by https://www.reddit.com/user/itsandyb123/
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Yay's condition was a one-off thing on the day (Yay later appears in the video and confirms) and he isn't sure what happened but he's all good now physically and will be competing still (allegedly). sScary also mentions it might be more so mental thing since the team environment was very, very bad during this tournament (he didn't reveal specifics) and everyone was having a rough time and the team was essentially in turmoil prior to competing and their losses cemented the deal. He mentions doing a pep-talk and heart-to-heart conversation with the team before their game and trying to get everyone on the same page (talking for about 1 hourr) and things felt better but by then they only had a day or so before their games after admittedly lacking a lot of practice prior to the tournament due to these internal issues rising within the team (Chemistry issues, limited time getting to know eachother and basically growing pains)
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Yay is also doing much better mentally now but admittedly (according to sScary) Yay also feels the pressure of being a former World Champion; people (and his own self-pressure) always expect him to win and perform but at the end of the day he's only human but things are improving and it can only go up from here.
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Key changes are coming to BLEED (not necessarily roster changes) and official annoucements should perhaps appear in the coming few days/week (not confirmed)
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He mentions that the team essentially imploded after their final loss (although mentally everyone is doing much better now) and they're going through a major restructuring regarding the team and roles I guess. The main and perhaps most significant change is the fact that sScary will be taking over as the IGL/Captain of the team; his main worry is his English proficiency and his ability to convey his plans/thoughts in English sufficiently but his teammates have reassured him that it is perfectly fine and will add on anything if he struggles (sScary previously IGL'd for period on X10 before XERXIA and is generally very pro-active outside the game in regards to strats/ideas/lineups but this is his first time doing it in English). He also mentions how the IGL has to also deal with the emotions of their players and must be critical of plays which may affect relationships between players and also on his individual performance as a controller player having to do much more work now.
Someone asks why Yay picked Viper on Split. sScary says during practice (and it was in part Yay volunteering to play viper) Yay looked good during scrims and was often top fragging on the role but on that day, so many things were off with the team it was impossible to perform.
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