Australian cyber athlete Tyson «Asap» Paterson of Team Rooster has been banned for twelve months for attempting to register for a tournament by providing false information. He will now be unable to participate in all events organized by ESEA, ESL and DreamHack for the next year. The problem is that he forged documents when he registered for a local tournament held by ESL Australia.
He did it to bypass the age limit for participants: now the Australian is 17 years old, but he is allowed to play in this tournament only from 18. Since he had previously played many times in tournaments where the minimum age allowed was 17, the organizers requested his documents for additional verification. That's when he sent the fake photo ID. After organizers requested a video of the document from him to confirm its authenticity, Tyson was forced to admit that he had broken the rules. The punishment for him was imposed in accordance with ESIC guidelines.
The ban of the young player was another unpleasant development for the region's cybersports scene after seven players, including two of Tyson's teammates, were disqualified for a year in October for betting on matches in their own league. In addition, Team Rooster was removed from competition at DreamHack Masters Winter in December due to an investigation into the actions of one of its players, the details of which have not yet been disclosed.
