In an attempt to resolve an internal difference in playing philosophy among its team members, Virtus Pro has announced it will be putting two of its Dota 2 roster spots up for grabs ahead of next season.
Its social media announcement read in part: “At this point we realize that our team has problems outside of the game as well as the contradicting ideas of how we should play. … Considering the situation we decided to try out some new players for positions 1 and 4.”
— Virtus.pro (@virtuspro) November 1, 2021
Two players, Egor “Nightfall” Grigorenko and Vitalie “Save-” Melnic, will now have their starting positions put into question, be that through a simple swap, demotion, release or some other method.
Challenging one’s own players publicly is an atypical move. Likewise, very few of the top European Dota 2 teams have made any changes to their rosters after The International 10.
Virtus Pro finished fifth in that tournament this year, its highest finish in its current iteration.
–Field Level Media
