The ESIC Sports Integrity Commission issued disciplinary reprimands to Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen for his partnership with HUNDEN. After a month-long investigation, OG player niko received only minor penalties. The reason for that was his illness.
Nico, who has Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Asperger’s Syndrome, suffers from severe attention deficit. In addition, these two medical conditions prevent the professional player from distinguishing between right and wrong. Because of this, Niko became heavily dependent on the people he trusted.
The players cadiaN, TeSeS, b0RUP and stavn named in the investigation absolved from guilt due to lack of evidence.
Niko, whose audio recording with Coach HUNDEN came out, admitted his guilt. He agreed to a plea bargaining arrangement with ESIC that would allow him to:
If he does not comply with the conditions above, he will be banned for at least 30 days.
According to ESIC, HUNDEN convinced nico by saying that the use of the bug was not a big deal but just for humor.
I expected a flood of ‘evidence’ of other teams’ players being complicit in their coaches cheating with the coach bug, but this has not happened.
That the players did not need to know, but I also accept that there were players that, like niko, did know and should have come forward, but didn’t.
I hope this changes in future as people know that ESIC will investigate fairly and sympathetically in the best interests of esports.
ESIC Commissioner Ian Smith
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