Singaporean eSports Player Gets Four Months in Jail for Match Fixing

Malcolm Chung Wai Kiat, a 25-year-old eSports player from Singapore, has been caught in a match-fixing scheme and will spend the next four months behind bars, CNA reports.

The match-fixing incident – also known as a “322-match” – happened in September 2020, when Chung was competing for Team Resurgence in the EPULZE Royal Southeast Asia Cup Tournament, part of the Valorant Ignition Series.

Chung was the captain of his team and purposely made sure they lost in one of the matches.

He did this to help his friend, who asked him to rig the match’s outcome to pay off a debt of S$400 (US$296).

The friend’s plan was to have Chung intentionally lose the match so he could place a winning bet on the other team. The winnings would easily cover the debt. Chung, unaware of the consequences, agreed to the idea.

Five bets totaling S$3,000 (US$2,216) were placed on Team Resurgence’s defeat, resulting in total winnings of S$7,019 (US$5,186).

But what’s done in the dark will come to light. Besides the short prison sentence, Chung will also face monetary fines. His friend, who came up with the scheme, avoided jail time but will have to do community service as punishment.