37 CS:GO coaches banned for exploiting infamous coach spectator bug

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has sanctioned 37 coaches who abused a Spectator Bug in official tournaments. The bug allowed coaches to take a number of steps to become a spectator anywhere on the map - and then they could relay information to their team about enemy locations.

ESIC has examined 20% of the available data thus far and given sanctions based on the "frequency" and "duration" of bug abuse. This is an impressive feat, as the complete dataset comprised of 99,650 demos, an astonishing 15.2TB of data. However, the commission is keen to point out that only 0.1% of cases so far have returned positive results.

At present, ESIC has banned 37 coaches for periods between 3.75 and 36 months, the longest ban handed to Aleksandr 'MechanoGun' 'zoneR' Bogatiryev for 16 counts of bug exploitation with his team Hard Legion. As well as the ban, many coaches including zoneR have been fired by their teams. However, zoneR's replacement at Hard Legion Sergey 'starix' Ischuk has also been issued a ban, his for 10 months.

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