The Brazilian team paiN Gaming has officially dropped their old roster, picking a new 5-man roster, with former ROOT gaming player Alan 'ddx-gambeta' Salvati as their captain. The new roster will debut next week in The Defense 4 Qualifiers.
paiN Gaming announced earlier today that have officially signed a new player squad. Their previous full Brazilian squad had participated in many prestigious tournaments, and got the second place in Eizo Cup February after losing to Evil Geniuses.
The captain of the new roster Alan 'ddx-gambeta' Salvati was a member of the United States squad ROOT Gaming, and paiN Gaming management stated that they expect a lot from him, judging by his career.
This is the official statement of paiN Gaming:
There has been much anticipation surrounding paiN Gaming’s Dota 2 line up and now we have the pleasure to announce our new squad.
After losing our old roster, we spent some time studying the possibilities and finally found the new team that will represent paiN Gaming in the game’s competitive landscape.
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We are very pleased with the new team's performance and experience during training, especially with ddx, formerly of ROOT Gaming.
Players will rely on the peripherals provided by Razer.
Their official debut will next week in the Defense 4 Qualifiers, followed by American Dota League and Netolic Pro League #3
The new paiN Gaming roster:
Alan "ddx-gambeta" Salvati