The rare cases people argue about
Rare situations, and the ones people argue about.
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Integrity and sanctions
- What counts as cheating in esports?Cheating is using banned software or hacks, such as aimbots, wallhacks or radar hacks, banned macros or game bugs for an advantage.
- What are the rules on betting in esports?Match fixing is changing a result for reasons other than winning, such as losing on purpose for a bet: results are voided and the player is usually banned for five years.
- Is there doping in esports?Esports events test for drugs that sharpen focus.
- How are esports players punished for breaking rules?Penalties include penalty points, each taking 1 per cent of the participant's prize money and sharing it among the others, and fines taken from winnings.
- How do you protest a result in esports?A match-related protest is made by a player or coach during the match, or in writing within 72 hours, about rule breaks, ineligible players or technical problems that hurt one side.