Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series issues bans to drugs n pugs for integrity violations in EMS Qualifier

In response to an investigation by INUI and Dust2.us that concluded that "drugs n pugs" (aka Dice) used a third-party tool or software to gain an unfair advantage in our competitions, the Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series hereby announces that the team and its 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, namely the fourth Open Qualifier for Series #6.

The following individuals are hereby banned for a period of two and a half years (2026-02-02 to 2028-08-02) for using an external tool or software to gain an unfair advantage in an Eagle Masters Series competition:

• Lucas "LUKE4K" Mizumoto

• Jacob "Jbreezy" Xavier Ly

• Jonathan "yawn" Chan

• Alex "heaty" G.

• Erik "Constantine" Valerius

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 and INUI's anti-cheat team based on tips sent to the tournament organizer from members of the community.

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.

As a result of drugs n pugs' ban, Dust2.us intends on awarding FarmVille a spot in the Dust2.us Eagle Masters Series #6 as they finished in second place in the fourth Open Qualifier, contingent on the team accepting the invite before the start of the event tonight.

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