A stunning report from veteran esports reporter Richard Lewis says more than half of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s top teams would have been barred from competition for cheating without the intervention of tournament organizers in an attempt to save face. The report comes just days after a strange ruling by CSGO's self-proclaimed governing body, the Esports Integrity Commission, stated that it would give "a pass [to] coaches, players, and teams" it suspected had cheated.
An animated Lewis spoke for over three hours on December 8 on Twitch, explaining a detailed web of lies and manipulations by nearly every entity involved in CSGO, including its players, teams, and tournament organizers. icts of interest and to ensure that competitive integrity continues.
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