Starcraft II match-fixing scandal leads to 12 arrests

Twelve people have been arrested in connection with match-fixing and illegal betting in Starcraft II.

Those involved include professional players, YoDa (Choi Byeong-Heon) and BBoongBBoong (Choi Jong-HyuK); PRIME’s head coach, Gerrard (Park Wae-Sik); brokers and financial backers. Two of the financial backers arrested were ex-gangsters who provided the money, which was then used for betting on illegal websites, according to Team Liquid.

Five competitive Starcraft II matches, which took place between January and June of this year, were found to have been fixed.