After losing to a 0.01 second defuse at VCT Ascension 2024 in front of their home crowd, BOOM Esports woke up to life-changing news when they learned Bleed Esports had been removed from the VCT Pacific League in 2025, opening a slot for the Indonesian organization.

On Oct. 4, five days after VCT Ascension 2024, Riot Games removed Bleed Esports from the league. The official announcement said the organization was removed due to “failure to comply with critical reporting requirements and other key obligations under the Team Participation Agreement (TPA).”