The tournament will feature 16 of the best Counter-Strike 2 teams from around the world, competing for the lion’s share of the US$1,000,000 total prize pool, which includes the US$150,000 that was on offer for each of the six qualifiers.

The event kicks off with an online stage from October 21-26, where teams will battle in a single-elimination best-of-three bracket.

The top four teams will then advance to the LAN finals in Berlin.

The LAN event will follow the same format, concluding with a third-place decider match.

Six teams have already qualified for the tournament: Cloud9 and BLEED Esports from Europe, Legacy and M80 from North America, and BESTIA and Imperial from South America.

They will be joined by 10 invited teams, with Team Falcons, Heroic, Fnatic, and BIG among the first announced.

This is the second edition of the Thunderpick World Championship, with FaZe Clan winning last year��s entirely online event and claiming the $250,000 top prize.

This year’s prize pool has increased, with $500,000 reserved for the winner.

After a break following the online stage, the LAN finals promise to deliver two days of intense CS2 action.

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BLEED Esports, yay’s organization, cited “health reasons” as the primary factor behind his decision and pledged full support for the 25-year-old star.

This is the second hiatus yay has taken since joining BLEED Esports in September 2023.

His first break occurred just before the VALORANT ONE Pro Invitational due to “unforeseen health issues.”

Ian Huston, BLEED’s Chief Operating Officer, emphasized the organization’s commitment to health and wellness, expressing support for yay’s recovery on X (formerly Twitter).

After concluding the first split, yay has decided to take a temporary break for health reasons before coming back to competing.

We fully support his decision to prioritize his wellness and we're all excited for more yay once he's back in the zone.

Till then, rest up, @yay!�� pic.twitter.com/GbR9sJtKaT

— BLEED Esports (@ggBleed) May 13, 2024

Yay’s recent decision comes in the wake of BLEED’s disappointing performance in VALORANT Champions Tour Pacific’s first split.

The team managed only one win against DetonatioN FocusMe while losing five series, including matches against Paper Rex and DRX.

This sole victory was yay’s first competitive win since leaving Cloud9 in the 2023 season, briefly reigniting fans’ hopes before subsequent defeats.

Adding to the turmoil, yay was embroiled in a controversy involving retired pro Amgalan “Genghsta” Nemekhbayar, who accused yay of being a difficult teammate and bribing coach OCEAN during their time at Disguised (DSG).

Genghsta alleged on social media that yay paid the coach $10,000 to bench him.

Yay has not responded publicly to these accusations.

In February, yay revealed he had been dealing with blurry vision, which he claimed affected his performance during a crucial match against Global Esports at the VCT Pacific Kickoff.

The latest announcement from BLEED Esports did not specify if this health issue persists.

BLEED Esports, now one player short, is reportedly moving Crazyguy to the active roster to fill the gap left by yay’s departure.

Fans had high expectations for BLEED Esports after their qualification for the VCT Pacific following a successful Ascension in 2023.

However, with the team’s struggles and yay’s absence, the organization’s plans have been significantly disrupted as they prepare for the second split of the season.

Yay has yet to make any official comments regarding his break.

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After a promising start to the 2024 VALORANT Champions Tour, T1 find themselves in a tough spot ahead of Tuesday’s clash. With three defeats against Paper Rex, DetonatioN FocusMe and DRX, they rank last in Group Alpha with just three games left to catch up.

Rex Regum Qeon are in a much better spot after winning their last two series against Team Secret and BLEED Esports. And while they had to dig deep to make it past Secret, RRQ performed admirably against BLEED, winning the series with a combined round record of 26-7.

T1 are still a capable lineup, which explains why they��re priced as favourites for this match; however, recent form suggests the teams should be priced much closer to even money, so Rex Regum Qeon to win at +175 with BetOnline is an excellent offer.

With a 0-2 record, BLEED Esports must start winning if they wish to end Group Alpha in the top three. So far in VCT 2024 Pacific Stage 1, they have already lost to Talon Esports and Rex Regum Qeon, and while they took a map from Talon, BLEED have not shown much.

ZETA DIVISION are 1-1 after two weeks of action, with a 2-1 victory against Global Esports and a 1-2 loss against Team Secret. That record is an underwhelming outcome for the Japanese side, although it��s not like ZETA DIVISION were ever considered a strong VCT Pacific team.

At +125 with the top esports betting sites, ZETA DIVISION are expected to struggle against BLEED Esports. However, this is a 50-50 match at best, so we��ll side with the underdogs at plus money.

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With the two additions, Bleed Esports completed their Dota 2 line-up, weeks ahead of DreamLeague Season 22.

Mikoto joins Bleed Esports as one of the most recognisable names from the South-East Asia (SEA) Dota 2 scene.

The 23-year-old started his esports career in March 2017 and has since played for some of the top teams in the region, including BOOM Esports and Talon Esports.

With Talon, Mikoto accomplished a lot last year.

