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T1 adds 23savage, kicks JaCkky ahead of Singapore Major

T1 made it to the ONE Esports Singapore Major and the team is wanting to make the most of that opportunity, even if that means making big changes.

The team announced the sudden removal of carry player Souliya “JaCkky” Khoomphetsavong from its active roster. Less than 24 hours later, T1 confirmed the signing of new carry player Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon on its Twitter account.

As such, T1’s roster for the ONE Esports Singapore Major will be:

  1. Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon
  2. Karl “Karl” Jayme
  3. Carlo “Kuku” Palad
  4. Kenny “Xepher” Deo
  5. Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon

The signing of 23savage is a big one for T1. 23savage enjoyed a breakout year in 2020 with Fnatic, but abruptly left the team for Vici Gaming at the end of summer. 

23savage never ended up playing for Vici Gaming as visa issues kept him from traveling to China, which was followed by stand-in Yang “Erica” Shaohan performing very well. He was released from the team in January and has competed as a stand-in for BOOM Esports and HOYO in the PGL Southeast Asia Dota Pro Circuit league.

We are pleased to welcome ’23savage’ to our @DOTA2 roster. Please look forward to our team heading toward @ONEEsports Singapore Major 2021.

T1 DOTA2 팀에 ’23savage’ 선수가 합류하게 되었습니다. 팬 여러분들의 많은 관심과 응원 부탁드립니다.#T1WIN #T1Fighting #T1DOTA2 pic.twitter.com/46cnuX6Q0x

— T1 (@T1) March 4, 2021

As a result of the roster change, T1 will incur a penalty on any Dota Pro Circuit qualifying points earned during the ONE Esports Singapore Major, as well as those earned from placing third in the winter season. T1 likely believes 23savage was enough of an upgrade to warrant this pair of penalties.

23savage shows that new Dota 2 rules still have issues

The signing of 23savage by T1 is a familiar phenomenon to Dota 2 fans. On many occasions in the past, teams have qualified for a major or large event and moved to cut a member of the roster that helped them make it there. 

The most famous examples of this are Khoo “Ohaiyo” Chong Xin getting kicked from Fnatic in 2018 and Nico “Gunnar” Lopez getting kicked from Team Team in 2019, both of which saw Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao play a central role in the controversies. While EternaLEnVy took the heat in both cases, there are a slew of other similar examples of this from other teams in years past.

While it’s hard to blame T1 for making this move given how standard these sorts of cutthroat decisions are across sports, this still represents a loophole in the system. T1 is bringing a different roster into the ONE Esports Singapore Major than the one used in the Dota Pro Circuit leagues, and that undermines the integrity and legitimacy of the leagues as a whole.

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