In an abrupt and surprising announcement on January 25th, GUTS Gaming said that the organization was withdrawing completely from competitive Rainbow Six Siege. An anonymous team member indicated that the players and team staff were not informed of the decision before the announcement went public.
“I was told today and I am still trying to figure it all out,” said the team member. The team had been scrimming up until the day before the announcement.”
The future of the GUTS roster is unclear. Everyone involved is left scrambling to figure out what happened and what to do next.
GUTS Gaming had been active in the Siege space since early 2019 and had secured a promotion to the ESL Pro League for Season 10. However, after an initially promising start, GUTS only finished sixth in the 2020 APAC North season.
In 2021, GUTS finished third, fifth, and second in each APAC North stage, narrowly missing out on qualification to the Sweden Major in Stage 3 after a final-day loss. Despite that performance, GUTS had also failed to qualify through the APAC Playoffs and then finished second to Talon Esports in the APAC North Six Invitational 2022 Qualifier.
(All information was provided by SiegeGG)