Bymas Alleges Unpaid Monte Earnings and Bonuses

Aurimas “Bymas” Pipiras has publicly accused Monte of owing him tens of thousands of dollars, saying payments connected to prize money, stickers and other bonuses had not been made since 2025. The player made the allegation in a post on X after Monte’s chief executive, Dmytro Vovk, criticized Bymas, Aurélien “afro” Drapier, Oscar “AZUWU” Bell and their agents in a YouTube video.

The dispute followed the players’ departure from Monte to join Luminosity. Bymas said the issue was not limited to his own situation, adding that former players and the coach were still waiting for considerable sums. Monte answered his post by arguing that a delay of two weeks in salary payments should not be described as critical, and said athletes had been kept informed about payment delays.

Bymas described delayed payments as a recurring problem throughout his time with Monte. According to his account, players repeatedly contacted the organization to ask why the delays continued and were told the matter would be resolved. He said the situation did not change and that it became increasingly difficult to trust that the payments would be handled properly.

The player linked those concerns directly to his decision not to extend his contract. He said he did not want to commit his future to an organization while financial issues continued, referring to players in esports who had been harmed when organizations failed to meet financial obligations. This is an account from Bymas rather than an independently established finding on the underlying payments.

Monte’s public response focused on its position that the reported delays were not critical. The organization also replied sarcastically to Bymas, saying the text appeared to have been approved by an agent. The exchange places competing public accounts beside each other: Bymas alleged unpaid earnings and continuing delays, while Monte characterized the salary delay it referenced as limited.

Bymas ties the payment dispute to his Monte exit

The public disagreement came after a Monte video in which Vovk criticized Bymas, afro, AZUWU and their agents over the trio’s departure for Luminosity. The video’s thumbnail depicted Bymas, afro and AZUWU as rats seeking cheese in a trap marked with Luminosity, according to the report.

Bymas rejected the description of the players as disloyal. He said choosing not to renew a contract was not betrayal and argued that the group had the right to make the decision it considered best for their careers after the payment problems and other events he referenced. His response did not state that every financial claim had been resolved or independently verified.

He also addressed Monte’s activity after the Major, alleging that the organization received substantial money from sales while former players and staff still awaited what they were owed. That statement was presented as Bymas’s allegation. Monte’s quoted replies in the report did not provide a detailed accounting of prize money, sticker revenue, bonuses, former-player claims or staff claims.

The roster developments provide the competitive context for the dispute. Bymas, afro, AZUWU and Aleks “Rainwaker” Petrov left Monte in June to join Luminosity alongside Lucas “lux” Meneghini. After Luminosity played two events, Bymas was moved to the bench when Simon “yxngstxr” Boije was welcomed into the lineup.

• Bymas alleged that prize money, sticker-related earnings and other bonuses had gone unpaid since 2025, and said former players and the coach also had significant amounts outstanding.
• Monte said the salary delay it referenced was two weeks, disputed that the delays were critical, and said players were informed about them.
• The disagreement emerged after Monte’s leadership criticized the departures of Bymas, afro and AZUWU for Luminosity, where Bymas was later moved to the bench after two events.

The available record supports a clear sequence of public events without resolving the financial disagreement itself. Bymas first described recurring payment delays and unpaid compensation in his public statement. His comments also answered the criticism that followed Monte’s video about former players joining Luminosity.

Monte then challenged the severity of the situation rather than accepting Bymas’s characterization. Its responses referred to a two-week salary delay and said athletes had been informed. No detailed breakdown of the alleged amounts, payment dates, prizes, stickers or bonus arrangements was included in the supplied record.

That distinction matters when describing the case: the reported unpaid sums and their scope are allegations made by Bymas, while Monte’s documented answer is a disagreement over the seriousness and handling of payment delays. The competitive consequences documented in the report concern the move from Monte to Luminosity and Bymas’s later benching, not a confirmed settlement of the dispute.

Documented claims and responses

Bymas said the repeated delays had affected his willingness to renew with Monte. He stated that he and others had asked why payments kept arriving late and had received assurances that the issue would be fixed. His account presents those experiences as a major reason for declining another contract with the organization.

Monte did not accept the framing that its delays were severe. In its public reply, the organization described the salary delay as two weeks and said the players had been informed. The supplied material does not establish a full reconciliation between that description and Bymas’s allegation concerning prize payments, stickers, bonuses, former players and the coach.

The dispute also developed alongside personnel changes. The former Monte group joined Luminosity with lux, and Bymas was subsequently placed on Luminosity’s bench after the team’s first two reported events together. The evidence does not state that the bench move was connected to the Monte payment dispute.

The available evidence records an unresolved public dispute rather than a confirmed financial outcome. Bymas alleged longstanding unpaid compensation and said the recurring delays influenced his decision to leave Monte. Monte disputed the severity of the delays it acknowledged and said players had been kept informed.

The same sequence also connects the disagreement to a concrete roster timeline: the former Monte players joined Luminosity, and Bymas was later moved to the bench. No settlement, payment confirmation or further financial documentation is provided in the supplied record.