{"id":386709,"date":"2026-04-23T17:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=386709"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:53:07","slug":"esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation","title":{"rendered":"ESIC provisionally suspends NOMERCY amid match integrity investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has announced the provisional suspension of NOMERCY and all of the team\u2019s players while it investigates potential breaches of its Integrity Program. The decision took effect immediately and has already sparked major discussion within the Counter-Strike community following controversy surrounding suspicious matches at a LAN event in Portugal.<\/p>\n<h3>What happened<\/h3>\n<p>The investigation concerns several NOMERCY matches, including the team\u2019s appearance at Roman Imperium Cup VII, which took place on March 28 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. It was there that the team produced extremely poor results and finished the tournament with four one-sided defeats:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-list-pink\">\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">vs BetBoom \u2014 0:13<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">vs Sangal \u2014 3:13<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">vs BESTIA \u2014 1:13<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">vs Wildcard \u2014 1:13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The team finished last in its group, while several matches quickly became the subject of discussion due to strange in-game decisions and unusual round play.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <h3>read more<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cache-faceit-controversy-unfinished-map\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2838313480_preview_\u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435_2022-07-21_171854557.png.webp\" alt=\"Cache on FACEIT sparks controversy as FMPONE calls map \u201cunfinished\u201d\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cache-faceit-controversy-unfinished-map\">Cache on FACEIT sparks controversy as FMPONE calls map \u201cunfinished\u201d<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cache-faceit-controversy-unfinished-map\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1776909902#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1776909902#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1776909902#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Apr 23<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>$57,000 betting scandal<\/h3>\n<p>The biggest social media explosion came after a screenshot surfaced on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/x0racs\/status\/2037889769879830542?s=20\">twitter<\/a> showing a $57,000 accumulator bet backing NOMERCY\u2019s opponents with a -9.5 round handicap. The potential payout on the ticket was worth more than $4.5 million. According to tournament organizers, the bookmaker later voided the bet, although it remains unclear whether other platforms did the same.<\/p>\n<h3>What ESIC is investigating<\/h3>\n<p>In its statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/esic.gg\/sanction-outcome\/public-statement-on-interim-suspension-of-team-nomercy-and-associated-participants\/\">ESIC<\/a> said the suspicions involve multiple areas:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-list-pink\">\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">abnormal and high-value betting activity linked to match results and round margins;<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">gameplay behavior inconsistent with expected professional standards;<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">repeated low-percentage decisions in key moments;<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">failure to convert advantageous positions;<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">additional concerns related to team formation and participant history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Who was suspended<\/h3>\n<p>All five members of the roster were included in the interim sanction:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-list-pink\">\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">J\u00e1nos \u201cJames8k\u201d Fodor<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Sreten \u201csrtn1\u201d Smiljani\u0107<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Oliver \u201ckzy\u201d Heck<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Petar \u201cperakokanje\u201d Be\u0161ir<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Palkovics \u201cplayN\u201d Tam\u00e1s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most notable name on the list is Oliver \u201ckzy\u201d Heck, who previously represented MOUZ, ALTERNATE aTTaX, and Unicorns of Love, and briefly returned to the scene in 2025.<\/p>\n<h3>What the temporary ban means<\/h3>\n<p>Until the investigation is completed, the team and players are prohibited from:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-list-pink\">\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">participating in ESIC member events;<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">competing in sanctioned leagues, qualifiers, and tournaments;<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">working in any capacity in ESIC-recognized competitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ESIC also emphasized that this is not a final verdict, but only a protective interim measure during the investigation.<\/p>\n<h3>Community reaction: from shock to calls for harsher punishments<\/h3>\n<p>After the betting slip screenshot and the suspension announcement were published, social media erupted. Many users openly mocked the situation, while others called for stricter oversight of tier-2 and tier-3 tournaments. Analyst Bogdan claimed tournament organizers were allegedly blocking users who pointed out suspicious activity during the event:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>Tournament organisers were just blocking users who were aware of the situation. Shadiness at its peak.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other users were stunned by the scale of the potential winnings. One comment quickly went viral:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>bro just casually got 4.5 million<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>Part of the community argued that NOMERCY looked so weak that betting against them with a handicap seemed obvious:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>I mean its not unexpected if these guys went -9.5 on every map, look at their faceit elo they are not even a proper team.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some fans also criticized the bookmakers for offering such high limits on a low-profile tier-2 LAN:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>Fault is on Stake on this one. Who tf is handing out round handicaps for a team like this?<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<p>There were also comparisons to previous match-fixing punishments:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"custom-bq\"><div class=\"custom-bq-q\"><p>IBUYPOWER got banned for 10K each, this is 4,5 Million.