Apparently the 2 finalist team NA CURSE and Dignitas have decide to split the 1st and 2nd money prize pool among the 2 teams which lead to disquallification.
That means that the outcome of the event was already known among them. The matches were competative and fun to watch, leaving this unpunished would have had a horrific impact on the LoL competitive scene.
Collusion is a criminal offence in real world and if this happened in football or basketball, it would be a crime and maybe considered as corruption.
MLG regrets to announce that we will not be awarding 1st or 2nd Place finishes for the Summer Championship League of Legends Event. We have determined that there was collusion between the two final teams, Curse NA and Team Dignitas. This is in clear violation of both the letter and spirit of MLG’s Official Pro Circuit Conduct Rules: “competitors may not intentionally Forfeit a Game or conspire to manipulate Rankings or Brackets.” As such, both teams have been disqualified, and no placements or prize money will be awarded.
Riot has agreed with this decision and, in accordance with their Season 2 rules on Unsportsmanlike Conduct, will not be awarding Circuit points to either team.
The 3rd and 4th Place teams will receive the prize money and Circuit Points they have earned, and all other results stand. No 1st or 2nd Place will be awarded for this event.
Riot statement :
"Both teams have agreed that the disqualification was warranted. There’s some contention over the exact nature of the actions taken by Curse NA and Dignitas which led to the disqualification – but regardless, both teams, as well as MLG and Riot agree that any collusion, or not playing a tournament match to win, warrants disqualification.
None of the parties involved today – especially the teams – are happy about this conduct because they are all serious about League of Legends eSports."
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