A former G2 CEO explains why his group handed up the chance to signal Staff Vitality celebrity Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut signed off in 2023 with the BLAST Premier World Closing 2023 MVP crown. The Vitality ace has received 5 MVPs this yr, undeniably incomes him a spot among the many finest Counter-Strike gamers in 2023 listing. ZywOo has been one of many outstanding names within the scene over the previous couple of years, however 2023 was the yr he shone at his brightest. As ZyWoO enjoys one of the best type of his life, Carlos “ocelote” Rodriquez, former CEO of G2, defined why his crew selected to not signal the Frenchman.
Why G2 Didn’t Signal ZywOo
Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez talked about his time on the group in a current interview with CyberShoke. When requested about ZywOo presumably becoming a member of G2 for a $10k wage however selecting to complete faculty first, the previous CEO denied this story. He mentioned they missed the prospect to signal ZywOo due to dishonest accusations, not due to the college scenario as rumored.
“Not true. There was one thing else at play. We may’ve gotten him. It is true. However totally different folks from the CS, too. I am not speaking solely in regards to the gamers, but in addition employees, who thought he was dishonest, truly. However that was earlier than he grew to become well-liked. It is regular, by the way in which. It isn’t fully horrible to suppose {that a} 15-year-old, fully unknown, is killing it on FACEIT, destroying everybody, spotlight reels in every single place. Individuals begin to ask questions. And the professionals, or the employees crew, ask questions.”
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“They weren’t certain he was dishonest, however he could not take the chance. You’ll be able to afford it whenever you’re a “Mr. No person” crew. However whenever you’re G2 and take the chance, substitute one in all your gamers with him, and he seems to be a cheater, he f**ks your complete shit up. Even when there is a 10% probability he’s a cheater, you can’t decide him up. There’s an excessive amount of threat: your sponsors, the followers, you will get banned from a league… You see the disaster that may occur to your group with 200-300 hundred staff? You can not do it.”
Ocelote additionally disclosed the wage vary for tier-1 gamers in main groups. Though he could not specify the present wage development as he’s not at the moment a part of the scene, he drew from his previous expertise to supply an estimation.
“I do not know precisely proper now as a result of I am not concerned. I believe that for tier-1 gamers, if we take HLTV High 10, two finest gamers from every crew will most likely get round $20-$30k monthly on common. [Do they deserve such money?] Some do, some do not. It isn’t a ‘one measurement suits all.’”
“If two gamers are paid $30k a month [each], that is $720k a yr. Now, think about there’s one other participant paid $25k, which is one other $300k a yr. That is $1,020,000. They nonetheless have two gamers left and the assist employees. We could say that will be $1.5 million simply when it comes to participant salaries. Then you may have a employees crew that may very seemingly be one other $600-$700k. It is $2.2 million. On high of that, there are all of the bootcamps, gaming homes, touring, and all of the one-off issues you must do for them. That is one other $300k.”
“That is $2.5 million only for the counter-strike crew. Now, how do you generate all that cash from sponsors? It isn’t straightforward. I inform you already: A really, very, superb sponsorship would pay a single crew half one million [per year].”
