




Newly formed Team Tinker has just signed up for the NA/EU i-League Qualifiers starting on the 11th of August, competing for one of two invites to the LAN play-offs in Shanghai. According to member Pajkatt, Team Tinker will only play together for i-League.
Team Tinker Roster:


Currently part of



Normally playing for



The only American player among his European teammates, BuLba strongly prefers and is highly respected for playing a convincing solo mid role with heroes such as Invoker or Tinker. His efficient Tinker has helped his team,



Another member of Team Liquid, the German qojqva, will join his teammate BuLba in the temporary Team Tinker. Preferring the offlane role himself, he might just fit in with his carry-preferring mates by picking up some of his signature heroes such as Lone Druid or Nature's Prophet. By the way: qojqva had the fewest deaths per match (2.4) of any player at The International 4 and was among the Top 5 in kills per match (6.9) and gold per minute (542).


Excalibur, risen from an amateur legend (aka "pubstar") to the professional level by playing as a standin for


Interestingly, the provisional Team Tinker consists largely of carry/solo mid players, some of which have a knack for Tinker - which explains the name, but not the role distribution among the temporary allies. Keeping qojqva in his preferred offlane role seems just as possible as him moving down to a 4 or 5 position to make room for his farm-hungry teammates and letting maybe BuLba take the offlane, while SingSing and Excalibur take solo mid and carry respectively, with a supporting/jungling Pajkatt (a last-hitting machine in the jungle - imagine that).
Then again, maybe it is time to let Excalibur demonstrate if he is as good of a support as a carry, even though this could lead to wasted potential for the "new hope". Fan favourite would undoubtedly be a roaming SingSing, just for kicks. But, my silly speculations aside, the exact role distribution is yet unknown.
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