[2021] Hinduman on Twitter: “Gonna clear up some conspiracy theories. We didnt record each team pretending to lift the trophy and win. This footage is around 60/90 seconds after they won the game 5. Both teams can confirm that.”

Seems like a lot of people are really curious about this so I'll share some extra info with you all!

We did pre-record yesterday's finals, a few hours before the games were shown on broadcast. All other games during SWC week were played live with a three-minute delay, and it was our original intent to play the finals live too. But we ran into a pretty significant issue with a few players' travel arrangements that required us to play the matches earlier than planned.

A few players on PK have visas that expired at the end of the day yesterday. They had to make it out of the country before their visas expired, so it was imperative that these guys make their flights on time. With the understanding that finals could be a very long set, especially given how long other PK sets went during the week, the league ops team and the team captains for both Ghost and PK collectively decided to play the match earlier in the day. As you've probably guessed, we also prerecorded the trophy ceremony with PK for the same reason.

Only the tournament administrators and the folks involved in filming the trophy ceremony knew the match results ahead of time. Everyone else saw those games for the first time as they aired on stream.

While some fans may find it dishonest to play such an important match in advance, I want to emphasize that this was a last resort to protect our players. We didn't want to put anyone in a position where they would have to choose between having to forfeit SWC finals or potentially violating their visa requirements, which would bar them from competing next year.

That said, I'm happy to report that everyone made their flights on time. :) Hope this helps elucidate the situation!