The Korean esports Association (KeSPA) has confirmed match-fixing allegations against top League of Legends player Cheon Min-Ki and AHQ Korea team manager Noh Dae Chul.
Cheon earlier confessed to the match-fixing scheme in conjunction with a suicide attempt that shocked the Korean esports community.
“It seems that the heart of this incident is the exploitation and fraud against a LoL player who was a member of a particular team,” said League of Legends publisher Riot Games in a statement. “Our foremost priorities are in providing protection for the player, aiding medical treatments for the player’s recovery, fast fact-finding and strict measures.”
“Riot Games takes preservation of our e-Sports culture very seriously, and does not want any false rumour to spread,” added the publisher. “Therefore, Riot Games is doing its best to figure out what really happened and what we are going to do about it.”
According to KeSPA, Cheon was pressured by Noh to join a scheme to bet against AHQ Korea League of Legends matches during a competition in March 2013, when the odds were in the team’s favour, and then throw the matches. KeSPA has filed a lawsuit against Noh.
