Valve has banned Team Orca and Apex
Players of 2 teams from Southeast Asia, Team Orca and Apex, were banned by Valve. Esportsmen played from other people's accounts in the qualifications for DPC: SEA. The information was published by tournament organizer Beyond the Summit.
As Beyond the Summit explained, they found evidence that Team Orca members played on the Apex's accounts during open qualifications for the DPC Spring Tour. In addition, the organizer claims that Team Orca players were involved in match-fixing at the BTS Pro Series. Based on these 2 counts, all Team Orca and Apex members have been permanently suspended by Valve.
Earlier, Beyond the Summit took away Team Orca's slot in the DPC: SEA Lower Division. It will be played between KOBOLDS, M Y, Team M11, and The Apes E-Sport in closed qualifiers on March 13.
Banned players of Team Orca:
- ??Cheng "vtFαded" Jia Hao;
- ??Lai "AhJit" Jay Son;
- ??Wong "Gy" Kok Guan;
- ?? Zhou "Yif" Yifu;
- ??Wang "闷油瓶"' Liang.
Banned players of Apex:
- ??Yang "JJ" Junjie;
- ??Bùi "hunghung" Văn Hùng;
- ??Nguyễn "Datbb" Thành Đạt;
- ??Namir "QWE" Mohammad;
- ??Pang "BrayaNt" Jian Zhe.