The Esports Integrity Commission's lengthy investigation into coaches exploiting a spectator bug in CS:GO has uncovered two new "variants" of the bug, and the body will be issuing charges affecting dozens of coaches "imminently". In a statement providing context ahead of the release of the punishments, ESIC also says that three of the affected coaches will be involved with the CS:GO Antwerp Major, which kicks off in just four days' time.

ESIC's first wave of punishments happened in September 2020, where 37 CS:GO coaches were handed bans ranging from four months to three years. At the time, ESIC said that only 20% of the 15.2 terabytes of evidence it had collected had been examined. It now seems the investigation is about to finally conclude.

In today's statement, ESIC says that it has identified a total of three different spectator bug variants - a "static" bug, a "third-person" view bug, and a "free roam" bug which allows full movement around the map when triggered. The latter is being deemed as the most serious, and due to its efficacy, ESIC deems this as a form of cheating and will punish guilty parties with tougher measures. It says that only three coaches have been found to have experienced and used this bug.

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