posted by Jaywalker,
One of the most pressing questions of the Western scene has been answered, as ua Artur 'Goblak' Kostenko and ru Airat 'Silent' Gaziev have found themselves a new home with fr dd.Dota. Both Goblak and Silent recently departed from ru Team Empire following a series of disappointing results.
7ckngMad, Sockshka, Funzii, Goblak, Silent.


While we all know the power of the French trio, they've struggled to find a stable lineup of five after the missfortunes that befell eu mTw in the leadup to The International 2012. They have since tried out a number of players, playing with some of the Danish talent including dk Sylvester 'LINK' Hoelgaard, dk Christoffer 'Ryze' Winther and dk Andreas 'Cr1t' Nielsen before most recently joining up with uk Daniel 'blr' Rovardi and Rani 'BABARRR' Al Hajj, but while showing some glimpses of good play, the lineup was not working out, leading to the departure of the blr and BABARRR.

In their place now join one of the most well respected Captains and drafters of the scene, Goblak, the man behind the rise of the ua DTS name in Dota 2, followed by attending The International 2 with ua Darer and then joining up with Team Empire last fall. His interesting take on the game will now be matched up with strategic insights of fr Sébastien '7kingMad' Debs to create a highly potent pairing under the leadership of Goblak.

The second player to join up is Silent, who formed the second half of the succesfull support duo of Empire during their reign of the Western scene, and who also has a fair amount of experience having been part of the ru Moscow 5 lineup at The International 2012. While Silent is best known for his support play, he is a versatile player who used to take up the offlane sometimes for Empire and even played a fair few games as carry for M5, rounding out the overall very flexible new lineup.

The team is unlikely to settle for specific roles for now, as every player on the team is capable of switching around as is needed and depending on heroes. This unpredictability will likely server them well in the draft, as it not only makes finding a composition easier, but also serves to upset expectations of the enemy.

Statements



The following statement was issued to joinDOTA by fr Titouan 'Sockshka' Merloz:

I'm happy to announce that Goblak and Silent are joining dd to replace blr and babarrr. I want to thanks both blr and babarrr to their commitment to the team and I wish them good luck for their future in dota.


While Captain ua Artur 'Goblak' Kostenko does not like to make statements, he did wish for us to convey that he has known the other members of his new team for a long time and that he has the utmost respect for them as individuals and players. He has also told joinDOTA that the impulse for the team has come out of a wish to try something new with an international roster, an endeavour in which we wish him all the best.

dd.Dota Roster:



ua Artur 'Goblak' Kostenko (Captain)
fr Sébastien '7ckngMad' Debs
fr Thubault 'Funzii' Calonne
fr Titouan 'Sockshka' Merloz
ru Airat 'Silent' Gaziev

de David 'DrunKin' Pella (Manager)

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