The Twitch streamer Disguised Toast has founded his own e-sports team. But things are not going well right now. He himself begins to question his decisions.
What kind of team is this? The Twitch streamer Disguised Toast, whose real name is Jeremy Wang, founded a new e-sports team in Valorant in early 2023. He invested a lot of money and bought strong and well-known stars.
In the beginning, everything was going well, as the team won all matches in the open qualification tournaments. But since then, things have taken a turn for the worse: In the current tournament, they had to endure seven consecutive losses, and the team is now close to relegation in Valorant. This also hits the team owner hard.
Disguised Toast shows dissatisfaction, questioning his ideas for the first time
How does the boss react? Disguised Toast appears quite affected by how his team is performing. On Twitter, he apologized for his team’s poor performance.
Apologies to all DSG fans for our performance lately. Esports has definitely been one of the toughest experiences I’ve had in my career. I have always been quite confident about my content, but for the first time in a long time, I have a lot of doubts about my decisions.
He adds that he hasn’t had much experience with an e-sports team. Because there are entirely new tasks ahead of him. He also has to decide on the livelihoods of the players he has hired. With each loss, the pressure on him and his team will grow, demanding uncomfortable decisions.
However, he makes it clear:
I do not regret entering this field. I am very proud of what we have achieved in the short time we’ve been here, and I still look forward to the future.
However, generally speaking, the outlook in e-sports is not rosy at the moment. Because after 10 years, the sport is in a major crisis.
E-sports is in a severe crisis in 2023, referred to as the “e-sports winter”
How are other teams doing? Currently, things are not going well in e-sports. Teams and companies are declaring bankruptcy in 2023, scenes are falling apart, many employees in e-sports are being laid off overnight, and there is a lack of money everywhere. Many are already talking about the “e-sports winter”.
This is especially noticeable in the USA, where professional teams are currently having to lay off many players because there simply is no money left. LoL teams are considering selling their slots and moving to other fields.
E-sports is an expensive field, as has also been found out in Germany. For instance, German football clubs like Schalke or Hertha BSC have withdrawn from e-sports after initially starting with much enthusiasm:
