RosterRumors - Issue 2

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North America

TeamSoloMid decides on Team Coast's Santorin

After DailyDot reported that an offer had been set to Team Coast's Lucas "Santorin" Tao Kilmer Larsen on Wednesday to fill the shoes of Maurice "Amazing" Stückenschneider, sources tell me that Team SoloMid has decided on Larsen, particularly because they want to fill the jungle role in time for IEM San Jose. This would likely mark the completion of the Team SoloMid roster, although we haven't had an official announcement regarding the re-signing of Korean support player, Lustboy. The other 3 members are on contract through the 2015 season.

compLexity Gaming forms second squad

Sources tell me that compLexity Gaming is forming a second squad, likely reasoning is to increase their chances in the Expansion tournament next month. The roster consists of well known players: Royce "Bubbadub" Newcomb, Neil "PR0LLY" Hammad, Robert "ROBERTxLEE" Lee, Kenny "i KeNNy u" Nguyen, and Jake "Xmithie" Puchero. Both Nguyen and Puchero come from XDG's run in the Challenger Series, while the other three were compLexity players over the past year. Lee confirmed on stream that he will start streaming Ranked 5s with his new roster later today to test the waters, so look out for confirmation of this five later on today.

Team Dignitas re-sign Crumbzz, complete roster soon

Team Dignitas announced the re-signing of jungle Alberto "Crumbzz" Rengifo, as well as moving him to Team Captain role. I am not sure if the Crumbzz signing is related to the two signings mentioning on Odee's twitter that happened the day prior, but it is likely we see a re-signing of Shiphtur in the near future and then a complete roster around those two. While ZionSpartan did declare free agency, it is possible that the team and Zion come to an agreement to keep him on for another year. Vasilii is the rumored pickup for bot lane.

Krepo leaves Evil Geniuses, Korean replacement?

Debunking previous reports that Evil Geniuses would stay as a complete five, Mitch "Krepo" Voorspoels has left Evil Geniuses via Facebook post. He is currently evaluating his options going forward, which likely includes analysis and casting roles. This move opens up a spot for a non-exempt foreigner to join the squad and we could very likely that the squad picks up a Korean support as the the team will be bootcamping in Korea late this year. More Korean free agents are likely to appear as the year goes on and teams adjust to the rumored 1 team per organization rule.

Team Fusion final roster

My sources were correct with the Team Fusion lineup, including the involvement of subs Chunky and Bee Sin. The full roster will consist of: Yoon "MakNooN" Ha-woon, Joshua "NintendudeX" Atkins, Kim "huhi" Seong-jin, Zachary "Nientonsoh" Malhas, Nicolas "Gleeb" Haddad. Malhas makes his rumored return to the bot lane. The rumors surrounding this team come to a close and we will see this team in action during the Expansion tournament.

Europe

4 Koreans to EU; H0R0 & Ryu to Millenium

Supa Hot Crew coach, Nick "ls" De Cesare, tweets that four Koreans are on their way to Europe. Erlend "Nukeduck" Våtevik Holm reveals that Cho "H0R0" Jae-hwan and Ryu "Ryu" Sang-ook are two of the four Koreans who are moving to Europe. Cesare mentions on his stream that Jae-hwan and Sang-ook are going to Gambit Gaming, but onGamers has confirmed that both Jae-hwan and Sang-ook will be joining Alexander "Jree" Bergström, Jakub "Creaton" Grzegorzewski, and Kevin "kev1n" Rubiszewski on the Millenium roster for the Expansion tournament next month.

Tabzz vs. Rekkles: free agency & $15,000 contract buyout price

Erik "Tabzz" van Helvert has declared free agency, just days after talk of Fnatic's Martin "Rekkles" Larsson desire to replace the player on Alliance had started. Helvert is looking to explore all possibilities going into 2015. DailyDot has learned that Larsson's buyout price has been set at $15,000 and I believe it's very likely that this more from Helvert will prompt Alliance to purchase the player for the 2015 season. Negotiations for the starting AD carry position are likely occurring now and it is possible we don't hear something official for some time.

Woolite on Roccat Nukeduck

After a few days of hints on the ROCCAT facebook, Paweł "Woolite" Pruski is official announced today as the new AD carry, filling the shoes Paweł "Celaver" Koprianiuk. This brings the squad to four members which will likely not officially become five until 2015 when Erlend "Nukeduck" Våtevik's suspension is lifted.

Jesiz leaves SK

Jesse "Jesiz" Le announces free agency, leaving a hole in the mid lane for SK Gaming alongside the AD carry spot that CandyPanda left vacant towards the beginning of the week. Rumors include a long list of players to replace Jesiz, most notably NiP's Alex Ich or currently banned player Nicolaj "Incarnati0n" Jensen. The recent inclusion of Koreans coming over to EU only lengthens the that list.

China

LGD Rookie & Kakao possibility?

Rumors that previous KT Rolster players, Song "RooKie" Eui-jin and Lee "KaKAO" Byung-kwon, could be signed to LGD Gaming have picked up steam after Diamond 3 Chinese accounts with corresponding names were found yesterday. This rumor would have the squad replacing Zhu "Quan" Yong-Quan and Wei "We1less" Lian in their respective roles. Rumors are still very fresh and we will likely see more information come to light as the off-season continues.

Korea

Mata streaming on Twitch

2014 World Champion, Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong, has been streaming on Twitch. This isn't a usual roster rumor, but as Azubu just signed all KeSPA League of Legends teams to contracts last month, it is likely that the support player is off contract at the moment so he is allowed to stream on Twitch. If or when Se-hyeong re-signs to Samsung or another KeSPA squad he will be forced by contractual obligations to move back to Azubu. This does however bring up the possibility of Se-hyeong as a free agent, just weeks after his MVP performance in Seoul.

KT Arrow's Arrow to NA/EU?

KT Arrow's AD carry, No "Arrow" Dong-hyeon, has mentioned on his stream that he would be very interested on going to North American or Europe if he was offered a contract. Yet another Korean looking for greener pastures as the likely reduction of KeSPA teams due to the rumored 1 team per organization restriction looms closer. No word on potential try-outs or offers, but both Team Dignitas and LMQ have yet to sign AD carries for 2015