Det ukrainske hold, Astana Dragons, som er en sammensmeltning af Virtus.pro og Natus Vincere, har i dag - i alt enighed med organisationen - besluttet at forlade dem.
Holdets seneste resultater har været svingende, da de formåede at præstere en flot 3. plads til Electronic Sports World Cup 2013, hvor verdens top mødtes. Derefter en 5.-8. plads i det svenske til Dreamhack Winter 2013, og en 4. plads til StarSeries finalerne.
Lineup:
Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev
Kirill "ANGE1" Karasiow
Mihail "Dosia" Stolyarov- Yegor "markeloff" Markelov
- Emil "kucher" Akhundov
Omkring situationen giver holdets manager, Sergey "lmbt" Bezhanov, følgende ord:
We regret to inform that we have left the Astana Dragons project. The decision was mutual. We are very grateful for the support that the organization gave us. Sometimes we have had to face bitter experiences, but the team have decided to stay together, no matter what. This is the beginning of something new. You will see us in 2014 with the same lineup, but with a different approach and with a new organization. Stay tuned…
Holdkortet vil altså forblive uændret, men hvilken organisation, der vil stå til rådighed for holdet, vil tiden vise.