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <h3>read more<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cs2-cache-return-rio-2026-map-pool-debate\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u0411\u0435\u0437-\u043d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f-1.webp\" alt=\"Cache, Cobble or Jura? CS2 community debates stale map pool after Rio 2026\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cs2-cache-return-rio-2026-map-pool-debate\">Cache, Cobble or Jura? CS2 community debates stale map pool after Rio 2026<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/cs2-cache-return-rio-2026-map-pool-debate\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1776909902#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1776909902#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1776909902#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Apr 23<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>One of the biggest integrity scandals of the year<\/h3>\n<p>The NOMERCY story has already become one of the most controversial CS stories of 2026. The combination of crushing defeats, a viral multimillion-dollar betting slip, and ESIC\u2019s rapid response created a massive wave across the scene. Now the community will wait for the final results of the investigation \u2014 and possible long-term bans if the suspicions are confirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has announced the provisional suspension of NOMERCY and all of the team\u2019s players while it investigates potential breaches of its Integrity Program. The decision took effect immediately and has already sparked major discussion within the Counter-Strike community following controversy surrounding suspicious matches at a LAN event in Portugal. What happened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":386710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[544],"class_list":["post-386709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-esic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ESIC suspends NOMERCY over betting scandal investigation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ESIC suspends NOMERCY and players after suspicious betting activity and match integrity concerns at Portugal LAN event.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ESIC suspends NOMERCY over betting scandal investigation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ESIC suspends NOMERCY and players after suspicious betting activity and match integrity concerns at Portugal LAN event.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CS2 &amp; CS:GO Articles, News, Events | Skin.Club Community\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/disciplinary-action-3.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"magic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"magic\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"magic\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f557fddfc7400fe311b594ed77688366\"},\"headline\":\"ESIC provisionally suspends NOMERCY amid match integrity investigation\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation\"},\"wordCount\":656,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/disciplinary-action-3.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"ESIC\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/#organization\"},\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation\",\"name\":\"ESIC suspends NOMERCY over betting scandal investigation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/disciplinary-action-3.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"ESIC suspends NOMERCY and players after suspicious betting activity and match integrity concerns at Portugal LAN event.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation\"]}],\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/disciplinary-action-3.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/disciplinary-action-3.webp\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Photo Copyright by ESIC\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\\\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Community\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/news\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"ESIC provisionally suspends NOMERCY amid match integrity investigation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"CS:GO - Events, news, recommendations\",\"description\":\"CS2 &amp; CS:GO Articles, News, Events | Skin.Club Community\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"CS:GO - news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SkinClub\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/logo-1-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/logo-1-1.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":490,\"caption\":\"SkinClub\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f557fddfc7400fe311b594ed77688366\",\"name\":\"magic\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/MAGIC-01.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/MAGIC-01.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/MAGIC-01.png\",\"caption\":\"magic\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/community.skin.club\\\/en\\\/members\\\/magic\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ESIC suspends NOMERCY over betting scandal investigation","description":"ESIC suspends NOMERCY and players after suspicious betting activity and match integrity concerns at Portugal LAN event.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ESIC suspends NOMERCY over betting scandal investigation","og_description":"ESIC suspends NOMERCY and players after suspicious betting activity and match integrity concerns at Portugal LAN event.","og_url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation","og_site_name":"CS2 &amp; CS:GO Articles, News, Events | Skin.Club Community","article_published_time":"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/disciplinary-action-3.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"magic","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"magic","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation"},"author":{"name":"magic","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f557fddfc7400fe311b594ed77688366"},"headline":"ESIC provisionally suspends NOMERCY amid match integrity investigation","datePublished":"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation"},"wordCount":656,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/disciplinary-action-3.webp","keywords":["ESIC"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/#organization"},"dateModified":"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation","name":"ESIC suspends NOMERCY over betting scandal investigation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/disciplinary-action-3.webp","datePublished":"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00","description":"ESIC suspends NOMERCY and players after suspicious betting activity and match integrity concerns at Portugal LAN event.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation"]}],"dateModified":"2026-04-23T17:53:07+00:00"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/disciplinary-action-3.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/disciplinary-action-3.webp","width":1600,"height":900,"caption":"Photo Copyright by ESIC"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/esic-suspends-nomercy-betting-scandal-investigation#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Community","item":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"ESIC provisionally suspends NOMERCY amid match integrity investigation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/","name":"CS:GO - Events, news, recommendations","description":"CS2 &amp; CS:GO Articles, News, Events | Skin.Club Community","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"CS:GO - news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#organization","name":"SkinClub","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/logo-1-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/logo-1-1.png","width":512,"height":490,"caption":"SkinClub"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f557fddfc7400fe311b594ed77688366","name":"magic","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MAGIC-01.png","url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MAGIC-01.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MAGIC-01.png","caption":"magic"},"url":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/members\/magic"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":386711,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386709\/revisions\/386711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}