Match-fixing in table tennis — is this group legitimate?

[M47AK16]

I agree with you that you shouldn't blindly trust any betting group. But I don't completely agree with the idea that you can win in gambling by luck alone. Luck is definitely a big factor in sports betting. But short/medium-term edge can also be created from market mispricing, player matchup, form, information advantage etc.

And I wouldn't call the fact that the OP saw the group's activity with 2-3 specific players proof of scam. It may be ligit but most of the time these groups create a fake list of winning records by editing/deleting posts and trapping newbies.

Since winning a bet is so difficult it has made a lot of people believe before someone will win a bet the person needs luck. I used to think that way too but I stopped having such belief when my nephew gave me an information that helped me to almost win all the bets I placed during the 2025/2026 Men's African Cup of Nations, so I agree with you that luck alone isn't what gamblers need to win in gambling information is also a good factor in sports betting and it can help someone win in gambling.

There is no doubt that sports betting is mostly about knowledge and information and less about luck, but I wonder what kind of an information can make someone win multiple games or almost all the bets they are making, because as far as my knowledge goes, you need to do research and analysis for each game and each team before placing a bet and then you will have higher chances of winning the bets, and it's not like you have one information and that is going to help you win multiple bets that you are going to make.

A lot of people get into sports betting without prior knowledge or even interest in sports and think they can make money from it, but I think it is extremely difficult to make anything out of sports betting if you are not the kind of person who loves sports in general and you have been watching and following certain sports even before you knew about sports betting or thought about it. And for this reason, people often use groups where they can get tips about games so that they can win more bets, and such tipsters are mostly scammers, they only charge money but barely know much about the bets they are providing tips about.

[Dunamisx]

Gambling is not as difficult as many have thought of it, match fixing is another thing entirely in which we don't have to expect from sports, but because many wanted to achieve their personal interest in gambling and take advantage of others, they will try all means to ensure the manipulate the process, while at the expense of others, which is greediness enough, gambling is expected to serve its purpose for everyone to have equal opportunity and chassis of winning or losing without being influenced by any one.

[Hazink]

Have you noticed, for some reason, why many gamblers don't consider playing some specific games in gambling, all because they don't trust the process and that is why you will not see table tennis as one of the sports that has high concentration on gamblers to consider for bet in gambling, because many know that this could definitely be manipulated, even though there is no certainty to show or prove this as a verdict, but high chances of things like this being able to happen is very possible with such sport.

This is not just something you can say; it’s common and very possible with the sport of tennis. Every other sport has its own bad side. If the team has a corrupt egg among them that can convince them into match-fixing, it can only be more common in some sports, but it’s not something that’s only available in one type of sport.

[Chinesebaby]

Also, what would be the best way to distinguish between someone who genuinely has useful information and someone running a betting scam?

I'm interested in  leagues or have experience with table tennis betting.

One thing you need to note is that if anybody has a genuine information about Sports Fix matches, the last thing they will want to do is come online to share it among random users, as I'm 100% sure that they will keep it to themselves, or probably share it among family members and friends. But online will be the last place they will ever think of if it was actually genuine. So fr the fact that you saw them running ads just to attract people's attention to their respective telegram groups is an obvious sign that this is a business strategy to lure people into paying for a fake subscription for a sport if matches. Because such is never always real. Because if fix matches actually exist, it will be only below the elites Sport members, and never will an average user gets to know about it. So this is obviously a scam format.

Every other sport has its own bad side. If the team has a corrupt egg among them that can convince them into match-fixing, it can only be more common in some sports, but it’s not something that’s only available in one type of sport.

Yes, it's true that every Sport has its own corrupt officials that seems to be the bad egg among the group. But even if fix matches is to be possible, it will always remain among the top elites of the Club, rather than falling in the hands of random users.

[DPHOR]

Table tennis is another one of my most admired sports but, while involving in the physical gambling site or see those who are involved in it,, it's actually eye turning when you do not really understand the game especially when you are intending to start playing it for the first time. Usually, table tennis could be hard to rig unlike other sports out there, although any sports is likely to rig either through the coach or referees.

[Issa56]

Gambling is not as difficult as many have thought of it,

Some people find gambling so difficult because they are just so desperate to make money from gambling, they not gambling for fun, or anything the main reason why they are gambling is just because of money, and that’s why they are finding gambling difficult, and some of them will end get frustrated when gambling, and will end up making decisions which they are not suppose to make which is going to make them lose money.

I don’t even know why some people are always after fixed matches, because I don’t know if those things really exist because have not experienced anyone before. I feel those people claiming to have fixed matches are scammers, they just want to collect people’s money, because if they truly have fixed matches, they not going to share it with anyone, they going to make use of it alone.

