Counter-Strike match fixing scandal
MATCH FIXING SCANDAL IN PROFESSIONAL COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive North American Match Fixing Scandal; IBuyPower and NetcodeGuides match fixing scandal; IBUYPOWER and NetcodeGuides.com match fixing scandal; 2014 Counter-Strike match fixing scandal
The Counter-Strike match fixing scandal was a match fixing scandal involving two professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) teams, iBUYPOWER and NetCodeGuides, which resulted in the banning of 4 North American players by Valve after an expository article by esports journalist Richard Lewis. The scandal has been cited as "the first large match fixing scandal" in the CS:GO community.