros
hungrybox545
Other Games
Day[9].tv770
PiGStarcraft705
shahzam639
C9.Mang0516
monkeys_forever274
Maynarde150
WinterStarcraft134
Trikslyr48
Organizations
Counter-Strike
PGL327
Other Games
BasetradeTV87
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 14 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 71
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
League of Legends
• Rush750
Other Games
• Scarra1361
• Day9tv770
Upcoming Events
Kung Fu Cup
7h 49m
GSL
1d 6h
herO vs Classic
Cure vs Clem
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
1d 11h
Replay Cast
2 days
GSL
2 days
Maru vs SHIN
Zoun vs Rogue
WardiTV Spring Champion…
2 days
SKillous vs Strange
Lambo vs Strange
Ryung vs Strange
Lambo vs Ryung
Ryung vs SKillous
Lambo vs SKillous
OSC
2 days
Replay Cast
2 days
Maestros of the Game
3 days
Replay Cast
3 days
[ Show More ]
RSL Revival
4 days
Lambo vs SHIN
Solar vs Rogue
herO vs Clem
Maestros of the Game
4 days
IPSL
4 days
ZZZero vs WorsT
Julia vs eOnzErG
Replay Cast
4 days
RSL Revival
5 days
Maestros of the Game
5 days
IPSL
5 days
Dragon vs Artosis
dxtr13 vs Hawk
BSL
5 days
Wardi Open
6 days
Monday Night Weeklies
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

ASL Season 21
2026 GSL S1
Heroes Pulsing #1

Ongoing

2026 KK StarCraft Pro League
BSL Season 22
IPSL Spring 2026
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2
KK 2v2 League Season 1
YSL S3
Acropolis #4
CSCL: Masked Kings S4
SCTL 2026 Spring
WardiTV Spring 2026
2026 GSL S2
RSL Revival: Season 5
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S2: King of Kings
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
CSLAN 4
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
CranK Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Maestros of the Game 2
Bounty Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.