Thai eSports players sentenced over SEA Games cheating scandal
News Source : Yahoo Entertainment
News Summary
- Thai gamers Naphat Warasin and Kong Sutprom "jeopardised the credibility of the country", a court statement said.
- Naphat, 29, was expelled from the Games in December for "using unauthorised third-party software or hardware modification" Kong, 23, convicted for attempting to play for Naphat remotely after she gave him access to her match.
- Police arrested the pair on charges of violating the country's computer crime law last month after raiding their homes.
- The court granted them bail and ordered each to pay a fine of 24,000 baht ($740)
A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced two eSports players to three months in detention for cheating at the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand last year.Thai gamers Naphat Warasin and Kong Sutprom jeopa [+1491 chars]
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