Ultraliga suspends 2 LoL pros while conducting investigation for supposed match fixing

Cheating on a professional League of Legends stage is rare, but there are instances where Riot Games must step in and make some tough decisions. In the Ultraliga, for example, two players have been suspended for two games after threatening the integrity of an official match with their gameplay.

Iron Wolves’ jungler Wen “Kylin” Zheng and mid laner Shuai “Odin” Wang have been suspended for two games by Ultraliga after their match against Team ESCA Gaming on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The league released an official statement on the match and the subsequent actions, stating that both players’ violated a rule where “teams are expected to play at their best at all times within any League match.”