As a member of ESIC, UCC aims to uphold the integrity of its esports competitions and contribute to the battle against corruption and match manipulation in professional tournaments.
UCC has organized over 700 esports tournaments, generating more than 200 million views on popular streaming platforms such as Azubu, Hitbox, and Twitch.
As an ESIC member tournament operator, UCC is now obligated to follow ESIC’s Integrity Program and respect its sanctions.
“We are pleased to see that UCC has officially joined ESIC,” commented ESIC commissioner Ian Smith. “By becoming a member, UCC demonstrates its commitment to professionalizing the esports industry and ensuring the observance of ESIC’s integrity program. UCC is joining the broader fight against threats posed by bad actors to competitive integrity.”
Andrei Mikheev, the Chief Business Development Officer at UCC, added, “UCC is delighted to join ESIC as a member and will continue to host esports tournaments based on the principles of fair sports competition. We are fully dedicated to upholding ESIC’s Integrity Program and sanctions and will provide support to ESIC whenever possible.”
Recently, ESIC demonstrated its authority by issuing bans of different durations, ranging from 4 months to 3 years, in September to over 30 professional Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) coaches who were found guilty of exploiting the game’s ‘spectator bug’ to gain an unfair advantage over competitors.
In October, 7 professional CS:GO players received 12-month bans for betting on CS:GO matches, including matches in which they were participants.
