The results of one of the matches of the closed qualifying stage of IEM Fall Asia were canceled due to the fact that one of the teams violated the rules of participation. Mongolian Checkmate won the first round of three at NKT, but it later turned out that there were unauthorized personnel in the room where the players were at that time. This violates the rules established by Valve for holding RMR tournaments, according to which during the match there should be no one other than the eSports players themselves.
As a result, Checkmate was allowed to continue participating in the tournament, but she dropped into the lower bracket of the tournament, where she will face the Chinese Invictus on Saturday. NKT, in turn, will take the place of the Mongolian team in the finals of the upper bracket, where it will fight for a place in the main stage of the tournament with the Chinese Wings Up.
The rule that no strangers should be present during an online match, either in the room where the players are or on the server, was introduced by Valve at the beginning of the year. Any communication with the team is also prohibited. This requirement was largely a consequence of the investigation into cases of use of the “trainer bug”. at the end of 2020. Then more than three dozen coaches were banned for various periods for this violation.
