Thomas

UEA Graduate Retired Professional CS2 Player. LF Analyst/Coaching

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

Holy fucking shit UKCS will be top 8 at the fucking major so fucking proud of the boys

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[n0te @n0teCSGO]

As of today, my time with NIP is over

I couldn't have asked for better teammates and coaches, I am truly grateful to have spent time with these legends and wish them all the best

Disappointed i didn't perform better especially towards the end, some struggles with the new positions and shitting my pants overthinking sometimes 😂 But overall a very valuable experience and some great lessons for me for the future. And I can't wait for what's coming next

also - thanks to everyone for the support, i saw so many nice comments and that was pretty awesome ❤️

I will be looking for a new team 🫡

RETWEETS LIKES COMMENTS VERY APPRECIATED 😁🫶

[Bymas @bymascs]

Since Monte seems comfortable taking shots at me publicly, I think it’s only fair to give some context.

Monte owes me tens of thousands of dollars, plus my share of Monte’s Major team sticker revenue. I haven’t received any tournament prize money since 2025, and I am also still owed multiple monthly payments and performance bonuses.

Multiple former players and the coach are also still owed substantial amounts, to my knowledge.

I stayed quiet for a long time because I respected the organization and wanted to give them every chance to sort this out privately and make things right.

Payment delays were also a recurring issue throughout my time with Monte. We repeatedly reached out asking why this kept happening and were told it would be fixed, but nothing ever really changed. Over time, that made it harder and harder to trust that things would be handled properly.

And to be clear, this had a major impact on my decision not to re-sign with Monte. We’ve seen too many players in esports get burned by organizations that fail to pay what they owe, so I wasn’t willing to put myself in that position. It’s hard to commit your future to an org when situations like this keep happening.

The situation at Monte was uncertain. Re-signing would have meant committing to an organization we no longer trusted to consistently meet its financial obligations, with no guarantee that the same roster would even stay together long term.

The hate towards Luminosity and the players is unjustified. If anything, Monte’s own actions and failures were a big reason why things ended the way they did.

Choosing not to re-sign is not betrayal. After repeated payment issues and everything that had happened, we had every right to make the decision we felt was best for our careers. Calling us “rats” or “traitors” for that doesn’t change the reasons why we chose to move on.

If you have time to comment and make videos taking shots at former players, you should probably have time to pay the people who worked for you and earned that money. 😉

P.S. What makes this even harder to understand is that Monte received a very substantial amount of money from buyouts after the Major, while former players and staff are still waiting to be paid what they are owed.

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

Awesome to see @Gizmyyy doing so well at @100Thieves , guys an absolute monster and farming up the stats as well 💪🇬🇧

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

Man where was this England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 when we played Argentina 😭😭😭

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@kingmezii Shameless William 😭

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@Borell116 @ThourCS2 @RevenantGGWP

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@rigoNcs Best of luck going forward brudda ❤️

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

Best of luck going forward @Gizmyyy, I really can't see any logic leaving both yourself and @kakafuCS behind when your tactical play has been so strong and consistent ❤️

Looking forward to seeing you smash it bro in your next adventure 💪🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[Gizmy @Gizmyyy]

After the major, the core told me that they were leaving to LG, and had also signed contracts before the major. Pretty sad ending for a team I’ve led since the beginning, but that’s how it goes sometimes

Good luck to them in their new endeavor - will announce my new team soon

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@Mauisnake I think @Gizmyyy deserves even more credit than he’s getting,what he’s getting out of his team fundamentally is mega impressive and I really believe he’s going to be able to continue the momentum even after the major 💪🇬🇧extremely impressive trajectory so far since he pivoted

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@blameFFFFF @OnFireAnders @BIGCLANgg Congrats brudda truly deserved 💪💪💪💪

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@justluke @bevvexyz *Norwich

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

I feel like the qualification method for the major still feels wrong to me, I think it’s because I prefer the open quals into the RMR’s (viewing wise) 💔

These t2 events having so much weight feels like an anti climax when teams qual 🤨 thoughts?

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@PapaKannyy I just feel the cost of attending T2 lans for a majority of these teams is kinda unrealistic, would love to see a more fair eco system

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@smooyacs @Mmph2O ❤️ relax with the balding 😂

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

I'm officially retiring from playing and plan to start coaching 🇬🇧💪

I accomplished the goals I set in 2016 and now want to try something new. 10+ years Playing, Playoffs at the Major, International and national xp

LF - Analyst + Head coach + Assistant coach 🇬🇧

DM’s Open 💪

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@justluke ❤️

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@RossR_CS ❤️

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@NeiL_Mcs Cheers Neil❤️

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@blameFFFFF ❤️

[Thomas @ThomasCS__]

@i_am_a_momo Much love Chris ❤️❤️