Some screenshots were released on Twitter where Serenity, League of Legends player and coach, would have offered information about XTEN’s possible rivals in the promotion for the LLA. What happened? on this note
the Latino community of League of Legends undergoes its greatest controversy 2022. The stir caused by the captures in Twitter has the coach as the protagonist Jeong Min-seok alias serenitywho was accused of wanting to leak information about Leviathan Y angry to try to reach an agreement with XTEN for the duels for a place in the LLA 2023.
sayings catches show messages sent from the account Twitter of serenity (today deleted), through which the South Korean’s intentions would have been managed: “If XTEN chooses a team from the South area, I will provide information…” added to “I can give you (information) of Draft and strategies on FG (Furious Gaming) or Leviathan”.
To give a bit of context, each year the lower positions in the Latin American League of League of Legends are disputedthe teams remaining in the last two places of the table of Closing must defend their places in the highest category LOL Latino against the champions of Honor Division (North) and South Region. Similar to promotion/relegation in soccer.
XTEN finished the Group stage of LLA Closing 2022 in the 7th placeafter finishing with a record of 5-9. The team that finished last was Globant Emerald Team with a balance of 2 wins Y 12 losses. This means that both teams will play Promotion/Relegation.
The last detail and of total importance to understand this case is that XTENof course in the table, you can choose your rival to face. It is here where the controversy arises over the obvious unsportsmanship, since The Kings are the winners of the 2022 edition of the Division of Honor (North), while the South Region It is still in dispute with teams such as the Chilean division of Furious Gaming or the Argentine Leviatán.
The information that Serenity offered was about private games of both teams, with tactics, selections and more details that are not public. Although there are no laws that prevent studying the opponent or getting information, if this is used to generate arrangements it is not only unsportsmanlike but also unethical.
The approach I would have made serenity would seem to end influence XTEN’s decision so that he does not choose them as a rivalin order to achieve The Kings in front of Global. When all this scandal came to light, the organization of the Kings published a statement where he repudiates the attitude of Jeong and makes effective termination of serenity with the entity; they also clarified that the Korean “He has not been in the Gaming House for more than a month and has not had access to any type of sports content since then”.
As a sign of sportsmanship and healthy competition, was the XTEN Esports organization itself who after rejecting the approach they communicated with Pablo Mendozaowner of The Kings. On the other hand, Carlos Ibarra, head coach of TK commented the following regarding possible external aid: “Those who know me know that I have never asked for this type of information and I would not let my sports staff do it.”.
Finally, RiotGamesowner and organizer of the competitions of League of LegendsUntil now, he has not made any kind of official statement or word regarding this situation. What do you think of this case? do you consider that riot should I intervene and penalize the team?