DOA5LR Gehaktbal is Screwed by ESL Player

ESL put on two DOA events this week, one in Japan and one in Europe. The Japanese event went fine and there was no controversy there; but the European event went down a different path that involved one of the most popular competitive players getting screwed by a random.

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Proof that cheaters can win on ESL tournaments

The player lied to ESL using an alternative "GehaktbaI" name​

There was little to no moderation in this event so the player was quite the crafty exploit. @Gehaktbal also provides proof of his lagless victory in another video. This is something all players should be prepared to do if they plan on participating in any online event as they become a more popular option for those that can not travel.

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Proof of no lag ESL Finale.

The player rage quits after being dominated by the real Gehaktal​

UPDATE: After displaying the proper evidence, ESL has overturned the ruling in Jim's favor! Congrats, Gehaktbal.

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replacing lowercase L with uppercase i, the oldest trick of the internet

 

Annoyed that this kind of thing happened so easily. ESL has a good system in general but even a good system can become dysfunctional when the human element comes into play and the admins drop the ball so hard.

 

At first I just saw the second video and wondered how it was supposed to disprove the possibility of latency. Then I got the rest of the story and wow, that's a lot of effort to cheat in an online tournament. What was the prize for 1st place?

 

Maybe its not about the prize, maybe its about the pride.

 

Update on the situation: ESL has reversed the decision. Here's what Gehaktbal posted on the Competitive DOA FB page...

 

Update on the situation: ESL has reversed the decision. Here's what Gehaktbal posted on the Competitive DOA FB page...

Justice has been served!

 

Lol I can imagine the other guy doing a Scooby Doo reference like "Crud, and I would of gotten away with it too if it weren't for those meddling kids and that FSD dog".

 

Lol I can imagine the other guy doing a Scooby Doo reference like "Crud, and I would of gotten away with it too if it weren't for those meddling kids and that FSD dog".

He was crafty, but properly served. I find this story to be incredibly amusing.