

Just a couple of days back, Dignitas announced that they had parted ways with Kevin “POISED” Ngo and Ryan “shanks” Ng. Most Valorant teams are going through a process of a rebuild, so this may not seem out of the ordinary. But examining the course of events leading up to this decision, things just don’t fall in place.
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Both players had come on board on a trial period but impressed everyone with a decent run of performances. Moreover, Dignitas had appointed a new roster just a month back, and the team had a good run at the Pop Flash.
This is what irked the fans and raised a very important question. What is the underlying reason behind their departure?
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Valorant players involved in the CS:GO scandal?
The mysterious departure of the two players raised a lot of suspicion in the community. Moreover, many professional players shared cryptic posts pointing towards an ominous ending, which only fueled the fans’ suspicions.
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VALORANT update (2/2):
We mutually agreed to release @poisedcsgo as the team has decided to go in another direction.
We are confident he'll find success as he continues his career and thank him for his time with our team
— Dignitas (@dignitas) September 21, 2020
How can people look at my story and think throwing a match is a good idea? Please don’t ruin your future/career for temporary self gain.
— T1 Brax (@brax1wnl) September 22, 2020
— IMT Genghsta (@genghsta) September 22, 2020
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Uh oh, It's happening. 🙁
— Pujan Mehta (@FNS) September 21, 2020
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Looking at the cryptic tweets posted by other pros, the community has started joining the dots. One theory suggests that Dignitas let shanks and poised and walk because of their possible connection to a match-fixing scandal.
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Poised was never really under the radar, but a lot of names had emerged owing to the ongoing investigation into the scandal. Shanks, on the other hand, was outed by someone on Austin “Cooper-” Abadir’s CS:GO stream.
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The investigation has been going on for over eighteen months. The Esports Integrity Commission has announced that it was investigating a number of significant cases and is close to a conclusion.
It is possible that both poised and shanks were being investigated by the ESIC, which is why Dignitas did not want to be associated with them.
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There is more to the Dignitas Valorant roster changes than what meets the eye. However, this is all conjecture until ESIC make an official statement.
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