Why did TheGaurd leave VCT?

Basically what the title says.
It's been a while but I remember TheGaurd definitely not being the worst team in VCT back then.
So why did they leave tier 2?
(Unless my memory serves me very wrong and they never were in VCT?)

won ascension
org bums forgot to sign the papers, so tgrd couldn't be in tier 1
g2 bought tgrd roster

The org was kinda fucked financially and they didn't do the franchising paperwork

nobody___100 [#2]

won ascension
org bums forgot to sign the papers, so tgrd couldn't be in tier 1
g2 bought tgrd roster

Wrong the org did not want to move forward with supporting a team in VCT. I don't know the exact reason, but ppl are saying it was because management/backers did not see it as a profitable venture, so they pulled out. Initially, VCT said they weren't allowed in (roster), but then they changed the ruling, potentially allowing other organizations to sign the roster; G2 eventually did after their debacle of getting dropped from being a partnered team.

you're thinking of crazy raccoon, the JP team who had tons of fans and popularity who missed out, so Riot had to go with DFM due to paperwork error.

they dropped their guard and got ambushed

taejuny [#4]

Wrong the org did not want to move forward with supporting a team in VCT. I don't know the exact reason, but ppl are saying it was because management/backers did not see it as a profitable venture, so they pulled out. Initially, VCT said they weren't allowed in (roster), but then they changed the ruling, potentially allowing other organizations to sign the roster; G2 eventually did after their debacle of getting dropped from being a partnered team.

you're thinking of crazy raccoon, the JP team who had tons of fans and popularity who missed out, so Riot had to go with DFM due to paperwork error.

Tgrd org as a whole was closing down and leaving all of esports because esports is literally just throwing money into a burning pit of fire. they refused to sign into vct because they didn't want to lose anymore money and g2 swooped in and stole the roster

Prancer [#6]

Tgrd org as a whole was closing down and leaving all of esports because esports is literally just throwing money into a burning pit of fire. they refused to sign into vct because they didn't want to lose anymore money and g2 swooped in and stole the roster

Exactly it was a purposeful decision made by management; the guy above me is saying they forgot to sign papers lol