What is match fixing, and how can it manifest in team sport?

• A. It refers to scheduling games
• B. It is manipulating the outcome for corrupt profit, often via bribery or coercion to influence scores, refereeing, or performance
• C. It only occurs in chess
• D. It is a legitimate strategy to improve fairness

Answer: (B)

Match fixing is manipulating the outcome of a game for corrupt profit, typically through bribery or coercion intended to influence scores, refereeing, or player performance. In team sports, this shows up when players deliberately underperform or throw a game, when officials are paid to make favorable calls, or when participants collude to fix a score or sequence of events to benefit bettors or other interested parties. This behavior undermines the integrity of sport and is illegal and unethical. It isn’t about scheduling games—that’s just part of running competitions. It isn’t confined to one sport (it can occur in many contexts, not only chess), and it isn’t a legitimate strategy to improve fairness.