[Ashawowo(OS)]

Gambling is not as difficult as many have thought of it, match fixing is another thing entirely in which we don't have to expect from sports, but because many wanted to achieve their personal interest in gambling and take advantage of others, they will try all means to ensure the manipulate the process, while at the expense of others, which is greediness enough, gambling is expected to serve its purpose for everyone to have equal opportunity and chassis of winning or losing without being influenced by any one.

Match fixing has been there since day one, it is not always guaranteed to come by as well. I have a problem with people who believe random accounts on social media are fixed match sources, most of them are just scammers who are selling their predictions to different clients and of which one must win, they upload the wins and block those who they scammed.

The case in OP is an upgraded tactics. Serial tactics is about posting games regularly and scamming people, it's been upgraded now, they post once in a while and scam as much people as possible with one shot. I was following a FB account many years ago named "Anonymous". These guys charge as high as $3k for fixed games that later turns out to be scam and they don't post games often, but gives regular make you believe they're working behind the scenes and very legit.

[uchegod-21]

If the match updates are usually very accurate, then it is pointing towards one thing which is in our minds right now and that is the illegal act of game fixing. However, from your observations @op, if there are variations in the outcomes, it could just be betting group promising the bettors who use the platform of sure outcomes.

I don't trust such platforms, majority of them are scam groups. Whether there is a contact person or not supplying them with all of those information, they may just be doing that to gain trust and build confidence, after a while of successful business, they dupe their customers.

Game fixing is real and can happen in any sport. Sadly, we all complain of game fixing but some of us indirectly encourage these individuals who plan all of this just to make the sport lose its credibility.

[bakasabo]

Is there any commission that monitor games to prevent match fixing? Or do casinos have system to prevent match fixing and losing big money? If I compare table tennis with other sport, and especially take Polish and Czech leagues, then I dont think these games are so popular that there are many who place bets. I think that in small amount of bets and small leagues it will be not that hard to notice match-fixing (if not casinos are involved in that), what makes it hard to perform cheating without being noticed. That is why I think that any group that promise to help to predict and win is fake.

[Hatchy]

I'm interested in hearing from people who actually follow these leagues or have experience with table tennis betting.

Match fixing is not something new or strange, but I have not seen anyone accurately predict it. Most of them are usually scammers who take your money by claiming they have information about how a game will end or have good calls for you to bet on. I went through many of the replies on this thread, and one question I have is, how did you join the group? Was it a free membership group, or were you simply trying to chill for the group? I don't believe in paid sports signal groups, and I don't pay to join any, so I cannot say which ones are real or not. But in my opinion, most of them, if not all, are usually scams that people need to be very careful of. Many people don't realize they are scams until they become victims.

[tiCeR]

You came to a random forum to talk about the group before actually talking about it with the person that runs the group? I smell a deceptive peomotion here, looking to get people interested in a match fixing ring.
You did not share what your aim was when joining the group and if you paid an entry fee to do so. But whatever the case, you shouldn't be asking questions about it anywhere else cause you have more information than us.

Match fixing is against the rules of all sports and casinos and frowned upon by the legitimate gambling community.

This is probably the right catch here. When I read his post, I wondered how he got into that group in the first place? I assume it was on telegram? How do I find a group of that size at all? Do groups of that size get advertised? And isn't this where it instantly gets fishy when admins are running adverstisements? I have never been part of a group like that, never considered to join a group like that because I have gone through a thing or so that cost me money in the past and those groups are just red flags immediately. Apart from that, those groups are straight scams, aren't they? But make no mistake, there are people joining and paying for information only to then lose. I have now seen a couple of documentaries about scams and every single time I think "how is it possible that the person didn't notice at first glance?"

If those group owners then come here and drop a "little bit of smart advice", I think the agenda is obvious. Hoping for some PMs, asking for access to that special group. And everyone should keep in mind it is illegal and there is no recourse because where would you go to get money back for a mitake you made that would have constituted illegal activity?

[Mayor of ogba]

There is no doubt that sports betting is mostly about knowledge and information and less about luck, but I wonder what kind of an information can make someone win multiple games or almost all the bets they are making, because as far as my knowledge goes, you need to do research and analysis for each game and each team before placing a bet and then you will have higher chances of winning the bets, and it's not like you have one information and that is going to help you win multiple bets that you are going to make.

Sorry my bad since I didn't include the information that my nephew gave that made me win almost all the bets I placed during the 2025/2026 Men's African Cup of Nations is the reason why you are curious to know the information. When the 2025/2026 Men's African Cup of Nations started, I was betting on 1x2 and I couldn't win any of my bets. When my nephew came to my house, he told me he won two bet slips in the African Cup of Nations that he played under 10.5 corners. So I tried the option in my next bet low and behold the bet played, and I discovered 99% of the matches played in the 2025/2026 African Cup of Nations played under 10.5 corners. Above bet slip is one of the bets I won at the time the 2025/2026 African Cup of Nations was held.

