Integrity and Fair Play 2018

Recently, allegations of match fixing in the ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 Challenger stage between FaZe Clan and Vega Squadron came to our attention.

We can confirm, by investigating the historical activity of relevant accounts, that a substantial number of high valued items won from that match by Trevor "tmartn" Martin were transferred to FaZe players and owner, Nordan “Rain” Shat.

All together, the information we have collected and received makes us uncomfortable continuing any involvement with these individuals. Therefore we will be directing our CS:GO event partners to not allow any of the following individuals’ participation in any capacity in Valve-sponsored events:

Trevor "tmartn" Martin

Håvard "rain" Nygaard

Finn "karrigan" Andersen

Nikola "NiKo" Kovač

Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács

Olof "olofmesiter" Kajbjer

Robert "RobbaN" Dahlström

Nordan “Rain” Shat

Professional players, their managers, and teams’ organization staff, should under no circumstances gamble on CS:GO matches, associate with high volume CS:GO gamblers, or deliver information to others that might influence their CS:GO bets.

In 2017 we witnessed the explosive growth of CS:GO as a competitive eSport, and 2018 has already started strong. But as CS:GO grows, it’s important to consider the substantial impact an individual professional Counter-Strike player has on the health and stability of their sport. Performing before an audience of millions of fans, they are ambassadors for their game – the strength of professional Counter-Strike comes from the integrity of its players and teams.