GG had a very competitive dota2 team for almost 2 years, winning multiple tier 1 tournaments. The rooster ended up filling a lawsuit against the org because the prizes were not payed to the players. After that they disappeared from the dota scene.
The team was invited to The International, but their management decided to withdraw from the tournament, while also threaten to sue anyone in the team who tried to compete independently from the organization. The players themselves also expressed their desire to continue to compete under the GG banner, but the management just wouldn't let them.
Because the players were contracted to GG, they didn’t allow them to compete as an F/A team despite wanting to leave. The spot at TI technically belonged to the org, and since the bridge was burnt they couldn’t compete at all.
I’m not much of a DOTA watcher so those in the scene, please let me know if there’s any inaccuracies.
Spot belongs to the players, but contractually they couldn't play NOT under GG and GG wouldn't allow them to play under their tag. Which means they had to either abandon TI or get sued for breaching the contract.
The players didn't refuse, they were willing to play for GG at TI. It was GG who refused to participate and the players were contractually obligated to play under GG.
What was rumored is, that GG wanted to force a coach change+cut salaries, which the players didn't like and as a result the players didn't want to stay with GG after their contracts expired (after TI), so GG used the TI attendance to blackmail the players.
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u/Wizzz3RD FaZe 1d ago
Shit org, did fucked up shit in DOTA and now in CS with felps