Xiang 'LongDD' Huang was confirmed to have replaced Xie 'DD' Bin as the fifth players of LGD.Cn, but on Saturday LGD decided to part ways with LongDD. They eventually found their replacement as the first official word came out today from the organization, as DD will be returning to active duty, having spent some time after his surgery as a shoutcaster for LGD.As DD never actually left the LGD organization the team is likely to retain their invite for The International 2013 without need for sanctions, but have said they will accept Valves judgement on the matter.
Picture by LGD Gaming.
LongDD is known for a short temper and a passionate personality, which has lead him to move around more so than most players. LGD.Cn was his third team in under a year, having attended the second International with
DK, but being removed afterwards and joining TongFu where he spent just short of half a year. Over the course of his career in Dota LongDD has played for 13 teams, but it seems as if he has had enough for now, as he is looking to take some time off from professional play following his departure from LGD.Cn, possibly looking to stream and make videos instead.Along with the addition of LongDD, LGD switched around their roles, making room for the diminutive support player to fit in with their style of play, especially as LGD previously had not been known for running junglers, which are a speciality of LongDD.
Reason for being let go
According to a transcript of a conversation with a fan, the other players on LGD were not content with the level of mechanical skill that LongDD possessed, and felt that he was not good enough as a player because of it. LongDD denied greater conflict with the team, but was understandably disheartened and puzzled by the teams decision.
DD returns to LGD.Cn
As stated, the replacement for LongDD will be the teams previous support player DD, who tried his hand at casting for a while after having been sidelined due to surgery. As DD has not technically left LGD.Cn at any point, no action is likely to be taken against the team regarding their direct invite for The International. Instead, we will see LGD compete with the same roster as they did last year.
DD is a highly unselfish support player, who stood out more so for his excellent synergy with
Leong 'DDC' Fatmeng than for his individual play. He is a former member of Dream along with Zhang 'xiao8' Ning and also played for a time with TyLoo before joining LGD.The team issued the following official statement on their facebook page:
Hello. Here is the official announcement regarding our team and LongDD. Both parties parted ways on a mutual agreement, nobody was hurt (as reported on some forums) and there was no verbal fights. We are really happy that LongDD represented us the recent weeks, and we wish him all the best in the future.
His replacement is none other than DD who fully recovered from his ear surgery. He will practice very hard with them in order to excel in the upcoming tournaments.
Last but not least, The International 3 invite. We are waiting for Valve's decision but no matter what they decide, we will respect it.
Thanks for your support.
His replacement is none other than DD who fully recovered from his ear surgery. He will practice very hard with them in order to excel in the upcoming tournaments.
Last but not least, The International 3 invite. We are waiting for Valve's decision but no matter what they decide, we will respect it.
Thanks for your support.
LGD.Cn Roster
Zhang 'xiao8' Ning (Captain) Leong 'DDC' Fatmeng Lio 'Sylar' Jiajun Yao 'Yao' Zhengzheng Xie 'DD' Bin
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