A League of Legends pro in China’s LPL is under investigation after incriminating messages emerged seemingly showing him to be match fixing. LGD Gaming’s midlaner Chen ‘Jay’ Bo has now been reported by his team to the LPL, which will now conduct a full investigation.
The news was first reported by Korizon’s Kevin Kim, who says that Jay “had communicated with an outsider to intentionally lose select LPL matches” during the Spring Split. Screenshots of the messages alleged exchanged between Jay and a third party, which were translated into English by Dexerto, were posted to Chinese social media site Weibo by an anonymous account. While there are several exchanges, one seems to involve Jay throwing in a match against Top Esports.
The messages potentially suggest that Jay was not the only one being influenced either. One message mentions a “teammate” that could help him in a certain scenario. At this point though, no other member of LGD has been named or reported.
LGD has confirmed in a Weibo post that Jay – who was one of four players brought into the team last December during the offseason as part of a roster overhaul – has been placed under investigation. With LGD finishing joint-last in the Spring Split, these investigations won’t impact the currently ongoing LPL Playoffs. LGD finished the split with a poor 3-13 record.
Chen “Jay” Bo, mid laner for LGD, has been subjected to scrutiny for suspected match-fixing with the release of incriminating messages which alleged that he had communicated with an outsider to intentionally lose select LPL matches this season. pic.twitter.com/i06USzdnW7
— Kevin Kim (@KevinKimLoL) April 6, 2022
Sadly, match fixing is nothing new in Chinese League of Legends. Last year, a massive investigation saw 38 players and coaches banned for participating in match fixing across both the LPL and the league below it, the LDL.
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