North American Counter Logic Gaming Faces Penalties After “Boot Camp” in Korea
Counter Logic Gaming, a North American esports team, has encountered some setbacks following their recent training session in Korea.
Austin “Link” Shin, Marcel “dexter” Feldkamp, Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, and Zaqueri “Aphromoo” Black have each been fined $1,250 and banned for two years from participating in OGN and Korean Esports Association tournaments.
Account Sharing Violation Leads to Penalties
Counter Logic Gaming decided to skip week 11 of the League Championship Series in order to train against top Korean opposition for the North American playoffs. However, the team engaged in “account sharing,” which is against the game’s rules.
When CLG arrived in Korea on July 31, they requested accounts on the Korean server, but were informed by Riot Games that they could only receive accounts on the “Tournament Realm” server, designated for professional and amateur players in Riot-sanctioned events.
Riot later admitted that this information was incorrect and that teams visiting Korea for non-tournament purposes should receive accounts on the regular server.
Despite being provided with legitimate Tournament Realm accounts, the team still traded for additional accounts to play on the live server, although the reason for this is unclear. Account sharing is a clear violation of the League of Legends terms of use, and CLG was aware of this.
As a result of their actions, Shin, Feldkamp, Peng, and Black are now barred from competing in major League of Legends competitions in Korea, including OGN Champions, OGN Masters, and NiceGameTV’s NLB tournament, as well as any other OGN and KeSPA owned tournament.
No Response from Team and Organizations
Counter Logic Gaming General Manager Kelby May, CLG coach Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles, and Riot Games league operation manager Nick Allen did not respond to requests for comment at press time.
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