Former NRG Esports Valorant head coach Chet ‘Chet’ Singh claimed on a Twitch stream that he contributed “five figures” toward the buyouts for Ethan ‘Ethan’ Arnold and Max ‘Demon1’ Mazanov.
In a stream following his release from the team, Chet explained that EG delayed the transfers and that he contributed his own money toward both players’ buyouts.
“I gave up a little bit of money to pay for Ethan and Demon1’s buyout… The fact that [NRG] didn’t keep me in the loop more often towards the end is kind of f***ed up. But it is what it is… It wasn’t a lot of money but I gave a little bit… It was like a low five figures,” Chet saidon his stream.
So, EGreportedly locked down its playersduring the transfer period and put a hefty price on their buyouts. The organization alsoreportedly rejected a $100,000 buyoutfor Ethan and Demon from NRG during the off-season before NRG eventually signed the two players.
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Despite putting together what looked like a super team on paper with Demon1 and Ethan alongside Austin ‘crashies’ Roberts, Victor, ‘Victor’ Wong, and Jimmy ‘Marved’ Nguyen, NRG failed to do much in VCT Americas this year.
The squad was one match away from qualifying for Masters Madrid, missed VCT Americas split 1 playoffs, and then shuffled their roster for a late push for Valorant Champions qualification.
However, the addition of Pujan ‘FNS’ Mehta and Sam ‘s0m’ Oh in place of Demon1 and Marved did not bear much fruit. The squad again missed the playoff stage, ending their season in July.
Declan McLaughlin was a Gaming & Esports Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Valorant and League of Legends. He has bylines at Upcomer and Inven Global.
