Crew Liquid had a formidable run at The International 11. They went all the way in which from a wildcard in the LCQ to a powerhouse in the principle occasion that wound up finishing third overall.
However, the aggressive Dota 2 scene is notoriously ruthless. It’s widespread for gamers and organizations to assume that if a crew finishes anyplace however first, they might as nicely be final, and thus a roster shuffle ensues.
Followers feared that may be the case with Liquid’s roster. However their coach Blitz confirmed the one one being changed is Lasse “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen, who retired.
“Now the crew hunt begins,” he mentioned to Austin “Cap” Walsh during an episode of Cap Casts. “Now we discover a substitute for Matu, which is clearly fucking unattainable. So, we’ll see what occurs.”
Blitz mentioned they’re not searching for a carry particularly, both. The plan is to maintain Michael “miCKe” Vu within the mid-lane given his performances at TI11, however it’s tentative in the mean time.
Which means there’s an opportunity the hottest free agent in the scene, back-to-back TI winner Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen, could possibly be a possible candidate—particularly contemplating he’s open to moving back to Europe. And Blitz mentioned one thing that will or could not have alluded to that.
“Yeah, it’s going to be a TOP season,” he said at the end of the podcast. “Simply reduce it there!”
Some followers assume it’s a deadset trace. However, others are somewhat extra skeptical about it—particularly as a result of earlier within the podcast, Blitz mentioned he reached out to a number of Dota 2 candidates relating to free company. Make of it what you’ll.
