Erik Shokov

YouTube blogger (1.6m subs), founder of @cybershoke / @team_cybershoke

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@moutain44483506 I haven’t heard about this. Is there somewhere I can read more about it?

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

A couple of days ago, our esports team unexpectedly caught some local hype on Twitter 🐦‍⬛️

It’s clear there’s a real demand for transparency in the market. That’s why we’ve started working on a separate website dedicated to our esports division, where the team’s financials and competitive results will be published live.

Honestly, I haven’t seen this kind of format anywhere yet. Curious to hear your thoughts: what part of this story matters most to you, and what would you want to see first from the inside?

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

CYBERSHOKE Esports budget over ~2.5 years:
Salaries & compensation — $504,411
Player buyouts — $181,700
Team house rent — $126,625
Bootcamps — $48,568
LAN travel — $19,000
Taxes & legal — $49,040
Jerseys — $8,921, psychologist — $4,400
Total: $942,675

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@mintcrystall We had two sponsors and sold three players.

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

CYBERSHOKE Esports revenue over ~2.5 years:

2023: $90,528
2024: $282,577
2025: $247,005
Total revenue: $620,110

Included: sponsorship contracts, player transfers, prize money, and jersey sales. Overall financial result for the period: –$322,565

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@edeninhooo https://t.co/Q3oJvnZOrv

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

CYBERSHOKE Esports budget over ~2.5 years:
Salaries & compensation — $504,411
Player buyouts — $181,700
Team house rent — $126,625
Bootcamps — $48,568
LAN travel — $19,000
Taxes & legal — $49,040
Jerseys — $8,921, psychologist — $4,400
Total: $942,675

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@IAmTyranttX Over 2.5 years, we are down $322,000. The team is unprofitable and cannot be profitable under the current realities. I explained the reasons in the previous post

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@apathysembrac We’ll announce our roster changes in the coming days

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

CYBERSHOKE Esports budget over ~2.5 years:
Salaries & compensation — $504,411
Player buyouts — $181,700
Team house rent — $126,625
Bootcamps — $48,568
LAN travel — $19,000
Taxes & legal — $49,040
Jerseys — $8,921, psychologist — $4,400
Total: $942,675

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@LDT_CS I’m not the CEO. I’m the founder of the team. The entire life of the team is covered on my channel, mainly for the CIS audience. For example, in today’s video I actually disclosed all these numbers: https://t.co/ST9DK1NuvR

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@GatsbyCS2 Yes, there have been sales and we do have sponsors. I’ll make a separate post about this later.

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

The team promotes our website, and our branding is part of the team’s name. The only way to make real money from a team is if it’s consistently in the world’s top 15 and regularly attends Tier-1 tournaments.

In the CIS, salaries are not as inflated as in Europe, which makes day-to-day operations easier, but sponsors also pay less.

At the moment, the team is not profitable. Qualifying for the upcoming Major could make this possible, but realistically, the chances are still low.

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@pitutuuu I think it makes sense to do a similar post, but about revenues 😄

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@jddelo The salary line also includes the manager, CEO, and SMM.

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@CsNeok Honestly, we made way too many jerseys for giveaways. Around 500 total. About half sold, the rest went to giveaways

[CYBERSHOKE @cybershoke]

🌏 CYBERSHOKE is expanding!

We’ve just launched servers in 🇮🇳 India & 🇸🇬 Singapore 😼

This means you’ll have good ping playing from:
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇻🇳 Vietnam
🇦🇺 Australia (except the south)
+ other nearby regions!

Enjoy! 💙

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

@Maj3r_ We'll do it today on @cybershoke

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

8) Make way for more Tier-2 and Tier-3 events

Currently, only CCT hosts VRS events for Tier-2 teams. So, any team that drops below top-100, is left with only hard open qualifiers.

Valve need to make a way for smaller tournaments with top-100 — top-200 teams.

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

📍 Thread: 8 simple steps on how to make Valve Ranking System better.

I talked to the CEO of my esports team and we gathered 8 points. They are based on our experience running an organization.

@mauisnake @Thorin @launders @Professeur_CS

[Erik Shokov @shokeCS]

7.2) It's doesn't make any sense, because the whole purpose of ESL's system was to get to the Pro League, starting from Open. There's no real reason to tryhard in Advanced anymore, because it won't get you further.