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Result and rating manipulation
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Competition manipulation
Level: IntermediateAn intentional and improper alteration of a competition's result or course in order to obtain an advantage.
Collusion
Intentional cooperation between participants to deceive others, obtain improper help, or manipulate a competition.
Match-fixing
Level: IntermediateAn improper agreement or plan to predetermine the result of a game or competition.
Fictitious tournament or game
Level: IntermediateA tournament or game entered in competitive records as real even though it did not genuinely occur as represented.
Rating fraud
Level: IntermediateThe deliberate distortion of results, identities, or records to create or exploit a rating that misrepresents genuine competition.
Sandbagging
Deliberately playing below one's true strength to make a displayed rating or competitive level artificially low.
Boosting
Artificially inflating an account's competitive rating or results through arranged outcomes or other non-competitive behavior.
