Counter-Strike coaching bug scandal

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The Counter-Strike coaching bug scandal is an ongoing bug abuse scandal in the game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The bug allowed team coaches to see parts of the map they normally would not have access to and gather information about the enemy team. The bug was first made public on August 26, 2020, by Wisła Kraków coach Mariusz 'Loord' Cybulski.[1] Five days later, three coaches were banned after it was found out that they had used the bug.[2][3]

The bug was fixed by Valve, the developer of the game, on the same day that Loord exposed the bug on Twitter.[4] In contrast to this however, Sergey "⁠lmbt⁠" Bezhanov, whose 7.5 month ban was lifted after he was denied of any wrongdoing, released a video on Twitter on May 15, 2021, showing that he is still able to recreate the bug.[5][6]

On September 4, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) announced that they would be investigating the scandal.[7]

As of October 5, thirty-seven coaches have been banned.[8][9]

Esports Integrity Commission Investigation[]

On September 4, ESIC announced that Michal Slowinski and Steve Dudenhoeffer were going to examine the "demos" (in-game video recordings) of coaches dating back to 2016 to see who had abused the bug. On September 28, ESIC banned 37 coaches after reviewing 20% of the 99,650 demos.[10] Since then, only one coach has been unbanned. According to ESIC, there is insufficient evidence to determine any player involvement in the scandal.[11][12]

Consequences and aftermath[]

  • Hard Legion removed their coach, Aleksandr "⁠zoneR⁠" Bogatiryev, following his ban.[13]
  • K23 removed their coach, Aset "⁠Solaar⁠" Sembiyev, following the ban.[14]
  • mousesports suspended their coach, Allan "⁠Rejin⁠" Petersen, after he admitted to using the bug.[15][16]
  • Ivan "⁠F_1N⁠" Kochugov admitted using the bug once. Gambit suspended him pending a verdict from ESIC.[17]
  • ENCE suspended coach Slaava "⁠Twista��" Räsänen after it was revealed he had used the bug in 2017.[18][19] Twista has moved to the analyst role since then.[20]
  • MiBR coach Ricardo "⁠dead⁠" Sinigaglia said that he had "never done anything to compromise the integrity of the game".[21]
  • ForZe provided an explanation for three of the four cases involving their coach, Sergey "⁠lmbt⁠" Bezhanov, who also contested the ban.[22][23] His 7.5 month ban was lifted on October 15 by ESIC.[24]
  • Robert "⁠RobbaN⁠" Dahlström said that the bug occurred to him once, and claimed he was not able to fix it despite his best efforts. He also added that he muted his microphone during the match.[23] He was backed by his team FaZe Clan.[8]
  • Alessandro "⁠Apoka⁠" Marcucci has said that he was not on his PC in two cases and that he learned about the bug later.[23]

See also[]

References[]

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