Now that their contracts have expired, Vici Gaming’s offlaner Zhou “Yang” Haiyang and coach Bai “rOtk” Fan have decided to leave the club’s Dota 2 roster. According to insiders, the two appear to have been drafted by Four Angry Men (4AM), which currently only has a roster in PUBG. Supposedly, the team is eyeing VG’s Zhang “Eurus” Chengjun, PSG.LGD’s stars Somnus, and Xu “fy” Linsen – as well as Aster’s captain Pan “Fade” Yi.
ROtK has been an integral part of VG’s success, having contributed to the esports organization’s highest The International finish at TI4 as a player. Although he considered retiring after the tournament, he continued playing for EHOME, LGD, and VG before becoming a coach in 2017.
Yang, nicknamed Yang-God, began his professional career as part of VG’s Potential roster. He played for several of the organization’s affiliates before becoming one of China’s most renowned offlaners with VGJ.Thunder, a joint venture between VG and professional basketball player Jeremy Lin.
Yang and rOtK were both promoted to the main roster before the start of the 2018 season, becoming instrumental in the success of the team, which won two Majors in the 2018-19 Dota Pro Circuit and finished in the top six at TI9.
According to several reports, VG is considering Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon as Yang’s replacement. 23savage has been a free agent since leaving Fnatic in late July. He played for the organization during the 2019-2020 season, excelling in the Southeast Asia tournaments. He also became the second player to reach the astonishing 11,000 MMR milestone.
Meanwhile, PSG.LGD, which recently announced that star players Somnus and fy Linsen were leaving their Dota 2 team, also revealed that Wang “Ame” Chunyu had extended his contract with the organization. Ame, who joined PSG.LGD in 2016, was recruited from the CDEC Gaming youth roster. He soon rose through the ranks to become one of the best carries on the Chinese Dota 2 scene, helping the organization win several major championships.
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