MOONTON fines Blacklist over MDL team crisis

Blacklist Academy LTX was found guilty of mismanagement.
Sep 25, 2023
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MOONTON Games has fined Tier One's MDL team Blacklist Academy Lunatix after it finished its investigation surrounding the management crisis that was exposed four days ago by whistleblower and Blacklist Academy Lunatix team manager Eviann Balquin.

In a statement released to the MPL Press Corps, MOONTON bared the findings of their investigation into the matter.

"We have concluded our investigations concerning Blacklist Academy LTX and its players and the results are as follows:

1. Blacklist Academy LTX was found guilty of mismanagement which resulted in the poor working conditions of their players.

2. The players were not given enough food budget in the boot camp in some days, forcing them to use their own salary to buy food.

3. The players' salaries were not released in a timely manner based on the contract of the players."

"Under these circumstances, MDL Philippines will impose a fine on Blacklist Academy, the officially-registered team to compete in MDL Philippines Season 2. We will coordinate closely with Blacklist Academy to improve their players' boot camp situation and fulfill their contractual obligations to the players," said MOONTON.

"Moving forward, the league will conduct a workshop to help empower players when dealing with similar situations and continue facilitating safe and open dialogue should any issues arise," added MOONTON.

"We will also coordinate with all teams to set a requirement to ensure that players are provided with a conducive work environment by their teams. MDL Philippines seeks to protect the well-being of all players and the league does not condone any unfair treatment to the players. Let this be a clear signal to all teams to properly manage their players by giving them the best possible working conditions."

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After alleged issues, Blacklist terminates partnership with Lunatix

Two days after the allegations on the crisis happening within the MDL team surfaced, Blacklist terminated its partnership with Lunatix, which is headquartered in Malaysia.

"After going through an internal investigation, Blacklist International has decided to terminate our partnership with the Lunatix organization, effective immediately," the team wrote in a statement.

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"We will also be taking over the management of the MDL team from today until the end of the season. We hope you’ll support Blacklist Academy throughout the rest of their MDL season."

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