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In a post made on X on Saturday, October 26, Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunović hinted that the former BLEED Esports roster, which recently competed under the UNPAID banner, will disband and go their separate ways.
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” Radević, Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad, Nemanja “nexa” Isaković, 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.
