bOne7 was using the standin accounts (mine included) during the entire duration of the qualifiers, except one match when i actually rang very early on. this includes the finals.
a few members of the roster had a long talk with me after they had finished winning, with arteezy having a guilty conscience regarding the matter (he's young and good hearted), which i had supported - at the end of the day, no matter fair or unfair, rules are rules.

They had used my name for the majority since the first game i rang for them, it was a casual pass-on account that i use for messing around a bit and most importantly, kaipi had actually missed the timing to apply for the EU qualifier (i dont know why the signups were at different times, id imagine scheduling issues). Regardless, they missed their opportunity to apply for EMS, but them being a team who had missed out on a lot more as of late (TI3 qualifiers), my guess was that they really wanted an opportunity to keep playing and prove themselves. i bailed out on them at the finals unfortunately, only after ixmike gave me a message did i realize that this was a rather big deal as region locks are involved, and though my intention was to simply help a friend, i didnt want to take part on something that would be deemed shady.

Above all however, my choice for replying is because i wanted to let people know from the best of my personal knowledge, that kaipi were not trying to "dodge" the EU qualifiers because they were scared of some teams - as a matter of fact, i think the general opinion is that EU qualifiers would have been easier because it lets through more teams and EternalNeRd is not the type of person to back down from a challenge, they acknowledge that proving their worth is the most important, which is once again why they really wanted a shot at this EMS lan event. At the end of the day, if you don't win in either qualifiers, you're probably not going win the event.

They missed out on the short term effects of aliasing (as well as i), kept with it too deep, and are expecting consequences (DQ +, up to admins discretion, they did confess so that should alleviate things a little), but once again, i hope everyone involved looks on with a forgiving eye on the fellas who had missed out on so much, and are simply looking to make it back by playing the highest level of DotA available.

Kaipi has been found to have been in violation of EMS One's regional player restriction and has be removed from RaidCall EMS One Summer 2013. EMS One Americas requires that a minimum of 3 out of 5 players reside in North or South America to harbor growth of the scene and deal with lag issues. Due to Kaipi's standard roster not fitting this requirement, they registered with a stand in player (Lust from Canada). According to EMS One's rule set, Kaipi was required to field a majority American roster throughout the qualifying cups and group stage. However, we recently became aware that Kaipi has been using Lust's account as a smurf for Romanian player bOne7 (actual Kaipi member from Europe).

bOne7 and Lust shared accounts in the semi finals, final and other matches throughout the season. While EMS One admins and management were aware of the allegations before the finals against team Evil Geniuses, the match was allowed to proceed to gather further evidence, including Lust's account pinging 200ms+ consistently across 3 games to US East during their games against EG. Kaipi has since admitted that they were in fact using bOne7 on Lust's account.

Action has been taken against the two directly involved players as well as EternalEnVy for disrupting the nature of the competition, voiding the RaidCall EMS One Americas final and orchestrating an effort to undermine the residency rules in place. EternalEnVy eventually admitted to the accusations in the face of evidence.

Punishments
Kaipi: Kaipi's team license has been revoked for RaidCall EMS One Summer 2013 and Fall 2013. This ban will be upheld as long at least three current Kaipi players are registered together (even under another organization).

bOne7: bOne7 has been banned from Summer 2013 and Fall 2013. This means, whether or not he plays for Kaipi in the Fall EMS Season he will be ineligible to compete.

Lust: Lust has been banned from Summer 2013 and Fall 2013. This means, whether or not he plays for Kaipi in the Fall EMS Season he will be ineligible to compete.

EternalEnVy: EternalEnVy has been banned for two cups in Fall 2013. If EternalEnvy were to leave Kaipi and join another team, he would be prevented from playing the first two cups of Fall 2013.


Evil Geniuses has been awarded a default win from the final and will compete in Poland this Summer at the DOTA2 Finals.

We regret this incident. Here at ESL, we value fair competition above all else and are disappointed that the team of Kaipi has neglected our rules in the way they did.