Pure watched the community stream during the match against Tundra at the Bali Major
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Ivan «Pure» Moskalenko, a BetBoom Team player, during the match against Tundra Esports at Bali Major 2023 watched the community stream of content maker Alexander «Nix» Levin, where the streamer showed and discussed the current match BetBoom vs Tundra.
The stream snippet shows Pure switching windows with Alt+Tab. This means that the stream was already open in the background and the player could listen to everything that the streamer was saying.
This action is prohibited by the rules of the tournament, namely:
4.9.5 Internet Access
Internet access on tournament computers is limited for all participants. Once the draft begins, all terminals must have only Steam, Dota 2 and TeamSpeak running.
5.2.2 Information Abuse
Communication during the match with people not involved in the match is strictly forbidden, the same is true for using information about your game from other external sources (e.g., streams).
This incident was revealed after the end of the BetBoom Team match against Tundra Esports, by recording fragments of the stream and posting discussions on Reddit. At the moment, the organizers have not commented on this situation. If the moment is confirmed and will be considered a violation, the following sanctions may await the team and the player:
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.
