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Dota 2: Omega says developer lifted ban on group, can now join Valve events

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<p>Smart Omega announced Wednesday that Valve has lifted the ban on the organization after conducting an internal investigation on allegations of match-fixing while terminating the contracts of some of its members.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OFFICIAL STATEMENT <a href="https://t.co/zfzDofyB9s">pic.twitter.com/zfzDofyB9s</a></p>— Omega Esports #OneShotOmega (@OmegaEsportsPH) <a href="https://twitter.com/OmegaEsportsPH/status/1466014414637731853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>This came after an appeal was made by management to Valve.</p><p>On November 23, SEA DPC League announced in a tweet that it was banning Omega from joining Valve-sponsored competitions because of match-fixing allegations</p><p>Omega said they &quot;immediately reached out to all the parties related to the incident.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/24/21/omega-esports-slapped-with-ban-at-valve-events">Omega Esports slapped with ban at Valve events; match-fixing allegations cited</a></li></ul><p>With this development, Omega can now participate in the Dota Pro Circuit Spring Season and future events conducted by Valve.</p><p>Valve is a video-game developer known for organizing multimillion-dollar tournaments for Dota 2, such as the $40-million The International. </p><p>Included in the statement is the termination of the contract of Chris &quot;CTY&quot; Maldo from Omega, and finishing the contracts of Prince &quot;Prince&quot; Daculan, and Ryniel &quot;Zenki&quot; Calvez. No other details have been posted at the time this story was written.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/24/21/esports-omega-to-investigate-dota-2-row-amid-dpc-ban">Esports: Omega to investigate DoTa 2 row amid DPC ban</a></li></ul><p>Smart Omega said they remain &quot;committed in upholding the rules of the league and in encouraging healthy competition in the global esports industry.&quot;</p>

Omega said they 'immediately reached out to all the parties related to the incident.'