Team Disguised Returns To Valorant In A New Region

Popular streamer and content creator DisguisedToast founded his own esports organization, Disguised, in 2023. Toast began his esports organization with a Valorant roster and will return with a new lineup ahead of 2024 in partnership with BLEED Esports.

Team Diguised’s Journey In Valorant

DisguisedToast had a dream of running his esports team and made it a reality. Despite knowing most esports organizations run at a loss, Toast insisted on making his aspirations come true and was extremely transparent with his fans throughout the process.

The first iteration of Disguised featured a North American roster, signing noteworthy names in the region such, as Joshua “steel” Nissan in January 2023, and eventually brought in Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker, too. The streamer revealed his costs of running the team, mentioning he paid each player a $5,000 monthly salary.

Unfortunately, the roster did not meet expectations and eventually disbanded in June 2023. DisguisedToast reportedly burned through $500,000 for this Valorant roster and decided to focus on other esport titles such as League of Legends. 

Disguised Partners With BLEED

Today, after six months of inactivity in the Valorant scene, DisguisedToast announced the return of Team Disguised, but in a completely different region. The North American organization has relocated its Valorant roster to Southeast Asia. 

However, DigsuisedToast is bringing in some help this time. Team Disguised has partnered with BLEED Esports, a prominent Southeast Asian esports organization that will provide financial support and backing for the new team. 

Welcome to DSG!@sirajulazrie@juicyVALO@JayHVLRT@bryceeVAL@wayneeeVLR

HC: @aleeexRr pic.twitter.com/PP4v9P9Kkz

— DSG (@Disguised) January 25, 2024

Disguised signed a mix of Malaysian and Singaporean players, bringing this roster to life:

• Bryce “bryce” Lee
• Wong “JayH” Jia Heng
• Tyler “juicy” Aeria
• Azrie “Riza” Adly
• Wayne “wayne” Chang

These five players have yet to make a name for themselves, even in the Asia-Pacific region. However, these young guns could deal massive damage with the right tools and support. 

It is important to note that Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker could have played a big part in bridging this partnership between Disguised and BLEED. Whiteaker previously played for Disguised and relocated to Southeast Asia to play for BLEED. He is likely the reason why all of this was possible. 

This entire process was well-thought-out by the two parties. The new rules implemented by Riot Games will now allow organizations to create “two-way players”. This program means players from the Disguised roster can be substituted in for BLEED players if needed. So, you can think of Disguised as an academy roster of the primary BLEED Esports team.