So, first Pure was caught watching Nix stream while paused vs Tundra
Epulze then decided to give Tundra a default win, as announced on Stream.
However, according to several CN streamers who heard it from AR players, AR threatened to withdraw from the tournament if organisers didn’t sanction Pure for stream-watching beyond just giving BB the default loss.
Then, BetBoom announced that they will play with Resolut1on until the end of the Major, who was there as a broadcast talent:
Betboom’s statement regarding this:
BetBoom Team would like to officially express their position regarding the recent situation that arose in the match against Tundra. We acknowledge that a short alt-tab from the game suddenly occurred during the match. We acknowledge the violation of the rules, but we are confident that there is no malicious intent on the part of Ivan “Pure ~” Moskalenko.
We want to emphasize that the incident could not have had a serious impact on the almost two-hour meeting - it happened at the ninth minute.
BetBoom Team do not agree with the severity of the punishment applied to our team. We have already sent a formal request to Valve and are awaiting a response. We rely on Valve to consider our request with due diligence and provide an unbiased solution. BetBoom Team is ready to work with The Bali Major organizers, Valve and all stakeholders to ensure that similar incidents do not happen again in the future.
While waiting for a response from Valve, Ivan “Pure~” Moskalenko will be temporarily replaced. BetBoom Team will be represented by Roman “Resolut1on” Fominok.
BetBoom Team hopes that the situation will be resolved fairly and taking into account all the circumstances.
At the start of Azure Ray vs Betboom, TORONTOTOKYO said this:
And just now, Azure Ray won against Betboom, eliminating them from the Major.
Wow. Just wow.