Youth in SG convicted of corruption after getting esports gamer to throw tournament match

After Chung asked for S$400 from him on Sept 21, 2020, Tan came up with a plan the next day for Chung to throw an esports match in the EPULZE Royal South-East Asia Cup Tournament that he was playing in. — AFP

SINGAPORE: As he did not have the means to repay his debt, a young man concocted a plan for his creditor, an active online gamer, to throw an esport tournament match to get his money back.

On Jan 5, Ryan Tan Shern, a 20-year-old full-time national serviceman, pleaded guilty in a district court to a corruption charge.