ESIC, an organization that enforces fair play rules in cybersports, reported that according to its information, Project X team leader Oleksandr Shishko repeatedly placed bets on Counter Strike: Global Offensive, including his own team's performances. This was during a period when many of the cyber athletes who now make up Akuma's roster were competing under the name Project X. In March, that team ceased operations and disbanded its players.
ESIC also mentions that Shishko made a successful bet during the recent CIS EPIC League tournament on the result of the Virtus.pro – Akuma match. ESIC passed the collected evidence to Valve and also recommended that tournament organizers not allow Akuma or other teams associated with Oleksandr Shishko to participate in tournaments until the investigation is complete.
In response, Akuma leader Dmitry «SENSEi» Shvorak released a statement on behalf of the team denying any involvement in any wrongdoing. He also said that the players cannot be held responsible for the actions of the former team manager. Akuma claims that it is ready to cooperate with ESIC and provide all necessary information.
However, ESIC does not plan to launch a full-scale investigation into the case, as it has no legal possibility to do so due to the fact that the tournament organizer EPIC League CIS is not one of its partners. Instead, the collected materials were handed over to Valve, which will decide how to proceed.