Danil “Dendi” Ishutin, often regarded as the poster boy of Dota 2, and his team B8 come under the scanner once again, following allegations of match-fixing. The accusations come directly from their former teammate, Glib “Funn1k” Lipatnikov, who took to Twitter on August 14th to voice his concerns about the team’s financial stability and overall operations.

This is the second time Dendi gets potentailly mentioned in match-fixing this year, after Russian Youtuber Morf laid bare a big Dota 2 match-fixing scandal earlier this year.

Glib “Funn1k” Lipatnikov

Funn1k highlighted that B8, being a Ukrainian organization, faced significant challenges recently, and joined out of gratitude for the support he received from them during these trying times.

Things took a turn when Funn1k shared a political post on a Dota 2 community forum. Following this, he was approached by B8’s CEO and Dendi, urging him to remove the post. Funn1k complied but was left with lingering doubts. Allegedly he was later informed that his comments had deterred potential investors, and as a result, his salary payments was being withheld.

The plot thickened as Funn1k began to suspect that B8, although a Ukrainian entity on paper, might be clandestinely backed by a Russian organization. He further escalated his claims, suggesting that B8’s subpar performance in official matches could be indicative of match-fixing. Funn1k pointed fingers at Dendi and two other players, Denis “StoneBank” Korzh and Oleg “Lodine” Kvasha, for their questionable gameplay, which he felt was in stark contrast to their performance in ranked matches.

While many in the Dota 2 community dismissed Funn1k’s claims as mere rants, others couldn’t help but ponder over the issues he raised. B8’s track record since its inception in 2020 has been less than stellar, with no significant tournament wins or major qualifications. Still, the team manages to always stay mildly relevant and win or lose all the clutch matches they need to remain relevant.

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