Valve bans Counter-Strike pros accused of match-fixing

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Valve has come down hard on professional Counter-Strike players who were caught match-fixing.
Shock-waves were sent crashing through the Counter-Strike eSports community when a raft of high-profile players were found to have profited from a recent Cevo Season 5 match between teams iBUYPOWER and NetCodeGuides.com (there's a round up of the story at The Daily Dot).
In short, iBUYPOWER were accused of deliberately losing a match they were expected to win after multiple unusual bets were placed just prior to the match by a player connected to players on both sides. The wagers were said to have generated more than $10,000 in earnings.
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