Embattled organization BLEED Esports has reportedly left two of its Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) players stranded in Singapore with no tickets home to the Philippines following a bootcamp.
BLEED’s MLBB roster was bootcamping in Singapore, where the organization and majority of its players are based, during the recent MPL Singapore Season. The team had been competing in their attempt to reach the MLBB M6 World Championship.
However, according to SEA talent manager Sean “Hades” Goh, two members of the MLBB roster from the Philippines, Kyle “Dominic” Soto and Folkmarr, have been left stranded in Singapore with no plane tickets home and no contact from the upper management of BLEED Esports.
Previously, the organization’s players had been in communication with Bleed Esports’ COO, Ian Huston, and head of esports, Anthony “ImpressioN” Lim. This was until the conclusion of MPL Singapore Season 8, on Oct. 13, when communication with BLEED upper management went silent.
The COO reportedly stated to players that he would be unable to communicate for several days due to his upcoming wedding. He then referred them to the company’s CEO, Mervyn Goh En Wei.
BLEED Esports MPL SG Season 8 Roster. Image Credit: BLEED Esports
The players have reportedly been able to receive help from their families to book flights home, but until then the pair will be supported by Hades and BLEED’s MLBB team manager.
Stranding of two of its players is just the latest in a series of events that has seen the Singaporean organization start to fall apart. On Oct. 4 the BLEED’s VALORANT team were ejected from the VCT Pacific as Riot Games terminated their Team Participation Agreement. The organization was accused of not reaching deliverables. This was interpreted by many to mean player salaries, which are guaranteed under the TPA.
On Oct. 11 the organization’s CS2 team, led by Coach Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunović exposed that the organization owed them over $300,000 USD. Later, Apeks, another CS2 team, stated that they were owed $130,000 in buyouts for their players. Organization Ninjas in Pyjamas also released a statement that saying that working with BLEED “was not an easy cooperation.”
BLEED responded later that day, but more issues continued to emerge. Players from the organizations Dota 2 and Rainbow 6 Siege rosters began to speak up on Oct. 12, saying they too were owed money by the team. The same day, court documents indicating that BLEED CEO Mervyn Goh En Wei would be facing a hearing on Oct. 21 emerged. While this appears to be a criminal trial, the CEO is also accused by some to be engaging in irregular financial practices.
BLEED now reportedly owes hundreds of thousands of dollars of back pay to multiple employees from several disciplines. Overall, it paints the picture of an organization on the edge of collapse.
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