The Dota 2 rosters are set, and open qualifiers have begun for the 2023 DPC. Both newcomers and seasoned competitors have been vying for spots in the Closed Qualifiers, and some have even started out by trying to game the system. This morning, Valve punished 10 users for account sharing, among them a player from the brand-new Virtus Pro team.
The news came from PGL’s official Twitter account as the organizer shared a list of players who were banned from present and future Valve events, effective immediately.
Kamil “Koma`” Biktimirov of Virtus Pro, Aslan “Paradise” Vadilov of NA’s Felt, Sergey “[T]SA” Timchenko of former B8 and Team Empire, Danil “illusion” Grzhevka of Ancient Tribe, and Viktor “SuperNova” Galichkin of HYDRA are some of the more notable names that shut the door on their Dota 2 careers.
In addition to not being able to participate in any future Valve events, the players on the list are also banned from PGL events. The two competitions make up almost 95 percent of Dota 2’s competitive scene, so the players in question will only be able to participate in minor tournaments that don’t have any ties with Valve or PGL if they decide to continue playing competitive Dota 2.
The players were convicted of account sharing and impersonating other players, meaning some were trying to help teams get through the Open Qualifiers by secretly playing for them, while others were lending out their accounts in the process.
In the meantime, Valve also banned South American player, Gianluca “Migi” Mendoza, for match-fixing.
The DPC leagues are yet to kick off officially as the Dota 2 world is currently underway with qualifiers, and it looks like Valve is more committed to leveling the playing field this season compared to previous years. The 11 bans from the start speak volumes, as the developer is generally considered detached from the community unless a scandal occurs.