In the post, kassad stated that some of the UNPAID players have already received offers from other esports teams, which will lead to the disbandment of the squad.
UNPAID was formed at the start of October after the ex-BLEED Esports roster cut ties with the organisation over unpaid salaries, boot camp expenses, and prize money.
As later revealed, the Counter-Strike lineup was not the only project of BLEED Esports, which had issues with the Singaporean esports organisation.
BLEED Esports allegedly failed to compensate other esports players competing under the banner, among other contract violations.
Some of the players already received offers and by the looks of it , everybody will be going their own way.
Currenlty i m deciding between :
– Taking another head coach role
– GM role
-Going back to broadcastAny organizations or agency interested in talking can reach out to…
— Aleksandar Trifunovic (@kassad) October 26, 2024
The lineup consists of Cai “CYPHER” Watson, Vladan “VLDN” Radevi?, Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad, Nemanja “nexa” Isakovi?, Deyvid “h4rn” Benchev, and kassad, as head coach, decided to continue competing together.
However, their joint venture will not last for long.
UNPAID have recently attended RES Regional Champions, where kassad’s men fought their way to the finals by beating Team Solid, PARIVISION, and the betting favourites, Sangal Esports.
Despite losing to Nemiga Gaming in the grand final, UNPAID left a positive mark in the tournament. As hinted by kassad, some team members caught the attention of other teams who had already received offers from other organisations.
The Serbian strategist has not shared any details about which players have been approached.
Meanwhile, kassad has stated he is currently deciding whether to continue his involvement in the Counter-Strike esports scene as a head coach, transition to the general manager position of another team, or return to broadcast.
The update on UNPAID’s roster comes less than a week after kassad announced the departure of Deyvid “h4rn” Benchev from the lineup.
Shortly after h4rn’s departure, UNPAID had to withdraw from Thunderpick World Championship 2024 due to Joakim “jkaem” Myrsbostad’s flight delay.
They got replaced by OG, who entered the tournament as one of the outsiders with the best Counter-Strike betting sites but defied the odds and reached the semifinals after beating BIG on Saturday.
TEAM FALCONS vs 3DMAX CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Falcons $1.51 at GG Bet | 3DMAX $2.52 at GG Bet |
| When: | October 21, 2024 | 11:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/gridesports) |
Team Falcons enter the ThunderPick World Championship 2024 as the team to watch, having added Counter-Strike: Global Offensive legend Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljev to the lineup on a three-month loan. While the return of the Ukrainian player has put the Falcons under the spotlight, we should not overreact to it.
S1mple has played just one official match on CS2 and has been inactive since late 2023. So, it is fair to question whether the 27-year-old can help the Falcons find more traction after losing nine of their last ten series.
It does not help that Team Falcons have not played a single match since BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 three weeks ago.
3DMAX are 4-6 from their last ten and have only beaten Rhyno Esports, PARIVISION, CYBSHOKE, and TSM over that stretch. However, that is no reason to have them priced at $2.52 against an out-of-shape, ring-rusty squad that will field a player who has been out of the competitive scene for a year.
VIRTUS.PRO vs UNPAID CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | VP $1.15 at GG Bet | UNPAID $5.25 at GG Bet |
| When: | October 21, 2024 | 14:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/gridesports) |
The best Counter-Strike betting sites have Virtus.pro priced as $1.15 favourites to defeat the ex-BLEED Esports squad. On the one hand, UNPAID have not shown much lately, but it is hard to praise Virtus.pro for their recent performance.
Virtus.pro are a stacked team, but they only looked somewhat decent at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 after posting questionable results months prior. So, while they should be favoured because this is a quality lineup, this number would only make sense if UNPAID were to face an elite team.
At the offered Counter-Strike betting odds, you have to take UPAID on the map handicap market. Even though they are still a bit shaky, we have seen better showings from Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunovi?’s men since they cut ties with BLEED. Virtus.pro are also not consistent enough to be priced as such favourites.