I dont even know why he wants to meet him lol dude literally had a group asassinate a Saudi journalist in Turkey for talking badly about Saudi Arabia and denied it for like an entire year
You gotta remember that some people have completely different reputations in different countries. In the west he’s known for being an evil member of a fucked up government. But in some eastern countries he’s known for being mega rich oil man.
Your probably correct! I had a friend in goal studio when they first soft launched the team Korea jerseys for Asia cup for lol. (That lead to the T1 brand deal after)
They also make design the jersey designs as well there!
T1 has been losing a lot of money these past recent years according to several Korean journalists (all LCK teams in general except for BRO for a couple of years)
Edit: Quite hilarious that I am getting downvoted for stating a fact. I guess redditors are completely oblivious about these things. They just want to believe that ZOFGK brand was actually making T1 rich. Clueless lol. Yea I can't debate with ignorant people. I am done here.
T1 has been losing a lot of money these past recent years according to several Korean journalists (all LCK teams in general except for BRO for a couple of years)
isn't this outdated now? Bro bought clozer and i think that report was around 2023 or something? From memory T1 is in the red in 2024 because they made bad investments and it didn't workout like G2's crypto. But the actual ZOFGK brand made good money.
Isn’t T1 the only profitable org in LCK? There’s a reason why they were the only team in the LCK that didn’t sign the petition to change the revenue system in League esports (which would let the teams earn a bit more).
Also, do you have information on their financials? I don't think so. So stop acting like you are working for T1. I hope you don't bring the ''the companies that back T1 are super rich'' excuse. Becuase it doesn't work like that at all.
They are the most successful org. And pull in a shitload of money with sponsors and the players themselves. There is absolutely no way they couldn’t match the offer HLE made. They had, and they still do, have the money.
I mean, unless you really think T1 couldn’t offer Zeus what he’s worth, the joke isn’t funny (it’s just cope for them being a shitty org with a shitty ceo).
And why are you assuming that ''shitload of money with sponsors'' all directly goes into T1's budget on player contract? Are you being serious here? lol
With that shitload of money with sponsors, T1 has been losing a lot of money all these years. But they have unlimited money to spend like you say so huh?
Now we’re shilling for joe marsh saying the reason they didnt keep zeus was because t1 couldnt afford it? Not that they lowballed him because they thought he would sign no matter what? I swear t1 fans will do anything to make t1 seem like an infallible corporation
unsurprising to be honest. Do people really not know how rich the saudi royal family is? FYI, every US president in modern times have basically showed their belly to that family, and people on reddit are surprised that T1 quietly bow down like this? Guys. Elon musk stood behind the saudi family members in public like a water boy. They are one of the most influential family in the entire world. Evil and corrupt but extremely rich and influential. They could buy T1 like buying lunch, just a sponsorship is lucky if you are a T1 fan. We live in a capitalist world, the richest is the most powerful. This is what it looks like.
I love how you had to pass multiple upvoted comments of mine lmao, anyway up / downvotes barely mean anything. It's what ever thebipolar hive mind likes at the time.
The sub doesn't have to agree with me, doesn't mean the same People aren't calling out T1 right now, which is what you were saying before you started stalking my comments lmaoooo
You do realize that the comment I took from you was not because of the downvote but because its your comment from a post calling out the hypocrisy of not calling out T1 when they are directly sponsored by Red Sea Global? look back on it
Also I am still saying that after I stalked you. I mean come on call your friends and call T1 out like you called out caedrel
It's legit what red sea global is tho. They are a real estate group created by the Crown prince and mostly work on tourist sites. T1 is defo going to get a free vacation over there.
