eSports Match Fixing: Australian Start-Up Severs CS:GO Ties; Valve Drops The Hammer

Match fixing is once again the topic of discussion within eSports circles after 24/7 eSports drops their Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) team after rumours of match fixing, and Valve dole out permanent bans to 21 naughty boys.

The derogatory term ‘match fixing’ has once again been used in the same paragraph as eSports. This time, it’s a rookie Australian eSports outfit that are making the headlines, albeit in a very positive way.

24/7 eSports was born on Dec 27, 2015. Celebrating their awakening, the company announced plans to venture into the professional sport of Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) by hiring the lineup of former CS:GO team Skyred.

Writing on their website at the time of the launch, they wrote: