Competitive Ruling: CSUF Player
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Competitive Ruling: University of Massachusetts Amherst
UMass used a ringer in College Season play and has been disqualified
TL;DR
- UMass Amherst had a player not on their Active Roster share the account of one of their players in an official College Season match against McMaster University on 2/19.
- As a result, the school, the rostered players, and the team’s manager are disqualified from the 2022 College Season and suspended for the rest of the season.
CONTEXT
It was determined that a Andrew “Deathwalker222” Wong, a UMass student, competed under Fabian “EU Red” Suri-Payer’s account during their Round 5 loss against McMaster. When presented with evidence, the involved players and team managers confessed to the incident.
Ringing is a serious offense. It misleads opponents who have prepared for the match, it circumvents roster rules meant to create a fair playing field, and it breaks trust with fans, players, and the league itself.
RELEVANT RULES
5.1.3.4 Ringing. Playing under another player’s account or soliciting, inducing, encouraging or directing someone else to play under another player’s account.
RULING
UMass has violated rule 5.1.3.4 of the College Season.
- UMass are disqualified from the 2022 College Season
- UMass retroactively forfeits their Week 6 match against Rutgers
- All players on the UMass lineup from Week 5, the team manager, and the ringing player are suspended from College Season activities for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year.
- Fabian “EU Red” Suri-Payer
- Andrew “Deathwalker222” Wong
- Sam “Sebriiowo” Elghazzawi
- Brett “Enemies” Daley
- Brian “Vuckae” Her
- Jim “Jimpai” Xi