He won the BTS Pro Series Season 14: Southeast Asia and DPC SEA 2023 Tour 2: Division I and claimed two bronze medals at the Lima Major 2023 and Riyadh Masters 2023.

However, despite all the success, Mikoto found himself on the chopping block after Talon’s 9th-12th-place exit from The International 2023.

His new teammate, poloson joins Bleed Esports as one of the most experienced players on the roster.

Over his career, which spans a decade, poloson has competed with some of the strongest Dota 2 teams in the world, including Invictus Gaming, Nigma Galaxy SEA, and Team SMG.

Even though poloson didn’t accomplish much in 2023 when he competed with Myth Avenue Gaming, the seasoned veteran can offer a lot of value for Bleed, who’ll look to build on the success they’ve achieved in 2023.

New blood, new faces, please welcome @mikoto347 and @polosonn!

Get ready for a wild ride! See you at DreamLeague qualifiers! #GOBLEED pic.twitter.com/BZk1LryQjf

— BLEED Esports (@ggBleed) January 8, 2024

Bleed Esports have proven very active during the Dota 2 offseason, looking to strengthen the roster after failing to accomplish much in the 2023 season.

Even though Bleed Esports won DPC SEA 2023 Tour 3: Division I, the SEA squad failed to show much on the international stage.

In July, Bleed Esports attended Bali Major 2023 and crashed out of the $500,000 Dota 2 esports tournament in 13th-14th place.

By the end of the season, the Singaporean team unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for The International and ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, exiting both qualifiers in fifth-sixth place.

In a bid to find more success in 2024, Bleed Esports started rebuilding the roster in November with the addition of Natthaphon “Masaros” Ouanphakdee and Tommy “Taiga” Le.

However, after a rough showing at Kobolds Rave in December, Bleed released Taiga and found two new players to fill the missing gaps.

Bleed Esports will debut their new roster in the upcoming DreamLeague Season 22 qualifier, set to start in February.

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Led by coach Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunovi?, the new international Counter-Strike 2 line-up is now finalised and ready for the 2024 season.

BLEED Esports announced its first foray in Counter-Strike in late November 2023 with the addition of Serbian coach kassad, and has, over the next month, slowly started assembling the new roster.

First came the signing of ex-BIG rifler Josef “faveN” Baumann, preceding the addition of Hampus “hampus” Poser, Tsvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov, and Lauren?iu “lauNX” ?arlea.

With time running out for BLEED Esports to find the fifth member ahead of the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 Major qualifiers, the Singaporean team didn’t need long to round up the five-man line-up.

CYPHER arrives at BLEED from TSM, whom he joined at the end of August but hasn’t accomplished much outside of winning ESEA Cash Cup: Europe – Autumn 2023 #3 and finishing ESEA Season 47: Advanced Division �C Europe in third place.

The final piece!

Please welcome @cyphercsgo_ to BLEED CS2#GOBLEED pic.twitter.com/g4YROGkeAd

— BLEED Esports (@ggBleed) January 3, 2024

Before signing for TSM, CYPHER played for Into the Breach, which he helped reach the quarterfinals of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023.

He has not found much success in bigger events, despite being one of the most consistent performers on the team.

As confirmed by kassad, BLEED initially intended to acquire Ninjas in Pyjamas’ Max “maxster” Jansson.

Unfortunately, the deal fell apart after PGL failed to confirm whether maxster, who is registered as NiP’s substitute, would be able to participate in the European open qualifiers for PGL Major Copenhagen.

BLEED’s approach for Justin “jks” Savage was also unsuccessful.

But despite all the hoops kassad had to jump through to assemble the new Counter-Strike roster, BLEED Esports now fields a promising lineup, which will debut in the upcoming European open qualifiers for PGL Major Copenhagen, set to kick off on January 8, 2024.

BLEED Esports Roster

• Hampus “hampus” Poser
• Tsvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov
• Josef “faveN” Baumann
• Lauren?iu “lauNX” ?arlea
• Cai “CYPHER” Watson
• Coach: Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunovi?

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Bleed’s move to Rainbow Six comes at a time when several top esports organizations like TSM and Astralis announced their departure from the scene.

The new roster will participate in the Asian league and consists of four players, a head coach, and a general manager. The unveiled players include former Invictus Gaming and Fnatic player Patrick “MentalistC” Fan, Aldi “Hovenherst” Firmansyah from Gaimin Gladiators and ex-Dire Wolves player Wu “Reeps96” Weichen, Jay “Asphy” Wan, and Taylor “Skux” Ching.

Reeps96 exited Dire Wolves in December 2022 for personal reasons. At the time, the team were getting ready to compete in the Six Invitational 2023 qualifier, and while they felt the loss of their top fragger, Dire Wolves managed to qualify for the tournament.

Singaporean gamer Asphy and Kiwi player Skux, formerly known as “Terdsta”, are also part of Bleed’s new lineup. The duo is known for their performance in lower-tiered tournaments and has not participated in any known top-tiered events. Skux and Asphy will make their top-tier debut in the R6 this weekend with Bleed.

