Pro 'League of Legends' teams in shambles after 16 Oceanic players banned

Things are not looking good for the League of Legends Oceanic Challenger Series (OCS) after Riot Games banned 16 pro players from seven different teams for various Terms of Use infractions. The bans range from two weeks to spanning the entire 2017 season.

Three players were banned from competing in the 2017 OCS season (which started last week) for boosting, which is when a player plays on another person's account to improve their status and rank:

• Morgan “Vans" Khuu from Outlaws

• Luke “Luke” Duske from Tainted Minds Blue

• Jaeung “Illusion” Han from Team Regicide

Six more players were banned for the same reason, but are only barred from competing in the first split of the 2017 OCS season:

• Cameron “iSupervise” Douglas from Legacy Genesis

• Adem “Panda” Tontu from Team Regicide

• Ryan “Swathe” Gibbons from SIN Academy

• Ari “Shok” Greene-Young from SIN Academy

• Daniel “Decoy” Ealam from SIN Academy

• Oren “Oza64” Hipwell from Corvidae

Three players were banned for two weeks for negative behavior, which includes trolling, flaming, threatening and/or harassing other players in League of Legends:

• Dmitry “Bdoink” Botov from Team Noxide

• Milos “Milky” Mladenovic fromTeam Regicide

• Andrew “Biwac” Licata from Outlaws

Three players were banned for two weeks for sharing their accounts with others:

• Jordan “Only” Middleton from Tainted Minds Blue

• Kevin “Syh” Su from Team Regicide

• Alex “Nana” Kang from Outlaws

The 16 banned players make up a large portion of the OCS, which has a total of eight teams and 40 players. The OCS is one step below the Oceanic Pro League in competitive League of Legends.

Team Regicide and Outlaws both have three players banned for the next two weeks of competition and SIN Academy has three players out for the entire first split.

The bans followed routine investigations that take place before seasons begin, according to Riot's announcement.

With such a large impact on the OCS, Riot also said that it would help teams find substitute players.

"We are working with the teams affected to ensure they can continue to compete in the OCS, and are reviewing our roster deadlines for future competitions," the company said.