CIS midlane player Idan "MagicaL" Vardanian, who was removed from XactJlepbI’s roster on Feb 21, has been accused of betting against the team in the CIS DPC 2021 Season 1: Lower Division. As per a report from the CIS portal, cybersport.metaratings.ru, the members of XactJlepbI have filed a match fixing case against MagicaL to the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) and CIS DPC organizers, ESL. The complaint reportedly states that MagicaL deliberately bet against his team and intentionally threw games. It has also been revealed that he was removed from the roster for the same reason.
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After the news that MagicaL was involved in a match fixing incident emerged, the manager of XactJlepbI asked the Dota 2 community not to jump to conclusions since the matter was sensitive.
He explained that XactJlepbI’s players were confident that they should have won the series against Imperial Pro Gaming. So when the team watched the matches’ replays, which they felt should have been won, and concluded that MagicaL might be throwing games.
The manager stated that the team does not want to harm the reputation of their midlaner and hence has submitted all case files they had with ESL and ESIC, who will be investigating this issue.
XactJlepbI’s position five player Aleksandr "Nofear" Churochkin elaborated the situation. According to Nofear,
Magical has responded to the accusations in a comment to cybersport.ru. He denied all allegations and labeled them to be just rumors that someone, possibly from his team, is spreading.
He also added that he had no motivation to play in the final matches of the CIS DPC League as well as with this team, and he often had conflicts with them. He concluded by saying that he would be assembling his own team.
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MagicaL left XactJlepbI on February 21 following the conclusion of the team’s matches in the CIS 2021 DPC Season 1: Lower Division. The team finished in 6th place.