StarCraft Cheating Scandal Rocks Korea

http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?th...amp;sid=1616158

http://www.gamepron.com/news/2010/04/12/starcraft-cheating-scandal-rocks-korea/

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=119403
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The largest scandal in e-sports history is currently unfolding in Korea, with revelations that a number of current pro gamers are involved with match set-ups and illegal betting.

While the gamers are un-named at this point, the story is said to touch many A-list StarCraft celebrities – including sAviOr, Ja Mae Yoon – one of the best-known and most successful players of all time.

At this stage, we hear that various pro gamers have been found intentionally losing matches, as well as leaking their team’s replay files to illegal gambling groups.

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The story has been likened to the 1919 Black Sox scandal, which saw eight members of the Chicago White Sox World Series team intentionally losing several games – giving the series to the Cincinnati Reds. While we’re not sure if this new story has quite the same links to the underworld, it’s an interesting comparison.

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According to Korean sources, the drama all started several years ago – in 2006 – and exploded properly in 2008, when the betting sites started to contact various players inquiring about rigging their matches. Apparently, retired pro gamers, a former pro gamer coach, a former match announcer and a pro gaming scene reporter brought out their address books and contact lists to play a large part in the deals being made. Coaching staff and camp directors are also implicated, allegedly taking money for charging player entry fees.</div></div>

 

Mmmm.... News at 11?

 

Hahahaha as always, when moneys involved nothing is safe!

 

Disgusting, and I don't even like Starcraft .

Guess that goes to show e-sports are "growing up as a sport" indeed.

 

I'm pretty sure G4 is gonna be talking about this sometime soon...

 

curious to know if boxer is part of this

 

How is anyone surprised?

How else can they afford expensive cars and all that hair-gel?

Annnyoooo~ bitches

 

http://deadspin.com/5516575/so-its-come-to-this-betting-scandal-hits-professional-gaming

Even DeadSpin picked up on this story...

 

Expensive cars??? All there is are DaeWoos, Hyundais and Kias... Its rare to see anything else... Well at least when I was there that's all I saw...