Bleed Esports Part Ways With Taiga After a Short Time Together
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Tommy “Taiga” Le recently returned to professional Dota 2 from a personal break has ended his short stint with Bleed Esports. The organization and Taiga had been together for just a month. During his time with Bleed Esports, Taiga played in two events without any significant success. Bleed Esports announced X Taiga’s exit from the team as he signaled that he is in search of a new team.
Taiga’s Brief Time With Bleed Esports
On 29th December, Bleed Esports made it public that it is ending the relationship with its position five support, Taiga. He had joined the team in November 2023 along with Natthaphon “Masaros” Ouanphakdee and Daryl “iceiceice” Koh just a month prior. Significant is the fact that it was Taiga’s first appearance in the Southeast Asian region, having spent the majority of his career in the European region with teams like Alliance, Team Liquid, and OG.
Within this brief engagement with Bleed Esports, the team played in the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 closed qualifiers but was unable to qualify after being defeated by the newly assembled team Aurora. After this disappointment, they tried their luck in a Tier 4 tournament called Kobolds Rave without any major achievement. A fourth-place finish in this online tournament was all that Bleed Esports could manage.
Taiga shared in a tweet, “Short but it was fun trying out a new region nonetheless. Gotta shoutout to @HadesCasts for helping out alot during the process and felt comfortable during my stay, and wish you guys better luck forward.”
Announcing that he’ll be a free agent in 2024 and that he’s LFT (Looking For Team), he stated, “Heading into 2024, I will be free. Open for any discussions and LFT.”
In late October 2023, Taiga confessed his battle with addiction. As per his statement, his passion for esports and Dota 2 gradually faded, leading him into the grip of addiction.
He noted that his gambling addiction began after The International 2022 (TI11) and started with the FIFA World Cup 2022, later extending to other sports and casino games. Over time, Taiga expressed remorse for squandering what he had worked hard for.
He tweeted, “Like I mentioned in the text down below, if you ever need anyone to talk to or if you’ve struggled with similar things like I’ve had, don’t be afraid to send me a message on any of my social media. I know how hard and destructive addiction can be.”
Openly addressing his struggles, Taiga expressed a strong desire to return to competitive gaming as a player. He stated he would resume playing Dota 2, begin streaming, and return to his old hobbies. He backed up his words by joining Bleed Esports.