Furia Contracts & Cologone Roster Lock – CSGO Recap: 6/25/19
Hey everyone, welcome back to another exciting day of Counter-Strike news. We’ve got a lot of exciting esports related news for you today, including a look at the Furia contracts controversy, and an update on team roster changes on the last day before the Cologne roster lock, so let’s dive right in.
Boots with the Furia – The New Furia Contract
Our first stop today is again Brazil, where major controversy has been sparked over the old contracts of regional team Furia.
The players for the team recently signed a new five-year contract for the org, giving the team better opportunities for merchandising and sponsorship. Many in the community were excited to see such a long term contract for players in the scene, while still others praised Furia for the benefits such a contract would bring to the players.
However, shortly after the announcement of the new Furia contract, news site Dextero received excerpts from the old contracts the team had signed the year prior, and what was contained inside was quite damning for the high-flying org.
In the excerpts, it was revealed that the players were receiving only $1400 a month, a pretty low sum, especially considering their $200,000 buyout clause. Most damning of all, however, was the contract’s clause over prize-pool splitting. The clause stated that the org would take 60% of all prize-pool earnings and that the team and coaches would split the remaining 40%.
This percentage split shocked many with knowledge of player contracts, as the average split in the industry is 10-90, meaning Furia’s players were earning less than half the tournament winnings of their similarly ranking counterparts.
The terms of the old Furia contract have led many in the community to fear what the exact terms of the contracts the players just signed are, and that they may be getting ripped off. In a Twittlonger posted shortly after the article’s publication, the organization came out saying that the excerpts were misleading and incorrect and that the players were actually making significantly more than we had been led to believe.
Dextero has stated they still stand behind the article, mentioning that reliable sources had confirmed the excerpts’ authenticity, though the players on the team have come out stating they’re happy with the terms of their contracts. Hopefully, the company will release the terms of the old contracts in the coming days.
Roster Locks and Nationality
In a bit of more positive news, today is the final day for teams to lock their rosters for the Cologne major (author’s note: I misspoke that yesterday was the last day for teams to sign their rosters for it, as they have until the end of the lock day to do so), and there’s been a flurry of activity going on.
The biggest announcement so far has been with team Avangar, which this morning announced that former Gambit Esports AWPer Dauren “AdreN” Kystaubayev would be joining the line-up, replacing relatively recent addition “Fitch” on the team. The 29-year old AWPer has shown strong results with Gambit, as well as a stand-in over the last few months with FaZe Clan, and many fans have become rightfully excited for the strong pick-up.
Пятый игрок уже здесь! Добро пожаловать, @AdreNcs
— AVANGAR (@avangarkz) June 25, 2019
Ищи встречу с командой в новом влоге: https://t.co/Pp53aFAelu pic.twitter.com/VQGlGc8Jpx
Across the pond and far up in the frozen north, team Ninjas in Pajamas (NiP) also announced a new roster change today, with now former Cloud9 in-game leader (IGL) Golden will be filling in for Plopski for Cologne, as Plopski is unable to attend the event due to personal reasons. This change gives credence to the reported rumors of Cloud9 making major roster changes after their pitiful last six months.
Finally, while not a roster move, there was much excitement today in regards to the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG), as the first details for their 2019 event were revealed today. The biggest change this year is in regard to the nationality requirement.
Previously, teams had to be composed entirely of one nationality to participate in the event. Now, however, the requirement has been loosened, with teams only needing three players to share nationality now to qualify. This should allow some higher-profile teams to participate now, giving them a shot at the $500,000 grand prize.
And that’s all we have for today, thanks for sticking with us. As always, we’ll be back tomorrow with more exciting news on what’s going in the CSGO scene. Don’t forget to join our Discord or more up to date information on today’s roster changes.
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