A report by Jacob Wolf states that sources close to Dot Esports have confirmed two new happenings in the League of Legends European Championship. MAD Lions has accused G2 Esports of tampering and subsequently pushed a vote amongst LEC owners for Riot Games to revise its global rules on tampering and poaching. The vote passed 8-2, with only G2 and Team Vitality voting 'no' on the re-evaluation.
While sources have told Dot Esports that MAD has accused G2, a Riot Games spokesperson has told the publication that no formal complaint has been sent to Riot Games by the organization: “There has been no complaint filed with the LEC, and there is no ongoing investigation against any LEC team on this topic. With regards to the team owners’ meeting: those happen regularly and the topics that are discussed are confidential.”
The report claims that Team Vitality voted 'no' no on re-evaluating the global poaching and tampering rules, opposing the rest of the LEC franchises sans G2 Esports, because the current ruleset is not being properly enforced and amendments or changes to those rules should only come after proper enforcement of the existing poaching and tampering rules. When reached out for comment by Dot Esports, MAD and VIT declined to comment; G2 did not respond.
Should the report come true, this would be the third time G2 Esports has been accused of poaching and/or tampering in the LEC, the first two occuring in the offseasons of 2016 and 2018, respectively.
Rumors and reports have pointed towards G2 making big roster changes following missing the World Championship for the first time in the organization's six-year history.
The report also states that despite tension between the two organizations, G2 Esports is interested in MAD Lions AD carry Matyáš "Carzzy" Orság, and that MAD has granted a tryout for G2 with Victor “Flakked” Lirola, who is currently the starting AD carry for MAD's SuperLiga team.
