Financial Struggles Lead Preasy To Release CS2 Roster

Danish esports organization Preasy Esports has woefully announced that its mothership no longer has enough funds to continue the team’s venture in Counter-Strike 2. As a result, Preasy Esports will entirely disband its primary roster.

In a Tweet, Preasy mentioned that the entire main roster had been released to become free agents. The organization continued to mention that the team is no longer financially viable or feasible, meaning it is unsustainable, especially after the roster missed out on qualifying for the Copenhagen Major. 

A short and good chapter is unfortunately over! As our mothership can’t pay the expenses for our main team, we need to close the team down and finding a solution to pay them until they find a new home. We need to set the big talents free and rebuild Preasy once again. We really… pic.twitter.com/dFdL7P6qFt

— Preasy Esport 🇩🇰 (@PreasyEsport) April 1, 2024

Instead, the organization will remain on the scene but will follow a different approach. They have signed “Preasy 2.0,” a team consisting of Preasy’s academy team. The academy players will become Preasy Esports’ sole team and represent the organization’s banner. This group of young prospects will not require large salaries, making it a cost-effective choice that may pay off.

The primary Preasy Esports squad played in online tournaments for a few thousand dollars per event. Though they were dominating these C-Tier tournaments, the prize pools were not enough to support the roster. The team’s big break was at the PGL Copenhagen Major RMR, where they unfortunately fell short, losing to Guild Eagles and being eliminated after a 1-3 record in the Swiss Stage. 

The team’s failure at the RMR meant Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen would miss his first-ever Counter-Strike Major after his streak of 19 straight appearances. Qualifying for the Major would have been financially rewarding, as each participant is rumored to receive at least $1,000,000 from sticker revenue. 

Recently, Preasy made a deal with Saudi organization Team Falcons, selling five-time Major winner Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen, allowing the Dane to rejoin his former teammates, Emil “Magisk” Reif and Danny “zonic” Sørensen. Though the transfer was likely generating a decent amount of money, the Preasy organization still cannot continue its funding for its primary CS2 team.

The remaining members of the roster included:

• Alexander “Altekz” Givskov 
• Thomas “TMB” Bundsbæk
• Ismail “refrezh” Ali
• Fredrik “roeJ” Christensen
• Daniel “vorborg” Vorborg (Coach)

Coach Vorborg announced on his Twitter account that the roster is looking to stick together and look for a new organization to join as a team. Though no longer represented by an organization, the team managed to qualify for notable events, such as the Global Esports Tour Rio 2024, a $200,000 tournament, and the CCT Global Finals 2024, a $500,000 tournament. In the past six months, the team has won over $165,000 in prize money and is as motivated as ever.

Preasy is not only the Counter-Strike organization facing financial issues, as numerous other teams such as Into The Breach, GODSENT, and Sprout have exited the scene. Most organizations are forming teams in an attempt to make it to a Major and receive sticker money, but if the plan were to fail, then the lack of funds result in these organizations dropping their rosters. 

This is the main reason why the RMRs are so important for teams and organizations. 

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