El world of eSports has been tainted by another controversial case that has directly affected Fortnite. Epic Games' popular battle royale has suffered another alleged case of cheating in one of its most important tournaments on the calendar.
El Fortnite Championship Series held in Asia had as the winner the Japanese player Sekosama, however, a few hours after being proclaimed champion, the professional was accused of cheating in the middle of the tournament while working as a team with other players who should not collaborate in the game.
In the face of these accusations, Epic Games has acted quickly. Sekosama denied that such a practice had occurred, but the spectators of the tournament have compiled a series of pruebas that support the original accusation.
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Therefore, Sekosama has been sanctioned by Epic Games with a 14-day suspension and, of course, this edition of the Fortnite Championship Series has been withdrawn from his record, as well as the $ 15.000 that served as the winner's prize.
Instead, the player named qjag took the victory by being only seven points behind the alleged cheater. The practice of "teamwork" is one of the biggest problems at a competitive level within this type of battle royale games like Fortnite. Yet another case that taints electronic sports, but seems to have been resolved in an exemplary way.
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