The Eastern Pro League Organizing Committee (EPL) decided to eliminate the Quantum team from the tournament after appearing suspicious about fraud. The cause of the penalty was due to the act of captain Dmitry "Lukas" Davydov.

“The Quantum team was eliminated from the EPL season 27 due to fraud from the Dmitry player 'Lukas' Davydov.

All information and evidence of violations of competition rules will be transferred to Valve, ESIC and relevant tournament organizers.

We urge organizers to pay attention to this incident and apply appropriate measures. At the same time, we hope that all players respect the opponent, comply with morality in electronic sports and maintain the spirit of fair competition. ”

In the match against 4pirates, Lukas repeatedly joked about the "322" behavior (referring to the semi -level), while the bookmakers recorded abnormal activities and suspicious odds related to the results of the match present.

After the battle, Lukas publicly apologized to the organization and teammates:

“I made a serious mistake when I allowed myself to joke with 'black, ironic and ridiculous words about the topic of semi -level. That made the team image seriously damaged.

Although I did not mean to motivate anyone to commit wrongdoing, but in reality I have caused divisions and negativity. I am willing to bear any penalties - including being eliminated from the squad. ”

Although Lukas did not admit to participating in the semi -level, he announced his willingness to leave the team and accept all responsibilities for the behavior that lost the reputation of both the team and the tournament. The Quantum side also confirmed that Lukas was no longer a team member and they condemned the former captain's behavior, and committed to cooperation during the investigation.

Earlier, the Ramzes666 player suspected Xtreme Gaming had the same behavior after the defeat of Team Spirit at PGL Wallachia season 5.