Fortnite pros Tfue, Mongraal and more back mitr0 amid contract drama The competitive Fortnite community has come together in support of professional player Dmitri \u2018Mitr0\u2019 Van de Vrie over rumored issues with his organization, Team Atlantis. Mitr0 is one of the best known European pros, hailing from the Netherlands and competing alongside FaZe Clan\u2019s Kyle \u2018Mongraal\u2019 Jackson at the Fortnite World Cup, where the duo finished 6th. When Mongraal joined FaZe in July, rumors immediately began that mitr0 could follow him there, as the pair had become an inseparable duo in-game, but nothing came of the move. On September 16, countless pro players and community members began Tweeting with the hashtag \u2018FreeMitr0\u2019 \u2013 leading fans to believe that he was stuck in a contractual bind. Among those tweeting in support was ex-FaZe star Turner \u2018Tfue\u2019 Tenney, who famously left the organization over what he alleged was an \u201coppressive\u201d contract in a lawsuit against the owners. Others included mitr0\u2019s trio partners Mongraal and NRG pro Benjy \u2018benjyfishy\u2019 Fish. Although initially unclear, speculation about the reason for the hashtag was cleared up by YouTuber \u2018TheFortniteGuy\u2019 and Twitch streamer THump, who both allege that mitr0 is stuck in an unfavorable contract with Team Atlantis. THump claims that \u201cAtlantis is grossly underpaying mitr0 I\u2019m pretty sure and won\u2019t renegotiate him or release him,\u201d while TheFortniteGuy reports that the Dutch player has been \u201ctrapped\u201d in a lengthy deal with \u201cterrible benefits\u201d. Atlantis is grossly underpaying mitro I\u2019m pretty sure and won\u2019t renegotiate him or release him so he can make what he\u2019s actually worth \u2014 Donald THump (@THump) September 16, 2019 Got some inside details about #freemitr0 for my new video\u2026 It’s crazy how some orgs look to trap players in 2-3 year deals with such terrible benefits.. Coming from an org owner my self, I understand they need to be profitable etc.. but this just isn’t the way\u2026 \u2014 The Fortnite Guy (@The_FortniteGuy) September 17, 2019 Team Atlantis has confirmed that they will be releasing a statement \u201cabout mitr0\u2019s situation\u201d, and have asked that threats to their players and employees stop. We are releasing a statement about @mitr0’s situation soon. Please, stop sending threats to our players or employees. \u2014 Team Atlantis (@Team_Atlantis) September 17, 2019 Contracts in esports, especially for young players who quickly gain prominence can be tricky for both the player and the organization, who likely signed when they were less known. With a popular Fortnite star now a hot commodity for any esports organization, mitr0\u2019s value as a brand himself has likely risen significantly since first joining Atlantis, which can cause disputes based on his original contract. This was the situation with Tfue, whose popularity grew exponentially after joining FaZe, and he soon outgrew the value given to him on his initial contract, although the organization claims it made repeated attempts to have a new contract agreed upon. Mitr0 has not yet spoken out on the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fortnite pros Tfue, Mongraal and more back mitr0 amid contract drama The competitive Fortnite community has come together in support of professional player Dmitri \u2018Mitr0\u2019 Van de Vrie over rumored issues with his organization, Team Atlantis. Mitr0 is one of the best known European pros, hailing from the Netherlands and competing alongside FaZe Clan\u2019s Kyle […]<\/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-74182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74182","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=74182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}