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In Alliance, we always want to build our team around a strong captain. Having Gustav “s4” Magnusson back with the team 10 years after our TI3 win just feels right. Gustav brings a vast amount of experience into our team and will live and breathe the Alliance spirit, our way.
“I’m excited to be back in Alliance working with all the people and staff behind the scenes and especially with this new lineup that I think has a lot of potential going forward.” says Gustav, our returning captain “Since we are coming from 2 different regions you can expect some fun dota from us starting in division 2 while we fight our way up. Even though fans’ expectations are low right now, my goal is to change that and go far next year.”
Gustav will spend the last of his competitive years with us and later on transition to our performance team to carry on Alliance’s legacy.
Alongside him will be a familiar face, Simon “Handsken” Haag, who will join as the Hard Support. Simon is great as an anchor teammate and often takes upon the role as the big brother of the team not only inside, but outside of the game.
Every team seeks a strong minded carry who always strives towards pushing himself. Alliance fans especially enjoy us fielding carries with a large hero pool – having played 26 unique heroes in the last DPC season, Charlie “charlie” Arat will lead the charge towards victory.
Our passion for hyper-competitiveness, the everlasting desire to always strive toward success and innovation is deeply rooted in our organization by our Co-owner, CSO and Singaporean Kelly Ong. It’s often repeated to us as a mantra that – “In SEA, Dota 2 is not a game, it is a religion.” To bring in some SEA heroes was a natural step forward and a tribute to our deeply passionate SEA fans.
Singaporean Roaming Support, Remus “ponlo” Goh is known for his great tenacity and strong mindset. After flying across the planet alone last year to pursue his dreams while playing in the NA DPC it proves that he wants it more than anyone. In Alliance, we have the highest respect for players who are willing to push through anything, and Ponlo does exactly that. His hunger will set the tone for the squad and we’re super excited to share this grind with him.
Every Mid Lane needs flair and that’s why we are thrilled to welcome Malaysian Ng “ChYuaN” Kee Chyuan to the team. His performance during TI10 not only captured many DOTA fans’ hearts, but also ours. With his high-level experience in multiple regions he has shown his vast amount of versatility and explosiveness. We are eager to see what he has in store for us in the upcoming season together with you.
Chyuan and Ponlo have built their synergy throughout the years by playing with and against each other for a long time in pubs, it’ll be very exciting to see how this SEA dynamic can be integrated into the EU playstyles.
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