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Esports Integrity Commission investigation sees 37 cases of misconduct

In its latest Counter-Strike spectators bug inquiry, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) released a public update naming a total of 37 guilty parties.

On 4 September, ESIC began a historical investigation on the usage of in-game CSGO matches. At the time of the writing, about 20 percent of the 99,650 demonstrations generated by ESEA and HLTV in 2016 were reviewed by ESIC.

The audit has reported that 96 instances of a bug in a competitive setting have been intentionally caused, which means that 37 coaches are involved. These sanctions would ensure that coaches are not permitted to enter the official match-game servers, interact with players, and engage in the map veto process 15 minutes before and after a game.