Rumors: Azure Ray decided to forfeit against BetBoom if Pure in roster, and report to Valve
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One of the famous Chinese streamers and a good friend of Yang «Chalice» Shenyi said that Azure Ray decided to refuse to play a match against the BetBoom Team if Ivan «Pure» Moskalenko will be in the roster.
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A famous Chinese streamer who is a friend of Chalice said Chalice told him that AR accept that they will have to play BB instead of TUNDRA. But they will only play the series if Pure is not allowed to play, but if that’s not the case AR will forfeit and report the whole thing to valve afterwards. Cuz according to valve’s rulebook Pure should be banned and can’t even attend to other tournament in the future.
But now the organizer of this Major is keep asking them to give Pure a chance to play this series.
BetBoom Team received a technical defeat in the match against Tundra Esports at Bali Major 2023 due to a violation of the rules by the player Ivan «Pure» Moskalenko. Pure during the match against Tundra Esports watched the community stream of content maker Alexander «Nix» Levin, where the streamer showed and discussed the current match. This action is prohibited by the rules of the tournament and entails the following consequences:
5.2.3 Punishments for Cheating
When cheating is uncovered in the event, the result(s) of the match(es) in question will be voided. The player will be disqualified, forfeit his prize money and be banned from all competitions for a duration of normally 5 years. This duration can be lower, if significant mitigating factors are in play, but also higher, if there are aggravating circumstances.
Bali Major 2023 is taking place at Ayana Estate, Bali, from June 29 to July 9. 18 best teams, based on the results of the Dota Pro Circuit Tour 3, are participating in the tournament. The Dota 2 Major prize pool is $500,000 and 3500 DPC points.
