Ex-Heroic CSGO Coach HUNDEN Ubanned By ESIC

Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen, former CS:GO coach, was unbanned on November 29 after reaching an agreement with the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC).

In August 2021, the Dane was suspended for two years for allegedly sharing Heroic’s strategy folder with an opponent team. ESIC members, including ESL, DreamHack, and BLAST, banned him from playing or coaching at their tournaments.

In a press release today, the coach consented to “appropriate training” and ESIC would examine its policies and procedures to make them “compatible with good industry practice and suitable for the purpose.”

Hunden Unbanned

This entails that HUNDEN will henceforth be qualified to participate in ESIC member events effective immediately after the announcement was made.

“On 29 November 2022, the parties met in person in order to discuss matters arising from that participation ban. The meeting was conducted in good faith and in a collaborative spirit. While the parties were in disagreement on certain matters, both parties recognized the importance of integrity to the thriving Esports industry,” read ESIC Release. 

Following discussions between the parties, Mr. Petersen has agreed to undertake relevant training and ESIC has confirmed that it will review its policies and procedures to ensure they are consistent with good industry practice and fit for purpose. In light of the constructive engagement between the parties, Mr. Petersen will return to participation in ESIC member events with immediate effect. 

After HUNDEN had been banned for two years and had served eight months of the sentence, he issued his own statement. I would like to express my appreciation to the legal team that I have working for me at Howard Kennedy LLP and 33 Chancery Lane for their assistance throughout this challenging time.

“Following discussions between the parties, Mr. Petersen has agreed to undertake relevant training and ESIC has confirmed that it will review its policies and procedures to ensure they are consistent with good industry practice and fit for purpose. In light of the constructive engagement between the parties, Mr. Petersen will return to participation in ESIC member events with immediate effect.”

According to what he shared on social media this morning, all issues have been resolved on the basis of the agreed-upon joint statement.

Following a forensic analysis, it was discovered that the recipient had no access to the information that HUNDEN had supplied. HUNDEN’s leak “threatened harm to the reputation and competitive integrity of esports, and ESIC’s member ESL,” according to ESIC.

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