Chinese caster alleges Top 30 team involved in match-fixing at EPL

According to Yunqing "Searph" Hu, a Chinese caster who has worked Majors, has claimed that a top 30 team is currently being investigated by ESIC for match-fixing at ESL Pro League.

The claim surfaced on a Chinese platform called billibili where Searph also claimed that ESIC stated their investigation would last several weeks, with the TO of the next competition prepared to ban the team at any time.

Below is the full statement from Searph translated to English:

"A team ranked within the top 30 in VRS is under investigation by ESIC for suspected match-fixing in a match in EPL 2024. ESIC internally stated that the investigation may last for several weeks, and the organizer of the next competition for this team said that they have learned about the ongoing investigation and are ready to prepare a plan for the team to be banned at any time."