Kazakh cybersportsman Rustam “5TRYK#R” Alimkulov made accusations of match-fixing against several well-known Kazakh players. The most famous episode in 5TRYK#R’s career was working with forZe as a coach in 2017-2019. The accusations voiced by the player relate to an earlier period when he played for the Kazakh PARTY. He claims that at the end of 2015, this team repeatedly tried to organize match-fixing while participating in the closed qualifying stage of the StarLadder Regional Minor Championship CIS.
According to 5TRYK#R, it was not about winning or losing the match, but about obtaining a specific result on some aspect of the game on which the bookmakers offered to bet. For example, in one episode, PARTY players decided to lose the first pistol round in each of the three group stage matches and bet on this result.
As proof, 5TRYK#R posted several videos on his YouTube channel, as well as screenshots of correspondence and recordings of conversations in TeamSpeak. He explains that he decided to publish the materials now because he was recently diagnosed with a serious illness, and he “decided to ease his conscience by telling the whole truth about the PARTY team.”
Abai "HObbit" Khasenov, who also spoke for PARTY at the time, has already spoken out about Alimkulov’s statement, rejecting any announcements. He stated that he was ready to assist ESIC in the investigation.
