BLEED managers respond to kassad's accusations – coach calls them "clowns"

Singaporean esports organization BLEED has released an official statement commenting on the accusations made by Aleksandar "kassad" Trifunović and other members of the club's now former Counter-Strike 2 roster.

BLEED's management stated that the players had been paid their salaries for August, and that the money for September was in the process of being transferred. The organization also denied the players' claims that BLEED's management was ignoring their demands, and that the CEO was not communicating at all.

The statement did not mention any debts for prize money or other compensation to players, while it also ignored the accusations of non-payment to other clubs for transfers. Apeks and G2 confirmed to HLTV that they never received any money from BLEED for the player transfers (⁠nawwk⁠, jkaem⁠ and ⁠nexa⁠).

We are aware of the recent statement made by our Counter-Strike 2 team. For public transparency, this roster has been paid through August with September salaries in processing.

BLEED Esports has been in constant conversation directly with the team on all outstanding matters brought forward.

BLEED Esports has invested a significant financial amount into Counter-Strike, allowing kassad full control on all matters to recognize his vision. We regret to see this opportunity handled in this manner, but will continue to forge the best path forward for our organisation’s involvement in this title long-term. Due to personal information and contractual obligations beyond this, we are unable to provide further public comment at this time.

We remain committed as an organisation to the highest levels of professionalism and will continue to support our players, creators, and staff despite our growing pains as a young organisation.

Here is how the team's coach kassad responded to BLEED's statement:

Note that today, Trifunović's squad parted ways with BLEED due to salary and prize money debts. The team will continue to compete with the same starting five under the UNPAID tag. kassad's full statement on this matter can be found in our article.

Origin: x.com