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Match-fixing scandal rocks MDL-PH

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17140985675021714098562529.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><em style="text-align:left">Handout photo</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA (2ND UPDATE) - Several amateur players from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Development League were tagged in a match-fixing scandal that has rocked the country&#x27;s largest amateur league.</p><div><strong>April 25 - 3 PM</strong></div><p>Onic Arsenals and TNC Z4 play the league&#x27;s last regular season game</p><div><strong>April 25 - 4:17 PM</strong> </div><p>Two-time world championship coach Francis &quot;Duckey&quot; Glindro warns about individuals fixing matches in MDL PH S3.   </p><p>&quot;If you fixed your matches in MDL PH S3, best believe I will find out and you are all going home. You know who you are and I&#x27;m coming for you,&quot; he said. </p><div><strong>April 25 - 5:24 PM</strong> </div><p>Coach Duckey posts a screenshot of a certain &quot;Jigen Paul&quot;  offering P100,000 to fix games in MPL and MDL. </p><p>Jigen Paul was later identified as an ML:BB coach of UST Teletigers for one tournament. </p><div><strong>April 25 - 6:55 PM</strong> </div><p>UST Teletigers confims that Jigen Paul was their coach on August 7, but noted that he has been inactive &quot;since late November 2023.&quot; The campus esports organization said it was &quot;completely unaware of the external actions of Jigen Paul&quot; and was terminating his contract, permanently banning him &quot;from any organizational activities and future events.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Teletigers Esports Club is a collegiate organization that has a zero-tolerance policy for any type of fraud, gambling, and any other unsportsmanlike behavior,&quot; TGR said in a statement. </p><div><strong>April 25 - 8:14 PM</strong> </div><p>Without naming names, MDL Philippines said it was investigating the match-fixing incidents for MDL Season 3. </p><p>&quot;Mariing kinokondena ng liga ang game-fixing at anumang aktibidad na makakaapekto sa integridad ng tournament,&quot; MDL PH said. </p><p>(The league condemns gamefixing and other activities which can affect the integrity of the tournament.)  </p><div><strong>April 25 - 9:45 PM</strong> </div><p>ONIC Arsenals, Onic Philippines&#x27; developmental team, said it sent an official incident report to MDL Philippines, adding it was cooperating in the investigation. </p><p>&quot;In ONIC Philippines, we do not condone such action. We are purely an esports organization with no ties nor relationship individually or as a team to any betting sites nor participate in any. It is our mandate to ensure that the people within the organization understand what ONIC stands for and it is to adhere to the highest standards of integrity,&quot; ONIC Arsenals said in a statement. </p><p>&quot;For the meantime we shall rely unto the League Operations of MDL Philippines and shall wait for the final conclusion of the matter.&quot; </p><div><strong>April 25 - 9:55 PM </strong></div><p>TNC Z4, TNC Pro Team&#x27;s MDL Philippines team, suspended player Jhonjie Paul &quot;Jiee&quot;  Dela Rosa -- a player tagged in screenshots that has surfaced following the incident. </p><p>King Cosmos, co-owner of Z4 Esports also called for a &quot;league-wide&quot; investigation. </p><p>&quot;We believe that a comprehensive examination across all MDL teams is necessary to address any systemic issues and uphold the fairness and integrity on the league as a whole,&quot; he said. </p><div><strong>April 26 - 12:08 PM</strong> </div><p>Meanwhile, RSG Philippines said RSG El Ganador players Raven &quot;Aeris&quot; Arellano and Christian John &quot;Nyija&quot; Calantoc were found &quot;guilty of the match-fixing allegations,&quot; while terminating their contracts and reporting them to &quot;the relevant authorities.&quot;</p><div> </div><p>&quot;In line with the recent match-fixing issue, we have already investigated on our end together with El Ganador Esports and have done the necessary actions needed,&quot; RSG Philippines said. </p><div><strong>May 1 - 9:11 PM</strong> </div><p>Rumble Royale, a gaming talent agency, said Jigen Paul has &quot;no active contract&quot; with the organization, and reiterated that it&#x27;s not involved over allegations against him. </p><div><strong>May 2 - 8 PM</strong> </div><p>MDL Philippines suspends Jiee, Nyija, and Aeris for three years, and they will be barred from competing in MDL, MPL Philippines, and &quot;any other Moonton endorsed event.&quot; </p><p>An investigation found that  Jiee &quot;committed attempts to throw a game,&quot; while Nyija and Aeris proceeded with fixing their game against Smart Omega Neos, with the latter &quot;unaware of the situation.&quot; </p><p>Meanwhile, TNC Z4 and RSG El Ganador were cleared of any infraction but were given a warning.</p>

<p>Several amateur players from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Development League were tagged in a match-fixing scandal that has rocked the country's largest amateur league.</p>

Several amateur players from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Development League were tagged in a match-fixing scandal that has rocked the country's largest amateur league.

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TIMELINE: Match-fixing scandal rocks amateur MLBB league in PH

AC Coloma,

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Published Apr 26, 2024 11:42 AM PHT

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Updated May 02, 2024 09:28 PM PHT

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