A huge controversy is brewing in Singapore over the Championship Gaming Series combine, draft and the newly chosen General Manager for the CGS' Singapore franchise, Chris Soh. According to sources, it would appear that the newly appointed general manager requested that players sign a "behind the scenes" contract that gives the general manager's association 50% of all players winnings and earnings before he would agree to draft them. This contract is totally separate from the CGS contract. To boil it down; this guy wants 50 percent of all the players and teams earnings on top of the money allocated to him by the CGS.

Reuben Conceicao, long time leader and now consultant of the Singapore Counter Strike team Titans, has given his side of the story to GotFrag and has supplied GotFrag with the actual contract that was allegedly forced upon the players. Titans finished first in the Singapore combine but were not selected in the draft because they refused to sign the contract, Conceicao tells GotFrag. Conceicao says the team was told the official reason they were not chosen was for "unsportsmanlike" conduct. The Titans dominated the field at the Singapore combine, winning their finals matches in convincing fashion.

Official statement from Reuben Conceicao:

Before the event, several players from various games were approached by Chris Soh, the current GM. He informed them that he was going to pick players who signed a contract with him which would require them to give 50% of their total earnings in Asia (CGS Asia region included) to his private organization called the Singapore Gamers Association (SGGA).

Our organization refused to sign this contract as we cannot see what the CGS has to do with the SGGA, and we felt it would not be condusive to the players who need the money to get by. After winning the finals so convincingly, we were appalled to discover our players were not selected, and instead his CSS team, XTC would be selected.

Upon further investigation, other players from other games such as Tetra from DOA, Phenic from PGR and Extreme from FIFA, FLYSHOW- from WC3 all corroborated with similar accounts of his extortion attempts.

GotFrag has also received confirmation from other players involved that they were pressured to sign this contract before the draft by Singapore General Manager Chris Soh. GotFrag has contacted the CGS and they have declined to comment at this time.

GotFrag has obtained a copy of the contract that was alledgedly forced upon potential draftees. The contract can be downloaded in PDF format at the link below:

Contract

UPDATE: CGS has released the following statement:

Following the controversy surrounding last week’s CGS Singapore Qualifier and Draft, and after conducting a detailed investigation with all parties concerned, CGS and Chris Soh have mutually agreed that he will no longer serve as acting General Manager of the Singapore team. Effective immediately, Steven Yong will act as the League’s interim GM of the Singapore team. Steven is a seasoned veteran in competitive gaming and will manage the team until a permanent replacement is announced.

Mr. Yong will be making final draft selections for the Singapore team in the immediate future and CGS looks forward to announcing the members of the Singapore team soon.

The league regrets any inconvenience which may have been caused. The best interests of the gaming community remain the league’s top priority.