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Freezer leaves Next Please

By Martin 'Altariel' Schultze
Oct 4, 2008 04:06


ImageNext Please also known as The Elder Gods are the Romanian old school stars in the DotA scene. With Snake as manager and Bird as captain they took top places in a lot of major events like the ESWC Masters of Paris. Lately it seems the team struggled and could not bring their 'A-game' to competition.



Unfortunately, Florin 'Freezer' Stoica decided to leave the team because time difficulties. He is known to be the best farmer and his retirement might leave an even bigger gap between their ranks.

Therefore, the manager Bogdan 'Snake' Barbu will be joining the team so they will have at least a complete lineup for the upcoming games. How far this change will affect the team remains to be seen.

Rumours were afloat that they had problems to practise recently because Bird and Sony are busy with other concerns like WoW and school. That inevitably leads to inner conflicts and is not really beneficial for the entire team.

Short interview with Snake:

"SK-Gaming: Why did Freezer leave the team?

Snake: Well, Freezer said before ESWC that he wants to retire, he doesn't have enought time to play at the moment. And he is takeing a brake from the competitive scene.

SK-Gaming: Does that mean he might return?

Snake: His team mates are quite upset ofc, we are missing our most important player, we have played with him for more than 3 years now. We are all hopeing that once his real life issues are solved he will get back in the team.

SK-Gaming: What about the rumours that you had recently problems to practise because Bird and Sony are busy with other concerns?

Snake: That is also true, the team hasn't been able to practice lately, and Freezer as you know, can't stand the lack of performance. So the team spirit was a bit damaged also. Hopefully we will be able to get back on track in the following weeks.

SK-Gaming: One last question, do you feel convenient joining the team or was it more alternatively for the moment and you look for another good player?

Snake: I dont like it at all, I haven't played competitive for more than 6 months now, and I am far from a decent level. But we had no option. We are indeed looking for a new player, after the hard loss against srs last night, the guys understood that it's time to get back to practice. You know what they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger". We have less then 2 months until Dreamhack, so the guys have to take it a bit more seriously."


Current roster:

Cristian 'Bird' Gaina
Adrian 'S0ny' Bere
Gabriel 'Satelit' Giurgiu
Adrian 'Gore' Basanete
Bogdan 'Snake' Barbu


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