Virtus.professional nuked its earlier Dota 2 roster following its failure to qualify for The Worldwide 11, however its new lineup was slapped out of orbit lower than a month after forming when its new carry participant was banned by Valve for account sharing and impersonating members of one other staff. And now the group has pillaged one other staff’s carry to fill the void left by that ban.
Alexandr “krylat” Krylatov is finest identified for his 2021 run with PuckChamp, which put him on the map as a powerful carry participant inside some of the aggressive areas in Dota 2. He left PuckChamp in July and solely not too long ago signed with Workforce Empire Hope because the org rebuilt its lineup from scratch.
Now, simply over two weeks later, he has left what’s at present Workforce Empire’s solely Dota roster to hitch VP. And, whereas it’d look a bit shady on paper {that a} participant was “stolen” so near the 2023 Dota Professional Circuit beginning, this transfer really gained’t impression anybody competing outdoors of VP.
Workforce Empire Hope was competing within the open qualifiers for the 2023 DPC—which means they didn’t have a spot in both division of Japanese Europe’s competitors. They fell properly wanting claiming entry into Division II, inserting fifth in all three of their makes an attempt and ending their run as a gaggle.
In consequence, krylat would have probably missed competing within the Winter Tour of the DPC if VP didn’t attain out with a proposal.
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It is a utterly authorized transfer since Valve was permitting the groups impacted by its current wave of bans to switch their instantly empty roster spots regardless of the roster lock for the Winter Tour already being in impact. And, the foundations solely restrict groups within the DPC from signing gamers who compete within the closed qualifiers for that upcoming tour.
Krylat now replaces Kamil “Koma`” Biktimirov, who not too long ago pleaded with Valve for a lighter sentence after admitting to account sharing in official matches. He was one in all 10 gamers handed a lifetime ban from Valve-sanctioned occasions on Dec. 18.
“This example took us unexpectedly and was actually aggravating for the staff. Nevertheless, we didn’t waste time and commenced testing potential alternative candidates as quickly as attainable, resolving this subject in two days,” VP Dota 2 division head Alexander “StrangeR” Solomonov stated.
“We nonetheless have lots of work to do and an attention-grabbing season, preparations for that are going each day. I might additionally wish to thank Valve for the truth that the corporate went to satisfy us midway and made it attainable to make an emergency alternative.”
Lots of the different impacted groups nonetheless have to make their replacements within the coming weeks heading into 2023 as their rosters proceed coaching for the DPC. VP’s newly finalized roster will now gear up for its Division I opener on Jan. 9.