Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series issues bans to Luigi's Mansion due to Radar Hacking in qualifiers

In response to a investigation that revealed that team "Luigi's Mansion" used a third-party external tool to gain an unfair advantage (Radar Hacking) in our competitions, the Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series hereby announces that the following players are barred from competing in the Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series and its qualifiers due to serious cheating and integrity violations in our events.

The following individuals are hereby banned for a period of two and a half years (2025-06-08 to 2027-12-08) for using an external tool to gain an unfair advantage (Radar Hacking) in an Eagle Masters Series competition:

• "QihaoWei"

• "hoakin12"

Additionally, the following individuals are hereby banned for a period of one year (2025-06-08 to 2026-06-08) due to playing with the above competitors and benefiting from the use of an external tool to gain an unfair advantage:

• Austin "chante" Ganster

• Eric "Ryze" Brown

• Julien "Gurtzz" Grotegut

• "carbs"

• Viacheslav "Saviour" Mashchenko

• Illya "supa" Filanchuk

Per the Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series rulebook, the tournament organizer reserves the right to bar competitors from its competitions for serious infractions on other platforms in order to protect the integrity of its competitions.

4.14 Banned Players and Ban Policy

The Dust2.us Eagle Master Series reserves the right to rule ineligible players who are currently banned or otherwise sanctioned by the ESL FACEIT Group (EFG), Gamers Club, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC), BLAST, or other major tournaments organizers at its sole discretion for serious infractions and/or integrity violations and independently rule ineligible players for these violations at its sole discretion. Serious infractions and/or integrity violations include but not limited to: Cheating, Match Fixing, Betting Offenses, and Unsportsmanlike Conduct.

For avoidance of doubt, The Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series reserves these rights for both teams competing in the Main Event as well as teams competing in the Open Qualifiers for the Main Event.

These bans come as a result of a stringent investigation by Dust2.us based on tips sent to the tournament organizer from members of the community. A later outright admission of guilt by a guilty party presented Dust2.us with the opportunity to move forward with sanctions mere weeks after first being made aware of the integrity breaches.

The Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series hopes these bans send a strong message that there are consequences for materially benefiting from serious breaches of competitive integrity in the North American scene.

Players have the right to appeal their bans by contacting Head Admin Jeffrey "Mnmzzz" Moore via email at [email protected].