GeekFam replaces Ryoya with Karl for the WePlay! Bukovel Minor
Karl will be taking over the Position 2 spot for GeekFam.
Southeast Asian Dota 2 organization, GeekFam, has parted ways with middle laner, Eric “Ryoya” Dong, replacing him with Karl “Karl” Jayme, a Filipino Position 2 player who was previously with Team Amplfy.
Hey fam, we have decided to part ways with our midlaner, Ryoya.Thank you to Ryoya for giving your best for the team. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.To our fams, please keep an eye on our page for more updates to our roster.#GeekFam#OnceAGeekAlwaysAFampic.twitter.com/UbzYmcdKIN
Ryoya was picked up by GeekFam after he decided to leave the North American Beastcoast squad that disbanded after failing to qualify for The International 2019 through the regional qualifier.
Ryoya also mentioned in a Tweetthat he is now currently looking for a new organization to play for.
Hey Fam! Let’s give a warm welcome to our new geek to the team! Geek Karl will be our new midlaner! Welcome to Geek Fam, Karl! ????????#GeekFam#WhereGeeksBelong#OnceAGeekAlwaysFam#SummonYourStrength#PredatorGamingpic.twitter.com/hxswQZisxm
While Karl is a fairly new name on the Dota pro scene, has been competing in lesser-known Dota 2 events in the SEA region, and was recently on Team Amplfy.
GeekFam is set to compete in theWePlay! Bukovel Minoron January 9-12, 2019, where teams will be competing for US$300,000 and 660 DPC.
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