I want to make a statement regarding the whole situation with Passion UA, on behalf of the bootcamp in Latvia @aplabgg and @ASTRALESPORTSLV.
Firstly, AP Lab was originally a joint project between Artem (CEO Passion UA) and myself. Construction of the bootcamp started in January 2026 and was completed in March 2026 long before any of the conflicts involving Passion UA began.
All investments came directly from Artem’s personal bank account. There were no financial connections between the bootcamp and Passion UA as an organization. Also I am not even sure Valve pays out sticker money that quickly, just two weeks after a Major.
Secondly, the actual investment from him was several times lower than the reported 60–70k dollars in sticker money from just one player.
Thirdly, after the conflict started in May 2026 Artem had to sell his stake in the bootcamp and received part of his investment back. This was a financial transaction and not simply a transfer of shares or assets.
Neither I personally nor AP Lab or Astral Esports have any remaining business ties with Artem or Passion UA.
AP Lab is now exclusively the home of Astral Esports.
We stand with the players and are strongly against any kind of dishonesty or unfair treatment of players by esports organizations. ❤️
Bucharest was a rollercoaster 🇷🇴
2M views on the ninja defuse, then taking @FaZeEsports all the way and nearly pulling it off.
Didn’t end how we wanted, but we showed we can play with the teams at that level.
Back to work now. We’ll be back ⭐️
Another @DraculaNCS in the books for @ASTRALESPORTSLV
It actually crazy to see how much we are leveling up with every LAN. That game against Faze was insane. We were so damn close but sure our time is coming!
Super proud of the boys! We played as ONE team and showed our best performance so far.
Massive thanks to @Asarts90@Shoobydoobydoo3 grinding behind the scenes on the media side. The numbers we are hitting and the way our little Astral family is growing are honestly beyond anything I imagined!
Huge thanks @RejinCS@gxxcs2@NeqyCS@swizcs2@_Ray5ive_@meowpopcs@voronind11 for all the hard work and all the emotions you gave us at the LAN. Thanks to our fans for the incredible support❤️
It means a lot!
More to come from Astral. #astralletsgo
What a emotional rollercoaster. Lost to @FaZeEsports 2-1. We should have closed cache but they were just better and more experienced. Super proud of the young squad!!
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Thx for everything and the journey. I hope the boys will find the right piece of the puzzle. In mutual agreement ive been allowed to search other opportunities ❤️