"Scammed 50-100 people and just came back onto the scene", — former Epulze employee accused the company

Malaysian esports tournament operator, observer, and referee Chun Kit Grey Wong stated on his X page that Epulze had avoided having to pay outstanding debts to employees by rebranding the company.

“I worked with Epulze for almost 7 years back in 2017 all the way up to 2024 when the Bali Major layoffs happened — I was never officially laid off, neither was I ever officially given severance, or neither was I ever officially paid out for all the backed up salary close to 5 months totally up to RM15,000 (~$3 800) — not only that they took my ESL DreamLeague Observer fees”

According to Grey, Epulze sold its assets to Chaosground, but the management remained the same. He noted that the organization paid only its European employees, to whom it is legally obligated, but left everyone else without payment.

“How they think they can just go on with life like nothing happened, scammed 50-100 people and just come back into the scene like nothing happened? Why does Chaosground even exist when it is just Epulze repainted into a different product?”

Former coach and analyst Muriëlle Kips Huismann responded to Grey’s statement, emphasizing that in total, Epulze owed approximately $850,000 and is now trying to evade responsibility.

Chun Kit Wong’s post was reposted by other former Epulze employees, as well as pro players and media personalities from the Dota community, including Jake SirActionSlacks Kanner, Jingjun Sneyking Wu, Mkrdich Mike Le Phoenix Zobuyan, and others.

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