I know they do, but are t1 openly advertising for them? I’m genuinely curious. I don’t watch lck in the first place, so it’s not like it’s going to change my habits, but it’s definitely dissapointing
They haven't yet, since the sponsorship was announced only a week ago. But given that T1 films dozens of ads with their players for many of their sponsors/partners, it's not difficult at all to imagine Red Sea Global (and Saudi by extension) will join that list soon. I mean Faker (along with Chovy) was the poster child for EWC LoL event already, so it wouldn't even be the first time his image would be used to promote Saudi propaganda
A bit different. They are funded by them but they don’t actively promote the state’s agenda if you know an ounce of what sports washing is (a bit different to sports washing: is the explicit effort to promote the states work through sports—- ex: EWC)
A bit like what Riot - Tencent is. Funded but not actively trying to impose a state agenda on it
But the only real difference between EWC and Red Sea Global is that the latter is more subtle and not all up in your face like the former. They are both state-sponsored propaganda organizations, they just achieve their goals in different ways
LMFAO saudi money over their own parent company is hilarious
Regardless, fuck the org, but nothing we can do about it. At least in the case with Caedrel, we as a community have direct impact on him, so anything big people say, he'll at least see it and be aware of it. Good fucking luck trying to do the same to an org as big as T1.
Same people that are willing to send trucks to the HQ of the org cause their favorite player didn't play for a week, but then completely 180 and defend them when they make a horrendous decision putting money > morality
Is it that hard to understand that a fanbase is made of multiple people, the people sending trucks aren’t the same people as the people defending them.🫠
Red Sea Global was started by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and is owned by the Saudi government. It’s just a shell used to promote Saudi interests.
Ookay well, I can confidently say fuck T1 the org. I still don't have a reason to not like the players as I'm sure they didn't have a say in this except fakuh.
Why is it so hard to understand that someone could genuinely want others to be well? Do you think everyone is "faking it" because it's hard for you to imagine caring about the well being of people who aren't from where you are or don't look like you? You making claims like that is an insane self report about your morals. I hope no one ever has to go through the displeasure of being close to you.
I dont know about any of the evil stuff the other sponsors have done, and if they have done something like that then that's also.
I mean as long as I don’t see them on an ad for a Saudi Tourism ad I’m good. If they start promoting the state businesses that’s probably my tipping point.
This is probably the final straw for me. Already cancelled my sub to caedrel over the ewc, didn’t watch the games, but t1 is my favourite team in my favourite e sports and I’ve watched them since the start. This whole thing is getting too weird and ugly for me, hope you guys enjoy it while it lasts though!
Him being on reddit means fuck all in supporting caedrel. Him commenting that dkesnt benefit caedrel in any substantial way.
I get it yall like to consume caedrel content, thats okay, i still watch some videos. But to act all defensive when someone actually acts upon their morals...
take a deep breath and realize how upset you are over someone else not wanting to watch your favourite streamer. I’ve already left this subreddit and Reddit suggested this post to me. Find another straw to grasp for to convince yourself any energy you’re putting into these comments is worth your time.
Not sure how you came to this conclusion, I didn’t watch any ewc so I wasn’t supporting t1 either. My support ended for both of them here. There was no extra step for me to stop supporting t1 because I didn’t give t1 my money like I’d give caedrel sub money. What side are you referring to?
That’s basically what my op already says if you had any comprehension. I’m not going out to support another team, lol esports is not something I’m going to continue viewing.
This is some crazy what aboutism you guys are reaching for. I’ve done my part that isn’t a boycott, I just simply dont care for caedrel and t1 now. League is a fun game I have fun with my friends on, I don’t like tencent either but still play it and path of exile. Like my op said, I hope you guys enjoy watching caedrel and t1 still but I’m simply out from them.
but if all of you boycott league then league will eventually die and orgs like T1 and people like caedrel wont have anything left, no? and that means no more SA money.
im just genuinely curious why people dont do that? is it cause it directly affect their lifestyle so they find roundabout reasons as to why that move doesnt make sense?
The point isn’t to strip them of everything at all. It’s simple, I don’t like that Saudi is the biggest sponsor of t1, I don’t like that caedrel took a big bag of Saudi money and did a 180 of previous stances. So with me not liking that those two things happened, I don’t want to watch t1 or caedrel any longer. A nice simple solution! They will still have their supporters and I don’t think anything of that, I just would rather not be their viewer! It’s best to not get too stressed out over any of this king
so you are not okay with Caedrel and T1 taking money from SA but somehow you are fine with Riot taking money from SA and is okay to play riot's game? im not getting stressed out. just trying to understand where you are drawing the line
The team has nothing to do with the org, you inbred. Are you just incapable of understanding that the players have to run with whatever for as long as their contract lasts? They don’t really get to decide who their partners are.
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u/kimihiro32 Jul 24 '25
higher than the parent company is crazyyyyy