Do you live somewhere in or close to America?
Do you have two hands attached at the end of your arms?
Would you like a salary?
If you answered ‘yes’ to at least two of those questions, you might be receiving an email titled ‘Official Offer’ from [email protected] tomorrow. Check your spam folder.
It turns out that having one team embarrass them on the world stage wasn’t enough; they want to sign another two. Yes, two. Extra.
Carpe Diem are apparently very close to joining as an academy team, while Party Astronauts are supposedly a bit more tentative. We’re not sure why or how PA can afford to turn down a salary, but fair play to them if they do.
To grind without money and then turn down a subpar offer deserves some respect; it would be easy to just take the money.
That’s not sleight to Carpe Diem, either - that team has been killing it in the NA scene (yes, yes, we know) and deserves their shot. This should help them get great practice, good coaching and chances to play under a good org.
And they’ll probably be the main team in about three months.
This is... mixed news for NA; while two unpaid teams are getting a chance to earn a living and get quality coaching, it does mean all of the talent - and CeRq - would go to one place. It all depends on your perspective.
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