The story continues to unfold with cheating allegations being made against several high-profile players at once. It's about a bug that allowed the trainer to see a random spot on the map. Thanks to this, he could get information about the movements of the opposing team members and their weapons.
On September 4, former Ninjas in Pyjamas coach Farouk «pita» Pita released a statement in which he admitted that he used the described bug back in November 2018, in an ESL Pro League Season 8 match against mousesports. The coach claims he didn't know exactly how to trigger the bug, and engaged it for five or six rounds. Later, regretting his actions, he tried to contact Valve via a Twitter account designed for reporting such issues, but received no response. Alan «Rejin» Petersen, who is currently the coach of mousesports, also admitted to using the bug. At the moment, his participation in the team is temporarily suspended.
The Esports Integrity Association (Esports Integrity Association) announced on September 4 that it is launching a large-scale investigation, the purpose of which is – to identify all cases of the bug from 2016 to the present time. The investigation into all available match recordings is expected to take around eight months, but ESIC will issue monthly reports on the progress of the investigation. The organization also announced that there will be a period until September 13 during which players can admit to using the bug and avoid being penalized for cheating.
