The streamer Disguised Toast talked on Twitch about his Valorant eSports team. He revealed details about what it is like to own an eSports team that has qualified for the Champions Tour of Valorant and the downsides that come with the business.
What happened? Recently, Disguised Toast spoke in one of his Twitch streams about his new eSports team for Valorant. The streamer, whose real name is Jeremy Wang, is proud of his team. Because although the team has only recently started playing together, they qualified solidly for the “Valorant Champions Tour”.
The Valorant Champions Tour is like the second division for the FPS shooter from Riot Games. After qualification, Disguised Toast was very relieved. Because by participating in the series, he joked in the stream, he wouldn’t have to fire anyone.
Despite initial small successes, the streamer should have realized by now that such an eSports team also means a lot of work and especially requires financial resources. As an owner, he has to invest a lot of money upfront.
He stated that he pays his players a substantial salary of over $5,000. This places the team’s salaries at the upper end of eSports.
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Does the team have a chance of success?
How is the team financed? So far, the high expenses have not been matched by any revenues, as Disguised Toast explained. The team’s qualification alone has not yet brought in any prize money, and the search for sponsors is ongoing.
On Twitter, he asked how to make money from this now – before jokingly noting that apparently he didn’t type that into Google.
However, he wants to avoid crypto sponsors as much as possible, as he said in a Twitch clip. Currently, many Valorant professionals suffer from crypto betting exchanges.
Who plays for the eSports team? Jeremy Wang’s team is named Disguised and consists of both professionals with plenty of experience in eSports and promising rookies. The team captain is Josh “steel” Nissan, who was previously successful with 100 Thieves.
The veteran has a long career in Counter-Strike before finally transitioning to Valorant. His biggest success was reaching the semifinals of the VCT Masters (Valorant Champions Tour) 2021 in Berlin.
The other team members also have tournament experience and, except for Joseph “clear” Allen, have already participated in the VCT. However, Joseph Allen is already regarded as one of the greatest Valorant talents, even though he is still a rookie.
On a purely sporting level, Disguised has real potential. However, it remains to be seen whether the streamer can convince financially strong sponsors and partners.
Successful streamers increasingly active in other business fields
Disguised Toast is not alone: Recently, it has become increasingly common for successful streamers to build a second pillar outside the webcam. For example, TimtheTatman is a co-owner of Complexity Gaming. He first became famous on Twitch, but now streams on YouTube.
DrDisrespect was one of the biggest streamers on the platform until his ban on Twitch. He is now also active on YouTube, although he is not always pleased there. The Doc even has his own studio now and is working on developing a new shooter.
Also outside of the computer, Guy Beahm, the real name of DrDisrespect, is doing well in business. At the end of 2022, the Doc launched a whiskey. The liquor was sold out just a few hours after its release.
Now we want to hear your opinion! Are you rooting for Disguised Toast’s team? Do you think streamers can also be successful long-term outside of the camera? Or should the streamer have thought a bit more intensively about how he wants to finance his eSports team? Leave us a comment and discuss with the community!
