IEM Katowice Crowd Criticized For Giving Away Player Locations
ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 17: DreamHack Atlanta 2018 attendees compete against each other in the game Counter-Strike at the Georgia World Congress Center on November 17, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Thelen/Getty Images)
Controversy has been brewing at the IEM Katowice Counter-Strike major due to audience involvement with potential cheating. Reports say that audience members were shouting out players’ positions during the FaZe Clan and comPlexity Gaming match. The concern came from FaZe’s unusually sub-par performance in the game, just barely winning the match. Precautions are usually taken in tournament venues to make sure players are not be able to hear spectator chatter.
Source: Dot Esports
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