Astana Dragons have announced that they have replaced Ioann "Edward" Sukhariev with Emil "kucher" Akhundov. The news comes as a surprise for everyone, as the CIS superstars came in third place at the ESWC finals last week, taking home $5,000.
Here's some big news for you, our line-up is changed, @IaonnSukhariev (Edward) is being replaced with Emil "kucheR" Akhundov! #godragons
— Astana Dragons (@Astana_Dragons) November 6, 2013
According to Kirill "ANGE1" Karasiow's statement, the reason behind the decision is that Sukhariev did not fit with the team's play style. Astana Dragons brought in KerchNET's Emil "kucher" Akhundov, who already played with three players of the current roster in Virtus.Pro, while Sukhariev's future is still unclear.
The first test for the new Astana Dragons line-up will be at TECHLABS finals, which will take place in Moscow, Russia on November 16-17th with $20,000 on the line. Other participants are LGB eSports, Natus Vincere and 3DMAX.
Astana Dragons:
Kirill "ANGE1" Karasiow
Emil "kucher" Akhundov
Yegor "marekeloff" Markelov
Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev
Mihail "Dosia" Stolyarov
Photo: HLTV.org
