OpTic CSGO roster completely disbands amid organizational confusion DreamHack \/ OpTicAfter a downward slide in team performance and little to no indication from the organization regarding future plans, the OpTic Gaming Counter-Strike roster has made the decision to disband and go their separate ways, as announced by the players on their individual Twitter accounts. When Immortals Gaming Club purchased Infinite Esports back in June of this year, it meant a change in direction for the iconic OpTic Gaming organization. OpTic\u2019s LCS team will be rebranded to Immortals in 2020. The Houston Outlaws are operated as a distinct entity from the other Overwatch team, LA Valiant. And the iconic OpTic name will remain in CoD as a Los Angeles franchise. That left the OpTic CS:GO roster, at the time owned by the same company who owned the MiBR team and brand. Immortals announced at the time of the acquisition that they would divest in the OpTic CS:GO team, and since then were working to find the roster a proper home. But the OpTic roster are now saying that enough is enough, and Kristian \u2018k0nfig\u2019 Wienecke announced on Twitter that the roster was disbanding and that the players are seeking new opportunities as individuals. \u201cWe have chosen to disband the OpTic lineup because there is no future in OpTic,\u201d k0nfig wrote. \u201cI\u2019m ready to be sold individually. I strongly feel like this is the best choice.\u201d I’m honestly sad that the situation ended like this. I really love playing with @MSL and @OfficialnikoCS but there is no future because their contract is far longer than mine and OpTic wouldnt let us buy any players\/give them contracts. It has all been a waiting game. \u2014 Kristian Wienecke (@k0nfigCS) October 11, 2019 K0nfig expressed regret that the situation has unfolded the way it has, and heaped praise on both Mathias \u2018MSL\u2019 Lauridsen and Nikolaj \u2018niko\u2019 Kristensen, but regrettably he says there is \u201cno future\u201d with them \u201cbecause their contract is far longer than mine and OpTic wouldn\u2019t let us buy any players\/give them contracts.\u201d Just before k0nfig made his announcement, MSL posted on Twitter that he was voluntarily benching himself and looking to move forward from OpTic. I have decided to bench myself. When I joined Optic, the plan was to build a strong team and buy out strong players, but because of optic getting sold, that changed and we have constantly been in a position where we couldn\u2019t build a proper team. 1\/2 \u2014 Mathias Lauridsen (@MSLcsgo) October 11, 2019 K0nfig is referring to players Ren\u00e9 \u2018TeSeS\u2019 Madsen and Ren\u00e9 \u2018cajunb\u2019 Borg when he mentions OpTic not handing out contracts. Both players have played under the OpTic banner in recent months, but not under full-time contracts. TeSeS announced on Twitter that he too is seeking new opportunities, and North announced that they have signed cajunb all on the same day. “”I can show the guys how we can approach things”” Today we welcome @cajunbCS. He brings a lot of experience, discipline and ideas to the team. Welcome home, Ren\u00e9! :blue_heart:#HearTheRoar pic.twitter.com\/kUUViwDC30 \u2014 North (@TheNorthIsHere) October 11, 2019 A day prior to the disbanding, October 10, k0nfig went on Twitter and expressed his frustrations with the situation. \u201cWhat do you expect honestly? We haven\u2019t had a days pracc or anything. We are in a fucked situation all the fucking time\u2026I hope that we can get some closure on this contract situation in the near future because this isn\u2019t helping us perform. It\u2019s always in the back of our heads.\u201d All four now-disbanded OpTic players k0nfig, MSL, TeSeS, and niko are now seeking opportunities with new organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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