Genna Bain (right) during an interview with Geneviève "Livinpink" Forget
Genna "Intricay" Bain will be transfering the management of Team Axiom to John "TotalBiscuit" Bain. This says Genna herself in her laterst TL.net blogpost.
Genna's resignation as owner and manager of Team Axiom come just a day after the last update on Axiom's involvement with Acer's TeamStory Cup. The story began earlier this week when Genna Bain officially announced that Axiom will not be attending the TeamStory Cup finals in Krefeld because of the high-priced flight tickets during the season and due to tournament organizers not providing sufficient finances to cover team's travel expenses.
On August 15th in a blog post for Team Liquid, Genna Bain laid out all the events leading to this conclusion, including correspondence with TeamStory Cup management and Dennis "Take" Gehlen himself. Said disclosing of correspondence had in turn prompted a response from Gehlen which was also posted on Team Liquid today.
[6:50:52 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: hey genna
[6:51:04 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: are you serious putting
[6:51:07 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: my private chats with you
[6:51:09 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: online
[6:51:15 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: where i talk about acers
[6:51:16 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: decisions?
[6:51:23 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: which never have to be public?
[6:51:25 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: this is crazy
[6:51:33 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: actually i hope that by law
[6:51:40 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: this is something you can get punnished for?
[6:51:49 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: i guess if acer gonna read this they will get mad
[6:51:54 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: that you posted it online
[6:51:55 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: 10 times
[6:52:02 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: more than u can ever imagine
[6:52:14 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: cause there you let acer look very bad
[6:52:19 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: wow
[6:52:27 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: i didnt even see it when i saw ur post
[6:52:37 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: i just read some but someone from my team has shown me this part
[6:52:41 AM] Dennis.Gehlen: of our private conversation
The same blog post announced Genna Bain's stepping down as Axiom manager and owner and her involvement with eSports overall. The team will thus be passed down to Bain's husband John "TotalBiscuit" Bain, who's also been Axiom's main sponsor since its creation. A part from Genna Bain's good bye letter reads:
This is what happens behind closed doors I guess. I understand that maybe some people in eSports are uncomfortable with my unorthodox methods of lifting the veil, but what exactly is there to hide? Aside from the fact that Dennis is paying in part for Team Liquid to come to the ATC finals, I don't see any particularly sensitive information. Sure, they asked the sponsor for more funds to help with travel, is that a bad thing? I made mention that Acer had a contract with TakeTV for a set amount to fund ATC, seems pretty standard to me... Anyway, I guess TIL that if people post chat logs even in an attempt to make you look good in a bad situation, it shouldn't be done and I should just be sued and/or arrested.
As with anything, there is a light and a dark side to eSports. Do not forget that there are players who are having their salaries cut (even though they are under contract), contracts being augmented without warning, organizations being bullied by others and forced into financial instability. Yet, there are the amazing success stories, the supportive fans and great people working towards making this community a better place. I'd ask you to evaluate which side of the coin you belong to and survey the impact it has on the scene around you.
I would like to thank everyone who has supported me during my time as a team owner, as well as those who supported me in all of my eSports endeavors. I'd like to extend some particular thanks to the following individuals (in no particular order). It is without a doubt in a community with so many wonderful people, I will forget to thank someone. Please know that I will continue to cherish all of you.
While it is certain that Axiom will continue to operate for the time being, Intricacy's stepping down leads to the end of another project of hers, namely the SHOUTcraft series of tournaments. StarCraft 2 fans will remember its last edition - SHOUTcraft America - as an ambitious project aiming to inject life into the American scene.
@intenseSC who do you think ran SHOUTcraft? Gen has retired from esports, SHOUTcraft goes with her.
— Totalbiscuit (@Totalbiscuit) August 16, 2013
