USA - A large controversy is brewing in the CEVO Professional CS:Source Season 5 playoff picture. Wednesday night, Complexity and Devastation were scheduled to play for Week 7, the last match of the regular season and a match which would decide the playoff fate of both teams. The match was paused, not finished, and now it appears as though Devastation will forfeit due to lack of demos. However, the real controversy is coming in the form of accusations by Steven “sasquatch” Csikos that Complexity member Matt “Warden” Dickens attempted to make a deal in which Devastation would forfeit the match and split prize money between both teams.

The match begun and was played through the first half and five rounds into the second when the match was paused due to internet connection problems for Complexity. Devastation was leading the match 8-6. Complexity claimed to being packeted and a ruling was made to continue the match Thursday night. CEVO admins reconvened Thursday evening to make a ruling on starting money for the match and get the match played out. During the investigation of start money, it was revealed that Csikos could not produce a demo from the cut-short second half of the match. Csikos has been given the official 24 hours to produce the demo before an official announcement is made by CEVO. However, the case appears to be open and shut. Rule is: No demo, you forfeit.

Before this realization was made however, Csikos claims that Dickens offered him a deal to let Complexity pass through to playoffs by way of Devastation forfeiting and Complexity would split championship earnings with Devastation. Csikos has given a statement to GotFrag about the incident and has provided a screenshot of the IRC conversation discussing the alleged deal.

Sasquatch's statement to GotFrag.

I logged on tonight at 7 to play our final rounds of the match. I did not believe my money would be in question due to us up 5-0. I am playing on another pc at my parents house and do not have the demos. I personally have no idea about if I even have the 2nd half of it, which if I do is probably a few rounds due to me restarting due to alt tabbing and messing up my graphics. I do not remember if I restarted

Today we are talking about moneys my team wants the exact amounts. Warden keeps offering scenarios about 5k whole team ,3500 whole team, Storm with his money he should have due to him saving out etc. I ask for them to just get the demos to give them the right amounts, cevo then asks for my entire teams demos. At 9:40 i tell them I do not have the demo, the admin at that time does not make it a big deal. I even tell him I would take 3100 after winning 5-0 which due to our win is less than I would get if I had 0 dollars and won a round.

During the cevo discussion col is telling me to throw the match that they will give us 1/2 their winnings. Also, what goes around comes around in a sense. Our team elects to play the match as we do not play for money.

At 11:30 col is informed my lack of demo and refuses to play. Cevo tells me their hands are tied. - Steven "Sasquatch" Csikos

Log of IRC conversation between Csikos and Dickens.

Devastation `sasquatcH> were you serious
Devastation `sasquatcH> or joking
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> serious lol
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> we just want a chance to play in playoffs
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> in shit situation
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> looking for some mercy :)
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> only one of us can make play offs
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> lookiung like ya'll, we'll play for ya'lls money
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> half half
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> we're legit
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> if we win 5k, 2500 your way
Devastation `sasquatcH> were considering it
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> ok
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> would appreciate it, let us know
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> we could call ff and goto bed
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> and you could root for coL sat.
coL[CGS]Warden[A]> :D

The screenshot provided by Csikos can be seen by clicking here

No comment from Warden.

GotFrag contacted Matt “Warden” Dickens for a comment but he was not willing to go on record about the incident. GotFrag was unable to contact Complexity General Manager Jason Lake or an official from the CGS for comment on the developing story at the time of this writing. CEVO should have an official statement Friday concerning the match and playoff teams. Stay tuned to GotFrag for further developments in this developing controversy and an official ruling from CEVO on the match as playoffs are scheduled to begin Saturday for CEVO Pro CS:S Season 5.