The Esports Integrity Commission has wrapped its long-running probe into Team SENZA and the lineups also identified as -72C and ROSY. Six individuals are now sanctioned and the organisation has been hit with a financial penalty, with the underlying breaches dating back to CCT Season 3 Europe in June 2025.
byek: the headline ban
The heaviest individual sanction landed on Kirsan ‘byek’ Ivanov. ESIC concluded the byek account was not consistently piloted by a single person during official competition, citing performance and connectivity irregularities consistent with mid-series hand-offs. The team’s own ownership submitted a written admission supporting that conclusion. byek now sits on a two-year Rejection Order running from 7 April 2026 through 6 April 2028 — a period that effectively removes him from any ESIC member event, including most Tier-2 European calendars.
How the case got here
The investigation traces back to October 2025, when ESIC first issued an interim suspension covering SENZA’s full roster, coaches and staff. At the time, the published concerns ranged from possible use of outside information to betting-related misconduct and account irregularities. The interim measure was framed as precautionary; today’s ruling converts most of those threads into formal sanctions.
The wider signal
This is a textbook example of why CCT and similar Tier-2 circuits matter for integrity work. Account-sharing in lower-tier events has been a known soft spot for years, and the sanction here — coupled with a written admission — sets a clearer evidentiary standard. Expect ESIC to lean on this case the next time a similar irregularity pattern shows up in a member event.
