Nadeshot explains why 100 Thieves will not participate in Call of Duty franchising league In a video posted to Twitter on August 29, 100 Thieves owner and former pro Matthew \u201cNadeshot\u201d Haag has explained that the team will not be competing in Call of Duty next year. The popular team owner stressed that the announcement came with a heavy heart and it was very difficult to make. \u201cI think everyone in our entire company is upset,\u201d Haag said. \u201c100 Thieves will not be a part of competitive Call of Duty next year. We will not be part of the CDL. We will not have a team competing for our brand. And I wouldn\u2019t say this is the end,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut we will not be fielding a roster.\u201d After thanking the team\u2019s fans and saying he still loves the game and its community, Nadeshot went on to blame the costs of franchising for the decision to not enter compete. \u201cThe fact of the matter is the CDL is incredibly expensive,\u201d the former pro said. \u201cNot only are there a lot of up front costs, but there are a tonne of operational costs that we\u2019ll be spending money on and resources on for years.\u201d It is with a very heavy heart we announce that 100 Thieves will not be participating in competitive Call of Duty in 2020. pic.twitter.com\/cdJD9DdUvQ \u2014 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) August 29, 2019 He went on to say that the team wasn\u2019t prepared to make that jump to be all-in. The organization currently employs multiple people both full-time and part-time and isn\u2019t just focused on esports, but also content creation. \u201cWe have so many different investments,\u201d he added. \u201cFor us to make such a costly investment into Call of Duty would possibly jeopardize everything that this company has been building.\u201d Sad boy hours. Love you guys, thanks for everything. You\u2019ll never truly know how much this year meant to me. @Priestahh @OctaneSam @SlasheR_AL @Enable @JamesCrowder @Kuavo pic.twitter.com\/taPxXx2IDO \u2014 100T Nadeshot (@Nadeshot) August 29, 2019 \u201cThis is our brand\u2026 With the CDL, it\u2019s possible that 100 Thieves would cease to exist the way we want it to. Our branding and our persona and our identity is the lifeblood of this company,\u201d he added, saying how he doesn\u2019t think it would be possible to keep the same brand with the CDL. Nadeshot also claimed that picking out a city and building a local operation team is just too much to commit to and an undertaking the company cannot afford to go all-in on. \u201cThis is not a decision that came without a heavy heart,\u201d the team owner stressed that there was a lot of discussion regarding the team\u2019s future. He thanked his players and teams for their incredible year including back-to-back majors in Anaheim and London. \u201cI\u2019m sad, I\u2019m upset,\u201d Nadeshot said in closing. \u201cThis is going to sting for a very long time. It\u2019s just a shitty situation, there\u2019s no other way to put it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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