ESIC Announces Lifetime Ban of Akuma, Project X, and MAJESTY Owner

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has announced a lifetime disqualification of Alexey Shishko, who previously owned the Akuma, MAJESTY, and Project X CS:GO clubs. He is accused of organizing fixed matches.

ESIC stated that Shishko made bets on matches involving the Project X team and facilitated fraud in the esports scene. However, the official press release only mentions one tournament, which took place in a LAN format in Bulgaria.

Commission representatives noted that Shishko did not dispute the charges and accepted the punishment. Several individuals, possibly players, cooperated with ESIC and provided vital information for his ban. In return, these individuals received immunity and guarantees of anonymity from the commission.

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Previously, ESIC temporarily suspended four Ukrainian esports athletes from Counter-Strike competitions. Among the banned players were Dmitry SENSEi Shvorak, Artur DarkS1DE Kravchenko, Maxim THRN Semenov, and Danil nat1ve Bakin. You can read more about this in the article.