Valve bans 45 players, including the entire former Knights roster

Players from China and Southeast Asia have been banned by Valve and Perfect World. The players were banned for participating in fixed matches.

Some of the players were banned for 1 year, others for 2 years. At the same time, former Knights players were banned permanently. Among others, former players of EHOME and LBZS have been banned as well.

Knights finished third in the DPC last season and participated in the Lima Major, but did not make it out of the group. On March 6, it was announced that Knights had been disbanded. EHOME also participated in the Major, but did not make it out of the group.