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Dignitas removes Sneyking

Sneyking has been removed from Team Dignitas because he does not fit in the team's future plans. Team Dignitas will also be the first to kick-off the North American Dota 2 shuffle.

Jing Jun 'Sneyking' Wu, Team Dignitas' solo mid player, will be making his way off the team for the second time after the North American underdogs failed to place top eight in The International 3 last week.

According to their team manager, while his plays have won them a fair share of games, the team thinks that Sneyking's play-style is too rash, unpredictable and inconsistent.

 

Statement by Charlie 'monolith' Yang, Dignitas' team manager:

It’s no surprise to most people that today we are releasing JingJun “Sneyking” Wu from our Dota 2 roster. He is a talented player with years ahead of him to develop his potential, but as of now he does not feature into our current plans. It’s no secret that his play style is rash, unpredictable and inconsistent, but his play throughout the year has won us a fair share of games and contributed to the identity of the team.

He has grown considerably since his days playing Heroes of Newerth and being lectured by swindlemelonzz (I’m sure someone from Reddit will be kind enough to link the video) and his issues with attitude are more complicated and less black and white than he is judged for. However Sneyking, like many players, still has room to grow and for the coming year, the growth will not be with Team Dignitas. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors and hope that this experience has contributed positively to his journey not just as a player, but as a person.

As for the rest of the team, they are still retained with us. Yes, the Great North American Roster Shuffle is making its way upon us all, but the rest of our roster has not changed and no final decisions, on behalf of the organization or the players, regarding any of latter have been made.

 

Team Dignitas finished on a record of 8-6 in The International 3 but started out in the loser bracket after losing the tiebreaking game against LGD.cn. Sneyking played a fair share of solo mid Alchemist and Timbersaw all throughout The International 3 and in fact won them some games in the groupstage.

This is the second time Sneyking was removed from Team Dignitas. The first incident was on the 29th of December last year due to school commitments.

It is unknown if Sneyking will be joining another team or take a short break from competitive Dota 2.

Team Dignitas' roster:

Canada Kurtis 'Aui_2000' Ling
United States Saahil 'Universe' Arora
United States Ioannis 'Fogged' Loucas
Canada Peter 'Waytosexy' Nguyen  

Source: Team Dignitas

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