A number of commentators have accused matchfixing activity in a China DPC series between Knights and EHOME.
Knights, an up-and-rising team in China (CN) Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) is once again in the hot seat after a second serious allegation rose to the surface. The team was first accused of using map hacks in their match against PSG.LGD. This time around, a couple of personalities have accused matchfixing activity in a series between Knights and EHOME.
Knights vs EHOME series brought strong suspicions from the community
Two weeks ago on January 11, Knights faced accusations of cheating in a game against PSG.LGD. The claims stated that Knights was using a vision hack that allowed players to see the enemy location and wards. A former community caster, 杰出哥 (JieChuGe), also pointed out the team's suspicious movements and decisions. TI11 winner, Sneyking portrayed the video as a damning evidence. Perfect World, the CN DPC organizer, has taken the case to Valve but there has been no update since.
Recently, another foul play accusation bombs CN DPC, once again involving Knights. The team faced EHOME in the fourth week of DPC, both teams playing in their last game of the season. While Knights is already qualified for Lima Major, EHOME has yet to make its climb with one slot remaining in the region. The game ended 2-0 in EHOME's favor. The result bumped up the team's standings while Knights now ties in 2nd place with PSG.LGD.
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Following the series, many people from the community voiced out their suspicions. This includes a number of esports and Dota 2 personalities who took to Twitter to drop a strong accusation.
Ukrainian commentators accuse matchfixing activity
Ukrainian commentator, V1lat, who was a part of the commentator lineup of CN DPC, stated, "Unnormal amount of money were placed on EHOME victory on Map 2, and what makes me really sad - on odd/even number of kills at Map 2. Knights vs EHOME match was fixed."
He further on talked about how the CN DPC has had strange bets and accused Dawn Gaming as one of the most corrupt teams in the world. "This is not the first game in Season 1 of Chinese DPC with strange bets of First Blood/First Tower/ ODD number of kills. Dawn Gaming are one of the most corrupt teams in the world," said V1lat.
Another Ukrainian caster who commentated the CN DPC alongside V1lat, Oleksii "oldSTORM" Tumanov voiced out his opinion regarding Knights vs EHOME matchup, calling it an "inconceivable situation."
We have yet to see any responses from both Knights and EHOME.
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