fxy0 comments on Valve ban

The French player is suspended indefinitely from all Valve-sponsored events for his role in the match-fixing scandal that rocked his Epsilon team in 2014.

Joey "⁠fxy0⁠" Schlosser and three of his teammates were determined to have lost an ESEA match on purpose to profit from weapon skin betting on CSGOLounge.

After almost a year out of action, fxy0 linked up with Playing Ducks in July 2015, but just five months later he ended up joining French team Millenium, with whom he attended two ASUS ROG events over the course of this year.

After learning at the start of the year that players involved in match-fixing would be banned from Valve's tournaments permanently, fxy0 sought legal advice and met with a representative of the esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC), an association established in 2015 that aims to tackle integrity challenges to esports.

According to a report from The Esports Observer, fxy0 offered Valve to make a $10,000 donation towards "good causes" from future tournament winnings and to participate in anti-corruption training by Sports Radar and ESIC. The player also issued a letter apologising to Valve for his behavior, to which the company allegedly never responded. 

fxy0, who is currently without a team, has called on Valve to implement clear rules on match-fixing and to revoke the lifetime bans on the players that were determined to be involved in match fixing, which, in his opinion, are excessive.

"It is time to implement fair rules, to prevent and protect players from match fixing," he said.

"There are no rules in place, and I do not want anyone to be banned like I was. 

"Of course I deserved a one-year ban but not the follow-up ban. It was disproportionate."

In this video apology, fxy0 sheds light on his actions and attempts to raise awareness of the consequences of match fixing in an effort to educate other players about the serious damages that it can cause.