United21 bans CTRL for life following match-fixing suspicion

Tournament organiser United21 has disqualified the team CTRL and permanently banned six players from its tournaments. This follows the match against 9INE Academy, where the organiser, according to an official statement, observed "suspicious activity" and suspects match-fixing.

According to United21, there was also "atypical behaviour" from the players during the match, suspected breaches of fair play, and discrepancies in the information the organiser received about the players on the team.

CTRL has been excluded from the ongoing season and from all future United21 seasons. All of the team's match results have been annulled and converted into technical defeats. The following players are permanently banned from United21's tournaments:

• Finui
• Xetherato
• godkU
• Zerk1s
• zehnas
• Ante

9INE Academy advances to the next round of the group stage.

"We always stand by our principles and will combat match-fixing and all unfair methods that teams use to secure victories," United21 writes.

United21 has not published any documentation for the suspicion. CTRL and the players have not commented on the decision publicly.