The Virtus.Pro captain Alexey "LeX" Kolesnikov had suggested yesterday that someone could have hacked and modified the Aequitas file of his team mate, Viktor "Sally" Filimonchenko, thus resulting in the two-year ban applied to the Russian talent due to using a program that blocks the ESL anti-cheating tool.

However, ESL, through its European Head Admin, stated today that such accusations are false and that Aequitas is completely secure.

"There is no way to hack Aequitas data," Hoedemakers said. "It is directly uploaded from the player's PC to the ESL servers. No one can alter Aequitas files.

"All data is kept safe and secure on file servers in one of the largest and best dedicated hosting facilities in Europe."

Regarding the cheat Filimonchenko used in the match for the uyR tournament, Hoedemakers said that the Russian star was caught using "an Aequitas blocker with built-in wallhack," a tool that was apparently Aequitas-proof, but that, with "recently implemented detections", has caused the ban of more than fifty gamers, "mainly German players."

This said, Filimonchenko will most likely see his name removed from the ESL competitions for a period no less than two years, unless if he agrees with the rehabilitation program, a possibility that has yet to be approved by the ESL admins.

The complete statement given by Hoedemakers can be found on the next page.