Zhang “BrucezZ” Jinghe was unveiled as Bleed’s head coach. He previously coached Reeps96 during a stint with the Chinese esports organization, Chillax. Ex-Invictus Gaming player and MetalistC’s former teammate Jeremy “HysteRiX” Tan will fill in as Esports General Manager.

Bleed were created in September 2021, making them a relatively new team in the esports world. The Singaporean organization have been active in the Valorant and Dota 2 scene in the past months. They boost an impressive Dota 2 roster, recently signing veteran players Daryl “iceiceice” Koh and Djardel “DJ” Mampusti. The organization also has an amazing Valorant squad.

Bleed’s success in other esports scenes certainly influenced the team’s decision to include the Rainbow League in their growing list of esports for the 2023 season.

The Rainbow Six Siege Asia League is set to kick off on March 11, 2023.

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The players are one of Southeast Asia’s best offlane duos, having competed in the biggest international events. Iceiceice and DJ will take the place of Prieme “PlayHard” Banquil and Natthaphon “Masaros” Ouanphakdee, who were moved to Bleed’s inactive roster.

DJ last played with Fnatic and was with the team for six years before the organization disbanded their Dota 2 squad to explore other esports scenes. With DJ on the lineup, Fnatic qualified for The International in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022. The team also finished in fourth place during the 2016 iteration of the tournament.

Iceiceice remains one of the oldest veteran players in the region. He has played with powerhouse organizations in almost every region, like Evil Geniuses and Team Secret. Iceiceice competed in the TI10 with Evil Geniuses and was with Team Secret for some DPC seasons.

By late 2022, the player joined Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng in Team SMG before the start of the TI11 qualifiers. The team were, however, unable to compete when Team SMG failed to register the players early, making them miss out on the tournament.

Iceiceice also played on Fnatic’s lineup with DJ several times, meaning the recent signing marks a reunion between the players. Post his departure from Team SMG, iceiceice did not compete in the 2023 DPC first season, but his recent return to Bleed Esports’ offlane position signifies that he’s ready to get back in the field.

With the experience and prowess of some of the best players in the region on their lineup, Bleed esports will participate in the Tour 2 Dota Pro Circuit as a force to be reckoned with.

Other members of the lineup include 13K MMR carry player, Souliya “JaCkky” Khoomphetsavong, rising midlaner Teng “Kordan” Tjin Yao, former TSM captain Kim “DuBu” Doo-young, DJ and iceiceice. Lee “Forev” Sang-don is the squad’s head coach.

The new Bleed esports lineup will compete in Division I of the Southeast Asia (SEA) DPC after the conclusion of the Lima Major.
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However, his plan to lure the Ascend player did not materialize as the offer was rejected. Although the tweet has since been deleted, cNed’s brother and manager, Alihan “deNc” ?pek, openly rejected the offer, stating that they are committed to seeing through Ascend’s restructuring process.

A screenshot that surfaced earlier today showed their exact response to Bleed eSports.

��Thanks for the offer, it��s a really nice offer. The Acend team is currently undergoing a restructuring in the squad. We are not interested at the moment, but maybe we will talk again in the future.”

After winning the VCT 2021 Championship in Berlin last year, cNed was slow to agree to re-sign with the team, which opened a window for the Singapore-based Bleed to present an offer.

Reports were making the rounds about the Turkish champ wanting a move to North America. 100 Thieves was one of the NA teams that had already indicated an interest in cNed.

It was revelation Monday for Bleed, as Goh also revealed the contract information of other European players. He revealed that he came close to signing Latvian player Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks for $650,000.

“Some insight on running it back with the same roster. We were very close to signing Ardiis with all parties being interested. Breaking point was the buyout that FPX offered was 5x the original buyout and was going to be EU��s highest as confirmed by several agencies.”

“Here��s to a more open Valorant transfer market. Ardiis move would have cost us a total of 650K USD a for (sic) 1 year contract.”

In their quest for European talents, the team has two players of European descent on their roster. The two players are both from Swedish origins, Jacob “pyth” Mouruj?rvi and Max “maxie” L?nnstr?m. Both players initially had issues entering the country but eventually made it through to help the team in the 2022 VCT Champions Tour.

Bleed eSports came close to qualifying for the Valorant Champions Tour Stage 1 Masters Reykjav��k 2022 but collapsed towards the end of the Stage 1 Challengers. They had a great start, winning their two group stage matches and two upper-bracket knockout matches. Unfortunately, they were swept by Paper Rex in the upper-bracket finals.

The decisive blow came at the hands of XERXIA, who came from behind to win the lower-bracket finals. Bleed went home with $12,500 from the $150,000 prize pool and 55 points for VCT Circuit but failed to qualify for the Masters.

Perhaps their fate would have been different if they had cNed on their roster. It is worth pointing out that Acend had a worse run in their Stage 1 Challengers, failing to make it out of the group stage.

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