THERE HAVE been many issues revolving around match-fixing in the realm of competitive Dota 2 with the infamous 322 incident being one of the most notorious cases in the scene.
For context, '322' is a meme which referenced Alexei "Solo" Berezin's potential winnings ammounting to $322, when he placed a bet against his own team and intentionally lost a game.
Due to this moment, the term 322 is now synonymous to match fixing in Dota 2.
Many careers have been destroyed due to match-fixing incidents and in one of his Twitch livestreams, Daryl "iceiceice" Koh revealed a glaring trend that has allegedly been happening among Filipino Dota 2 players.
Here's what he said on his Stream entitled: 'lycan spammer,' starting from the 22nd minute.
"I can tell you that close to 90% of the Filipino Dota players have been approached to 322. I kid you not man, but I'm sure it's pretty close to 90%," he stated.
In Philippine Dota 2 history, there have been numerous accounts of match-fixing as seen from Omega Esports' ban from Valve sponsored events. Omega tried to file an appeal, which was accepted.
Then there have been former players from Mineski and MSI-EvoGT who are now permanently banned from Valve events.
Overall there are 14 total players and coaches banned from the Philippines to play in Valve's Dota 2 events.
iceiceice vows to place fixers inside his 'Death Note'
While he specifically pointed out Filipinos, he likewise revealed that even the top professional players have been poached to venture into match fixing, when he said: "Even the T1 players, I feel like T1 players [were] approached all the time."
But not everyone gets the calling card as the Singaporean Dota 2 player hinted that he was never invited to venture into this path.
"I have never been approaced to 322 because I don't know, my name is too honorable. They're like, 'Yeah this guys it too honorable, we can't approach him. Too honorable," he said on his stream.
And since he has yet to experience the invite, what happens when someone will poach him? According to Koh, 'Dude a lot of players have made a lot of winnings when they're approached, but I will report those motherf**kers straight if they approach me."
"If I have a 'Death Note,' I will start writing their names," he reiterated.
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