The Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Southeast Asia (SEA) 2023 Summer Tour Open Qualifiers have been rocked by a scandal involving two prominent teams, Team Ancient and Dino Esports. The tournament organizer, Epulze, announced on Twitter that the two teams had been disqualified due to account-sharing violations. This revelation has sent shockwaves through the Dota 2 community and highlighted the need for fair play and integrity in esports.

Team Ancient and Dino Esports Disqualified Disqualified Due To Account-Sharing Violations

Epulze's announcement took many by surprise, as account-sharing is a serious violation of competitive gaming rules. While the exact details of the violations have not been made public, Epulze has taken swift action by imposing lifetime and indefinite bans on several players involved in the misconduct. The remaining teammates of the disqualified teams have also been banned pending further investigation.

The ban has affected several prominent players, including Zoro (Koh Chin Poh), Clarky (Tee Wen Xiang), Turbo (Hong T.), SonG- (Kevin L.), and wh (Liew H.), who have been banned for life. Others, including SuicideSheep, Fz, SW, Afterdark^^, and Jman, have received indefinite bans.

[ANNOUNCEMENT]
Team Ancient and Dino Esports have been disqualified from the DPC 2023 SEA Summer Tour OQ for Account Sharing. pic.twitter.com/EO89Y2bFG6

— EPULZE (@EPULZEgaming) May 16, 2023

The disqualifications of Team Ancient and Dino Esports have cast a shadow over the fair play standards in esports. This is not the first instance of account-sharing violations in the Dota 2 community. In China and Southeast Asia, forty-six Dota 2 professionals were banned by Valve, including players from well-known teams such as EHOME and Knights. In a separate occurrence, Valve had also banned ten players from the Eastern European (EEU) region, including Kamil "Koma`" Biktimirov, who used to play for Virtus.Pro.

The bans imposed by Epulze and Valve demonstrate the industry's ongoing efforts to address issues related to fair play and integrity in competitive gaming. The recent ban of Team Ancient and Dino Esports highlights the need for players, teams, and organizers to uphold the values of fair play and maintain the integrity of esports.