PUBG Mobile TSM Legal Action Over Roster Poaching [Confirmed]

In June 2022, premier global esports organization TSM officially announced sweeping legal action against Indian competitor GodLike Esports after the rival organization unlawfully signed active contracted PUBG Mobile star Arjun Mandhalkar. According to verified reports from Dexerto PUBG, TSM executives were completely blindsided when GodLike Esports publicly welcomed Mandhalkar into their BGMI starting roster without conducting any prior transfer negotiations or buyout discussions with TSM management. TSM’s head of global social and community, Duncan Cox, expressed utter astonishment over the blatant contract breach, emphasizing that standard professional protocol was entirely ignored. Furthermore, TSM mobile director Jeff Chau revealed that Krafton India Esports had failed to respond to administrative grievances for over weeks, forcing the North American organization to pursue aggressive litigation to protect contractual integrity. This unprecedented cross-continental dispute underscores severe regulatory loopholes governing mobile esports player transfers, player agency, and cross-border contract enforcement. Industry observers note that such messy poaching controversies damage long-term ecosystem stability, putting immense pressure on publishers to enforce strict roster lock penalties and transparent buyout frameworks similar to our [PUBG Mobile Removes Controversial In-Game Item [Confirmed]](/news/pubg-mobile-removes-controversial-item) dossier.