posted by Tezzeret,
Due to continued DDoS attacks at various teams participating in the G-1 League Western Qualifiers, the organizers have decided to postpone all upcoming matches until further notice.



After winning game one, us Dignitas looks to close out the series with a comfortable 2:0 against eu QPad Red Pandas, but us Ioannis 'Fogged' Loucas had high pings at the start of the game but managed to power through it after the pings stabilized over time. However, the ping spiked up again, up to a point that Fogged was unable to continue playing. us John 'Solace' Fabbro was brought in to fill in Fogged's spot on the team in the meantime.
The attacks did not end there as Dignitas's us Kurtis 'Aui_2000' Ling started experiencing high pings as well and soon disconnected from the game. nl Alaan 'SexyBamboe' Faraj was going to be brought in as a sand in for Aui_2000 in a remake, but the G-1 League officials decided to postpone the game and all remaining qualifier games will be postponed indefinitely until further notice.

Update

The following statement was just recently made by G-1 League:

Season 5 of the G-1 Champions League has been streaming smoothly and successfully for over 20 match days now. However, over the past few days, matches on the DOTA2 European servers have been faced with a serious series of DDoS attacks from unknown sources, which has caused players to continuously disconnect and ultimately made it impossible to carry on the competition. In light of the current situation, 17173 and 2P.com have decided to postpone the G-1 Western Qualifiers while waiting for advice on technical solutions from Valve. Apart from this season of the G-1 League, disconnections also interrupted the recent DreamHack Invitationals, and both competitions are serious competitions with large amounts of prize money on the line.

What next? We've shared a guide with all the teams in the G-1 Western Qualifiers yesterday on steps to take to prevent DDoS attacks. Additionally, communications are established with Valve, reporting what has happened in the past few days of G-1 Champions League, along with related details regarding what we know about the as-yet unidentified DDoS attacker(s).

We are truly sorry about this decision for all of our fans and viewers at G-1, especially those that support G-1 by purchasing in-game tickets via the Steam store. We promise that the G-1 team will do our best to address the matter, and take any and all actions needed to ensure that G-1 Champions League Season 5 is back as soon as possible. We remain optimistic, and hope to see you all again soon!




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