{"id":24782,"date":"2022-10-19T12:58:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T16:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=24782"},"modified":"2022-10-19T20:09:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T00:09:07","slug":"virtus-pro-to-disband-its-dota-2-roster-after-ramzes666-departs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/virtus-pro-to-disband-its-dota-2-roster-after-ramzes666-departs\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtus.pro to disband Dota 2 roster after \u201cRAMZES666\u201d departs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nMerely hours after the announcement of the departure of Virtus.pro\u2019s Carry Roman \u201cRAMZES666\u201d Kushnarev away from the team, reports suggest the Russian franchise is on course to disband their <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/\" title=\"Dota 2 betting guide\" >Dota 2<\/a> roster.<\/p>\n<p>While the team have not had an impressive run this season, the reason for the disbandment of the roster is said to have stretched further than that.<\/p>\n<p>Dota 2 commentator Arseny Kuzminsky broke the news on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/twitter\/\" title=\"Top Esport Twitter Accounts To Follow\" >Twitter<\/a> and revealed that the remaining four players in the team\u2019s lineup will be taken off Virtus.pro before the Dota Pro Circuit kicks off in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSources: Virtus.pro Roster To Disband Entirely + Release Save. Several sources simultaneously confirm that VP players decided to part ways after a series of setbacks at #TI11,\u201d the tweet read.<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0fSources: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nOyfH7NSrA\">https:\/\/t.co\/nOyfH7NSrA<\/a> Roster To Disband Entirely + Release Save<\/p>\n<p>Several sources simultaneously confirm that VP players decided to part ways after a series of setbacks at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TI11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TI11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arseny Kuzminsky (@_koozya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_koozya\/status\/1582487774837747714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The squad previously attempted and failed to qualify for <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/the-international\/\" title=\"Dota 2 The International betting guide\" >The International 2022<\/a> on three different occasions, so the news of some adjustments is somewhat expected.<\/p>\n<p>A player in the Russian lineup hinted at the changes shortly after the team failed out of the Last Chance Qualifier, which took place between October 8 and 12.<\/p>\n<p>In follow-up tweets, Kuzminsky further claimed that the Russian team were unable to go to boot camp and cited the \u201ctoxic\u201d environment amongst the players as the reason. The players were not comfortable competing together. However, it is uncertain if any will be retained to build up a new squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSources say, the team didn\u2019t even go to the bootcamp, saying that it was difficult for them to have one because of the destructive and toxic atmosphere within the team,\u201d Kuzminsky wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources say, the team didn\u2019t even go to the bootcamp, saying that it was difficult for them to have one because of the destructive and toxic atmosphere within the team.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arseny Kuzminsky (@_koozya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_koozya\/status\/1582487778176438272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Kuzminsky also disclosed that Vitalie &#8220;Save-&#8221; Melnic, who has been inactive for almost a year, will be free from his contract after the team dissolves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, Vitalie &#8220;Save-&#8221; Melnic would finally be released soon,\u201d Kuzminsky continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has not been able to find a team for almost a year since VP &#8220;froze&#8221; his contract. Team Secret, before signing W_Zayac, reportedly placed a bid for Save, but VP asked for $1M to buy out his contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Also, Vitalie &quot;Save-&quot; Melnic would finally be released soon. He has not been able to find a team for almost a year since VP &quot;froze&quot; his contract. Team Secret, before signing W_Zayac, reportedly placed a bid for Save, but VP asked for $1M to buy out his contract.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arseny Kuzminsky (@_koozya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_koozya\/status\/1582487780847800321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>After The International 10, which took place in October last year, Save- was rumored to be on his way out of Virtus.pro. At the time, Evil Geniuses were in serious talks with the Russian team to sign Egor &#8220;Nightfall&#8221; Grigorenko. Instead of the expected sale, the player was moved to the bench and kept there for months.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Virtus.pro eventually got in contact with Spirit during the 2022 DOC season for Save-, but the negotiations did not go much further after the Russian organization made known their buyout price. The franchise was said to have affixed a $1 million price for Save-, which brought the negotiations to a standstill.<\/p>\n<p>While Virtus.pro\u2019s asking price is not an outrageous sum in most esports spheres, it is almost unheard of in the Dota 2 scene. The Russian team may have had little intention of selling the ex-captain at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The news concerning Virus.pro\u2019s \u201cdestructive and toxic atmosphere\u201d is not entirely farfetched, especially when the previous actions of the players are taken into account. Earlier this year, Ivan &#8220;Pure&#8221; Moskalenko put the team in disarray after the player made the pro-Russian symbol during the DPC\u2019s Spring Tour.<\/p>\n<p>His actions led to Valve disqualifying the entire team, and Virtus.pro went on to terminate the player\u2019s contract. Roman &#8220;RAMZES666&#8221; Kushnarev seemed to bring stability to the team after the incident, but from the looks of the current situation, it was not enough. There is likely no way to salvage the situation between the players now.<\/p>\n<p>Like Save-, Illias \u201cillias\u201d Ganeev is currently on the Russian team\u2019s inactive list after being placed on the bench in January. However, it is not certain if the recent development will affect the player. More information concerning the situation may likely be revealed after TI11 next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u2028<a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merely hours after the announcement of the departure of Virtus.pro\u2019s Carry Roman \u201cRAMZES666\u201d Kushnarev away from the team, reports suggest the Russian franchise is on course to disband their Dota 2 roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":11375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2693,17,2605,432,4,322],"class_list":["post-24782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-carry-roman-ramzes666-kushnarev","tag-dota-2","tag-dota-2-the-international","tag-dota-pro-circuit","tag-featured","tag-virtus-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24782"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24790,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24782\/revisions\/24790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}