Esports Integrity Commission

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) is a non-profit members' association established in 2015 to promote and facilitate competitive integrity in esports.[1] The commission works to investigate and prevent all forms of cheating or match fixing,[1][2] most recently investigating the coaching bug in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.[3][4]

Esports Integrity Commission
FormerlyEsports Integrity Coalition
Founded2015
Headquarters
Key people
Ian T Smith (Commissioner)
ServicesPreventing corruption in esports.
Members
  • New Zealand Esports Federation
  • Swiss Esports Federation
  • Portuguese Esports Federation
  • The Bahamas Esports Federation
Websiteesic.gg

The organization was founded by Ian Smith as the "Esports Integrity Coalition" in 2016 before rebranding in 2019.[1][5] Smith had been an attorney working in sports regulation law before he was brought into the Global Offensive scene to investigate skin gambling.[1] His recognition of the lack of regulatory bodies in the scene led to the founding of ESIC.[1]

Although ESIC received plaudits for the coaching bug investigation, the organization has also been criticized for a perceived lack of expertise about the games it regulates.[6]

Partners

Since its establishment in 2015, the following companies have supported ESIC:[7][8][9]

References
  1. Lewis, Richard. "Richard Lewis at the ESIC, "Money flooding into sports has, naturally, brought with it corruption at all levels"". VPEsports. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. "Who We Are – ESIC". esic.gg. Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  3. "CS:GO coaches banned from major esports series". September 29, 2020. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  4. "Spectator bug use nets 37 CS:GO coach suspensions". September 29, 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
  5. Fitch, Adam (17 September 2019). "Esports Integrity Coalition rebrands to Esports Integrity Commission - ESI". Esports Insider. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. "DeKay: A Look Inside an Up-And-Down Year for the ESIC". dbltap.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  7. "Everything you need to know about the Esports Integrity Coalition". March 17, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  8. "Members & Supporters – ESIC". esic.gg. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  9. Fitch, Adam (February 20, 2020). "Parimatch enters into Esports Integrity Commission". Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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