[9ja Amaka]

 Groups like this are obviously scam groups. A person who has insider knowledge of what's going on in a league will prefer to keep it private to avoid everyone knowing how to make money. This is similar to those scammers who claim to teach people how to make $50,000 in a day. If they can make that amount in a day, why take money from people to teach them how to make it? 

Interestingly match fixing is very common in modern-day sports. Mostly occurs in a league that is not televised and regulated with strict sanctions and penalties for those who commit an offense. The way to find out if the group is a scam group or a legit insider that sets fix match is to stay longer in the group and observe if they actually win their claims.

[purple_sparkles]

Groups like this are obviously scam groups. A person who has insider knowledge of what's going on in a league will prefer to keep it private to avoid everyone knowing how to make money. This is similar to those scammers who claim to teach people how to make $50,000 in a day. If they can make that amount in a day, why take money from people to teach them how to make it? 

Interestingly match fixing is very common in modern-day sports. Mostly occurs in a league that is not televised and regulated with strict sanctions and penalties for those who commit an offense. The way to find out if the group is a scam group or a legit insider that sets fix match is to stay longer in the group and observe if they actually win their claims.

I’m always skeptical about predictions like these, and they definitely need to be verified, because things like this really do look more like a scam. By the way, they could even collect money and guarantee a 100% refund if the prediction doesn’t work. Create two groups with different predictions, and then refund the money to the group that gets the wrong prediction. 😁

[Dunamisx]

If this sounds to be true with the way OP narrated his involvement in joining the group, then it is illegal and such group should be taken action against, especially the coordinator that gives match fixing based on his information about any game play, the intention of being involved in such group is just to operate under an illegal activities, everything about this should be condemned because it may discourage people from trusting some of these leagues except the major ones.

[Pandu Geddon]

If this sounds to be true with the way OP narrated his involvement in joining the group, then it is illegal and such group should be taken action against, especially the coordinator that gives match fixing based on his information about any game play, the intention of being involved in such group is just to operate under an illegal activities, everything about this should be condemned because it may discourage people from trusting some of these leagues except the major ones.

All parties involved in match fixing activities are certainly engaging in illegal activities. We all know about this issue. But we don’t know how accurate the information provided is. Such things could be aimed at scamming gamblers. 
If caught, of course all parties could get into big trouble. If a player is involved, it could be really bad for their career. For gamblers, it could also end badly. 

By the way, why did you reply to OP twice with different topic focuses?

Gambling is not as difficult as many have thought of it, match fixing is another thing entirely in which we don't have to expect from sports, but because many wanted to achieve their personal interest in gambling and take advantage of others, they will try all means to ensure the manipulate the process, while at the expense of others, which is greediness enough, gambling is expected to serve its purpose for everyone to have equal opportunity and chassis of winning or losing without being influenced by any one.

[Ruttoshi]

Match fixing has been there since day one, it is not always guaranteed to come by as well. I have a problem with people who believe random accounts on social media are fixed match sources, most of them are just scammers who are selling their predictions to different clients and of which one must win, they upload the wins and block those who they scammed.

The case in OP is an upgraded tactics. Serial tactics is about posting games regularly and scamming people, it's been upgraded now, they post once in a while and scam as much people as possible with one shot. I was following a FB account many years ago named "Anonymous". These guys charge as high as $3k for fixed games that later turns out to be scam and they don't post games often, but gives regular make you believe they're working behind the scenes and very legit.

This is the problem that I have with gamblers, why are you depending on social media groups to make money from gambling when you know that the chances of winning your bet is slim only if luck smiles at you. Don't bet if you don't understand the game because it's not a most that you must bet.

Different groups are popping up from nowhere, proclaiming to be professional gamblers. They give wrong predictions to those who believe in them but it mostly turned out to be a double loss for the person.

[Cryptohygenic]

The person running the group usually only shares matches involving 2–3 specific players, mainly one from the Polish league and another from the Czech league. It's not like many scam groups I've seen, where they constantly share matches involving dozens of different players and claim to have “inside information” on everyone.

In this case, it almost seems like this person has information specifically about these particular players, which is what made me suspicious in the first place.

I know that this alone doesn't prove that any matches are fixed, and I'm not trying to accuse anyone without evidence. But does anyone know whether there have been documented cases of match-fixing involving players in the Polish or Czech table tennis leagues?

I don't know why I am feeling like you have the best answer to this but you are just keeping it to yourself which I think you are probably trying to avoid criticisms from others here.
I don't know the level of varieties that groups like that should be said to have insiders in the game but I am sure that such tipsters like that are just in to make money from the followers by extracting them with subscription fees.
They are usually scammers. Them having insider in the events are usually not true else, they won't even make it publicly known.
But if I may ask Op, what has been been your winning and lost rate since you have been following the group? You can forget about if they have inside work not. How reliable is the site should matter most.