Alliance reveal new roster and logo

In their press release for the new Alliance roster, the Swedish team also announced the rebrand of their logo and intentions of picking up both Hearthstone, and Super Smash Bros. Melee players.?

For the first time in over four years since playing for Alliance, Jonathan 'Loda' Berg and Joakim 'Akke' Akterhall will not be starting the season together. Announcing their intentions of stepping down from the active roster of the Swedish team, even since the drop period, both Akke and Henrik 'AdmiralBulldog' Ahnberg will, however, remain part of Alliance and will continue to represent the brand.

Despite losing three Swedish members in this shuffle period, Alliance will continue to have full national line up and welcomed aboard two ex members of compLexity Gaming, namely  Simon 'Handsken' Haag and Linus 'Limmp' Blomdin along with Jonas 'Jonassomfan' Lindholm, most known for his time at Ninja in Pyjamas from last year.

Jonathan 'Loda' Berg’s official statement:

At first I was not sure whether to keep the lineup completely Swedish or not since I knew the team had to really change to move forward. However, after playing a few games with these guys I was confident that even though our playstyle and personalities will differ from the old lineup, we will still be Alliance”

Alliance roster:

Jonathan 'Loda' Berg
Linus 'Limmp' Blomdin
Jonas 'Jonassomfan' Lindholm
Simon 'Handsken' Haag
Jerry 'EGM' Lundkvist

With the new roster Loda will pass the team leadership to Handsken who will also be in charge with the drafting duties.

Simon 'Handsken' Haag’s official statement:

I'm excited to announce that I will be a part of Alliance this season. With some old and new faces, I believe that we can provide a "fresh" Alliance. Not only am I returning to my former role as a position 4 support, I will also return to drafting and captaining. It's safe to say I couldn't have found a better opportunity”

source: thealliance.gg