After serious manipulation allegations by the Chinese league "LPL", the "Rogue Warriors" team fires League of Legends professional Wang "WeiYan" Xiang. In addition, the league ban him from the game for two years. The team sees itself with a formidable Fine of just under € 380,000 faced.
Previously, "WeiYan" was accused of talked about manipulating league games to have and to be involved in illegal activities. According to the chairman of the team, this massively violated the regulations and led to his dismissal.
The player is said to have done this
The league's statement remains relatively vague, only "match manipulation" is mentioned. Investigations had been carried out which led to the conclusion that WeiYan tried to knowingly undermine the fairness of the league by illegal means.
This violates the guidelines of the league, which is why they decided to take disciplinary measures:
– LPL (@lplenglish) March 27, 2020
That is what »WeiYan« and the team are now expecting
The league handles the case with full severity:
- The player is banned from the league for 24 months and is no longer allowed to stream content to League of Legends. To ensure this, the league works with streaming portals.
- The »Rogue Warriors« have to pay a penalty of the equivalent of just under € 380,000.
- The league will continue to investigate the events.
Another current example has already shown that League of Legends is taken very seriously, particularly in Asia. A politician's career was at risk because of her past with League of Legends.
