League of Legends
After numerous allegations from the community of teams checking the mini-map on the large screens intended for the audience, Riot has officially punished the offending team, namely Azubu Frost. Azubu Frost was accused by TSM Reginald, TSM TheOddOne, and various Redditors (there are other posts pertaining to it but this one coincided with what Riot has said more fully) of turning around during a match and observing the opposing team's mini-map to get intel on player locations.
Azubu Frost was fined 20% of current tournament winnings, $30 000. In addition to this, some warnings were issued to players with less severe accusations:
Riot has listened to the outcry from the community. They have punished people as they see fit, but do not believe that it warranted a DQ. I'd like to personally thank Riot for recognizing that they have made a mistake and followed up with us, the community, with regards to their actions.
You can see the official post from RedBeard here.
Azubu Frost was fined 20% of current tournament winnings, $30 000. In addition to this, some warnings were issued to players with less severe accusations:
- Quarterfinal #4, Game 3 (CLG.EU v. Team WE) at 19:24 on the game clock – WE WeiXiao looked up at the venue screen. Practical benefits to Team WE were limited - Corki’s moves after WeiXiao’s look would have been logical, whether he saw Sona’s position on the venue screens or not. We have determined this to be unsportsmanlike and have issued a warning.
- Group Stage A (IG v. SK) at 13:00 on the game clock – iG Zz1tai looked over his right shoulder at the screens. From our analysis, there was no material impact to the game. We have determined this to be unsportsmanlike and have issued a warning.
- Quarterfinal #3, (restarted) Game 1 (AZF v. TSM) during game pause – TSM Dyrus turned his head to determine whether it was feasible to see the minimap screens from the stage. TSM obtained no direct meaningful benefits from Dyrus’ action as the game was restarted, but we have issued a warning.
- Quarterfinal #2, Game 1 (TPA v. NaJin Sword) at 4:11 on the game clock - TPA Stanley briefly looked to his left, then looked forward and adjusted his monitor. We’ve determined he was responding to glare issues. The position of all five players of NaJin Sword was already visible to TPA at this time. While Stanley violated the referee’s instructions to look forward at all times, there was no unsportsmanlike conduct.
- Group Stage A (IG v. SK) at 13:00 on the game clock – iG Zz1tai looked over his right shoulder at the screens. From our analysis, there was no material impact to the game. We have determined this to be unsportsmanlike and have issued a warning.
- Quarterfinal #3, (restarted) Game 1 (AZF v. TSM) during game pause – TSM Dyrus turned his head to determine whether it was feasible to see the minimap screens from the stage. TSM obtained no direct meaningful benefits from Dyrus’ action as the game was restarted, but we have issued a warning.
- Quarterfinal #2, Game 1 (TPA v. NaJin Sword) at 4:11 on the game clock - TPA Stanley briefly looked to his left, then looked forward and adjusted his monitor. We’ve determined he was responding to glare issues. The position of all five players of NaJin Sword was already visible to TPA at this time. While Stanley violated the referee’s instructions to look forward at all times, there was no unsportsmanlike conduct.
Riot has listened to the outcry from the community. They have punished people as they see fit, but do not believe that it warranted a DQ. I'd like to personally thank Riot for recognizing that they have made a mistake and followed up with us, the community, with regards to their actions.
You can see the official post from RedBeard here.
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