The biggest unlucky figure in LPL emerges! TES's extensive match-fixing confirmed, severely polluting the environment, reaching a historical extreme.

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One of the hottest topics during the first stage of LPL competition is the match-fixing incident involving TES jungler Cream. During the decisive playoff match, he purchased two Spirit Visages, raising suspicions among viewers, followed by TES's own investigation uncovering issues.

Now the LPL alliance has officially released a penalty announcement, imposing the most severe punishment on Cream—a lifetime ban.

Cream receives a lifetime ban, having participated in match-fixing multiple times.

Earlier when TES released their announcement, Cream's match-fixing activities were already confirmed. Match-fixing of this level reported to the alliance almost certainly results in a lifetime ban. The real key point is how many matches Cream actually fixed—was it only one playoff game, or had he already engaged in extensive match-fixing in previous matches?

TES coach Poppy once stated during a live stream that Cream told him TES's lost matches were all fixed. This statement immediately sparked widespread discussion, but later Poppy was warned and apologized, saying he was just talking recklessly.

From an objective perspective, Cream likely participated in more than one fixed match, but it's impossible that every TES loss was because he bet on the team to lose—that would be too exaggerated.

After a long wait, the alliance finally released the investigation results. The findings show that Cream had several serious violations during the competition period that directly and indirectly affected match fairness. That means Cream indeed fixed a considerable number of matches. If he was already compromised, from the day he joined TES, behind-the-scenes bookmakers should have been manipulating things.

LPL's biggest unlucky figure, severely polluting the environment.

Let's briefly calculate the schedule for the first stage: TES's Summit Group played 10 BO3 matches, and the playoffs involved three BO5 series, all of which went to full games. With so many matches, the number of times Cream participated in match-fixing should be extremely alarming. This is the most terrifying aspect of this match-fixing incident.

The most severe impact of this match-fixing incident is that it occurred in the LPL top-tier Summit Group league, spanning both the regular season and playoffs, with a high frequency. If we trace further back, Cream likely was already compromised during his tenure with other teams.

Considering previous multiple match-fixing incidents in LPL history, the scale and severity of this case can be considered the worst ever. Previously, whether it was Condi, Weiyan, or Bo, their participation in match-fixing was limited. Condi and Milkyway participated during non-peak periods or while in strong teams.

Moreover, Condi apparently bet on himself to win, while Milkyway leaked team BP after returning to RNG, without playing many matches.

Thus, TES undoubtedly becomes LPL's biggest unlucky figure. Introducing player Cream led to extensive match-fixing within the team, severely affecting their competitive results.

Strengthening investigation and supervision, but match-fixing is hard to eradicate.

Personally, I think there's another terrifying fact about this matter: TES discovered suspicions of Cream's match-fixing during the playoffs, already very late, and only noticed something wrong after Cream purchased two Spirit Visages. That means if Cream's item build in the last game had been normal, less outrageous, he might have continued playing for TES.

In past LPL matches, operations that could be considered match-fixing level were countless, but the number actually investigated wasn't that high. Under LPL's overall environment, eradicating match-fixing is almost impossible because behind-the-scenes bookmakers, who never get punished, continuously control players to fix matches.

Under such circumstances, the best approach is for clubs to strengthen supervision, making self-inspection very important.

Regarding online public opinion, personally I believe viewers can quite well discern players' operational issues, especially those utterly bizarre, inexplicable god-like plays. When such plays occur, netizens point them out. Here, clubs could actually conduct investigations based on external舆论. If, as 369 said, even suspected match-fixing situations cannot be questioned, then LPL would truly be rotten.