HenryG explains Cloud9\u2019s CSGO player salaries after $400k floppy deal DreamHackCloud9 have now confirmed that Ricky \u2018floppy\u2019 Kemery is the fourth player of their self-proclaimed CS:GO \u201ccolossus\u201d roster, in a deal worth over $400,000, bringing their total to around $4 million in player contracts, with another two players still to go. [jwplayer uAaXRrFw] Floppy joined Cloud9 from ATK in January, and is now transitioning to the new \u2018colossus\u2019 roster alongside ALEX, mezii, and woxic. The colossus began with the signing of ALEX from Vitality, whose deal is worth $1.65 million. He was joined by fellow brit Mezii on a $426,000 deal. Then, woxic was added from mousesports, in another deal surpassing the $1m mark, at $1,365,000. This latest deal for floppy takes the total value of this 4-man squad to $3.87 million, and with two players to go (GM Henry \u2018HenryG\u2019 Greer has plans for a six-player roster), is set to surpass the $4 million mark. Cloud9 CS:GO present the devastating Turkish left hook of the Colossus \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83d\udd39Player: \u00d6zg\u00fcr “”woxic”” Eker \ud83d\udd39Role: AWP \/ Star Player \ud83d\udd25 \ud83d\udd39Contract length: 3 year deal (Starting 09\/19\/2020) \ud83d\udd39Deal Value: $1,365,000\ud83d\udd39Press: https:\/\/t.co\/APb3KTSdRS#C9WIN Statement: pic.twitter.com\/Kvhnm4uQHz \u2014 HenryG (@HenryGcsgo) September 19, 2020 Since HenryG\u2019s move from casting into a management role at C9, he has aimed to shake-up the traditionally opaque nature of esports transfer dealings. In each of the four signings, Greer has confirmed the length of the player\u2019s contract, and it\u2019s total value over that period. All four players announced so far have been signed to three-year deals. After the floppy announcement, Greer clarified on Twitter that despite the lower total value of deals for floppy and Mezii (compared to ALEX and woxic), each player\u2019s deal is negotiated on an individual basis. I’m sure this will spark another Esports ‘hot topic’ with the disparity in the salaries. I sign each player and negotiate their deals on an individual basis. Ricky has received a pay increase from his previous contract and that will be reviewed each year of his stay. \u2014 HenryG (@HenryGcsgo) October 7, 2020 \u201cRicky has received a pay increase from his previous contract and that will be reviewed each year of his stay,\u201d he concludes. Presumably, salaries could increase based on performance metrics or other value added to the brand by the player, or as thanks for loyalty to the team. You would be surprised to hear there are still some teams that operate with all 5 getting paid the same. That’s fine and I have no real opinion on it. It’s just not what I’m doing in this project. https:\/\/t.co\/GF43IFE3zE \u2014 HenryG (@HenryGcsgo) October 7, 2020 After he was confirmed as the GM of Cloud9, Greer told Dexerto: \u201cMy plans for this team are certainly ambitious. I wouldn\u2019t be involved in any sort of General Manager role unless I had absolute full control of the roster and direction we plan to head. \u201cC9 have entrusted me with their entire CS:GO dynasty and, honestly, I think that\u2019s one of the boldest moves any org has made in a long time.\u201d HenryG and Cloud9\u2019s new approach to player deals could very well set off a new trend in CS:GO and esports generally, though for now, they remain on solitary ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HenryG explains Cloud9\u2019s CSGO player salaries after $400k floppy deal DreamHackCloud9 have now confirmed that Ricky \u2018floppy\u2019 Kemery is the fourth player of their self-proclaimed CS:GO \u201ccolossus\u201d roster, in a deal worth over $400,000, bringing their total to around $4 million in player contracts, with another two players still to go. [jwplayer uAaXRrFw] Floppy joined […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}