Two players: NT's CEO wanted us to cheat and throw matches

Two Counter-Strike players tell Esport House that during negotiations with the Ukrainian organisation NT, they were told by the team's CEO that they would need to install cheat software and throw individual matches. In return, they would receive higher pay.

The players appear anonymously out of consideration for their future careers, but their identities are known to the editorial team. They have shown Esport House documentation that supports the course of events. We are not publishing it in order to protect the sources. Both players rejected the offer and did not become part of the team.

NT is ranked no. 107 on HLTV's world ranking and is coached by Roman "WOLF" Mikhaylenko. The team's most notable result came on 21 August, when NT beat s1mple's BC.Game 16-13 after overtime on Dust2, sending the team out of the open qualifier for Stake Pulse Beat II.

Esport House has attempted to obtain a comment from NT and the team's CEO. At the time of the deadline, we had not received a response.