Orangutan Esports, the 2022 Valorant Challengers South Asian representatives in Ascension APAC have recently seen the sudden departure of female player, Emily “Emi” Lauw from their Game Changers roster. Through a Twitter post, the latter updated about her situation in the team and put forward some serious allegations against the team.
According to Emi, her decision to leave came after Orangutan failed to provide a proper player development program. She felt the lack of a proper support system as a player and an individual Further, she claimed that multiple players and staff from the team raised issues about the food quality while boot camping in India.
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Emi Leaves Orangutan X Ahead Of GC Qualifiers
This is not the first time that Orangutan has been accused of failing to provide proper food to the players. Previously, Esports pro, Persia, suffered from food poisoning and as a result, was unable to play at full potential. Due to the unhealthy food quality, players had to travel back from India to their respective countries and play from home. The most shocking revelation that came in from Emi was the fact that she accused support staff and management staff of unprofessional behaviour which includes lying and inefficient communication among the players and coaches.
In response to the above allegations, Orangutan X decided to provide a collective response as a team where they addressed each and every allegation made by Emi.
Emi's grievances with the organization extended beyond just the front office as she pointed out the coach, Gunner’s lack of professionalism and the team’s low standards impedes their growth as an esports professional. While the initial statement from Orangutan didn't do much to dispel allegations of unprofessionalism and general mismanagement within the organization, it will be interesting to see if the team will put out another statement in response to the scathing allegations.
