match fixing
Predetermined game outcomes
Match fixing is the corrupt practice of predetermining the outcome of a sporting event.
Players, officials, or teams are typically bribed to lose, win by a specific margin, or ensure certain events occur during play.
The practice undermines competitive integrity and often serves gambling interests: Three players were banned for their role in the match-fixing scandal.
Also called game fixing or race fixing in other contexts.
Corrupt payment for influence
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- payoffsBenefits gained from effort
syndicate · organized crime · underworld · bookmaker · manipulation · graft · payola · illicit
Formal examination of facts
- banOfficial restriction on something
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
whistleblower · testimony · headline · outrage · disgrace · lifetime ban · cover-up · inquiry
Likelihood expressed numerically
- betting syndicateOrganized group pooling wagers
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- spreadTo distribute widely
- sportsbookGambling venue for athletics
bookie · punter · stake · handicapper · inside information · tipster · accumulator · parlay
Propelling by arm motion
- tankingDeclining rapidly, collapsing
- point-shavingIntentionally limiting victory margin
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
underperformance · signals · coded messages · timing · own goal
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
payoffs · syndicate · organized crime · underworld · bookmaker · manipulation · graft · payola · illicit · crooked
investigation
Formal examination of facts
- banOfficial restriction on something
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
exposé · whistleblower · testimony · headline · outrage · disgrace · lifetime ban · cover-up · inquiry · sanction
odds
Likelihood expressed numerically
- betting syndicateOrganized group pooling wagers
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- spreadTo distribute widely
sportsbook · bookie · punter · stake · handicapper · inside information · tipster · accumulator · parlay · over-under
throwing
Propelling by arm motion
- tankingDeclining rapidly, collapsing
- point-shavingIntentionally limiting victory margin
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
scripted · underperformance · signals · coded messages · timing · own goal
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- dirty trickscheating, lying, deceit, trickery, deception
- criminal schemesconspiracy, collusion, racketeering, kickback scheme, assassination plot
- sports cheatingdoping, point shaving, steroids, cheating, PEDs
- sports ethicsfair play, sportsmanship, integrity, doping, honesty
- sports scandalscheating, doping, point shaving, PEDs, steroids
match fixingsportsmanship
Ethical athletic conduct
transparency · integrity · fair dealing · good governance · anti-corruption
match, fixing, mismatched, unmatched, matches, mismatch, matchmaker, rematch, mismatches