Four months ago theyreleasedcaptain Michael “ninjaboogie” Ross under some controversial circumstances.
Three hours during the late night.
Valve didn’t budge and seems to have made no exceptions to the rule.
Teams had two choices.
To revert to their previous/latest rosters that were registered or to withdraw from the event.
Most teams chose to participate with their Valve official lineups.
The chance at competing in the pinnacle of all Dota 2 events was too enormous to pass up.
Team SMG chose to not participate.
The remaining spots will be decided through regional qualifiers.
As in the previous season, there will not be any Open Qualifiers.
