Supposedly, as reported by Gamasutra, individual competitors were being paid to lose matches. One player received approximately $64,439, and others as much as $30,716. The Changwon Regional Prosecution Services withheld the names of the arrested players, but did release simple descriptions such as:
The reports of this investigation are following October’s arrest of team Prime’s head coach Wae-Sik “Gerrard” Park, professional players Byeong-Heon “YoDa” Choi and Jong-Hyuk “BBoongBBoong” Choi on similar grounds.
Suspected brokers and financial supporters of these incidents have also been arrested, including, eSports journalist Jun-mo “Enough” Seong. Certain players involved, like YoDa, have received lifetime bans from the Starcraft II scene. KeSPA, the Korean eSports organization, reports that they will take legal action against them for having damaged their reputation.
