No one saw this coming.
There’s going to be a roster rumble in Southeast Asia.
T1 parted ways with their carry player Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte and midlaner Karl “Karl” Baldovino right beforeThe International 2022’s (TI11) regional qualifiers, the organization announced today.
Gabbi first joined T1 at the start of the year before the DPC SEA 2021/2022 Tour 1 Regional Final, replacing Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon. Karl, on the other hand, was the first player to join T1 since Park “March” Tae-won reworked the roster in 2020.
However, the decision was made after the team’s middlingDPC SEA 2021/2022 Tour 3 Division Irun. T1 finished with a 3-4 record, which left them out of thePGL Arlington Major.
T1 is looking for a new carry and midlaner
With the Southeast Asian region gearing up for a stacked regional qualifier,T1is looking to bolster its roster to improve their chances to make it to TI11.
The team only accumulated 273.31DPC pointsthrough the DPC 2021/2022 season,
“All good things come to an end,” the organization tweeted. “Today we announce the departure of Karl and Gabbi from our Dota 2 roster. Thank you for everything you’ve done and we wish them all the best for their future.”
Gabbi and Karl have yet to announce what their next move will be. Both players will have to look for new teams ahead of the TI11 qualifiers.
T1’s Dota 2 roster
Top-tier Dota 2 players recently announced their availability ahead of the TI11 qualifiers.
TI8 and TI9 champion and former OG midlanerTopias “Topson” Taavitsainenhas currently become a free agent. And his ex-teammateAnathan “ana” Phamhas just played back-to-back events as a stand-in forTeam Liquidin theRiyadh Mastersand forRoyal Never Give Upduring thePGL Arlington Major.
TI11’s regional qualifier is set to begin in September. The winner will directly qualify for TI11, while the second and third place finishers must battle their way through the Last Chance Qualifiers.
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