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Startale drops Dota 2 squad; team will stay together

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Startale versus MiTH-Trust at ACG 2013.

The state of Startale's Dota 2 squad reaches a precarious point as their sponsor recently announced their decision to release the Dota 2 team. However, the five members decided to stay together regardless.

Giant Korean Esports sponsor Startale announced today that they will be dropping their Dota 2 squad and several Starcraft players "in an effort to increase their efficiency and match the current market." According to our insiders, however, we have been told that Startale is facing a financial crisis and is having a hard time sustaining the Dota 2 team.

It is rather unfortunate that Startale do not see the potential their Dota 2 squad had. Formed merely four mnnths ago, the team is currently on par with South East Asian teams evidently from their recent fourth place finish in Asian Cyber Games. Prior to that, the former Startale members upset FXOpen to finish first in Nexon Sponsorship League Season 1 and nearly took out Fnatic who played without Kaale 'Trixi' Saarinen in EMS One Fall.

When questioned on whether the team will be sticking together, team captain Jeffrey 'Tenbird' Yi told us, "Startale or not, nothing changes. We just want to play Dota."

Yi added that they will be reusing their previous team name BirdGang until they find a new sponsor. BirdGang was the name the team used to compete in Nexon Sponsorship League S1, prior to Startale's sponsorship.

Luckily for BirdGang, they are still able to fund themselves because their 100 mio. Won winnings in NSL Season 1 is more than enough to pay their salary for the next few months. Yi told us that the cash prize for the tournament is contracted and transferred directly to him, not Startale.

Birdgang team roster:

Canada Jeffrey 'Tenbird' Yi
United States Yong Min 'Febby' Kim
Korea Noah 'MP' Pyo
Korea Tae Young 'WangJyu' Kang
Korea Yong Kyu 'YK' Park

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