Sharky with MUFC at last year's The International
'I know I am responsible for it. I hope you can forgive me.' The decision to replace MUFC with mouz following Sharky's loss of his passport was not easy to bear for fans of MUFC or the players themselves. Raymond 'Sharky' Wong expresses his apologies to his fans, sponsors and teammates in a statement released to GosuGamers.
Just as MUFC's replacement mousesports drew Absolute Legends in their first Group A match of the day, team MUFC sit at the stands with nothing more than a spectator slot at the tournament.
Raymond 'Sharky' WongI would like to say sorry to my teammates, sponsors and also my fans who are always supporting me.
Because of my carelessness, it has caused my teammates to give up the opportunity to compete with The International teams on LAN, and the trainings and efforts that we had put in are now wasted. As a captain, I feel really regretful and guilty towards all of them but I really hope that they can forgive me in time and stand with me always.
I saw a lot of comments from fans that care about my situation. I am currently in Hong Kong and waiting for everything to be settled on Monday. Thanks for your concern.
I am really sorry for what was happened. I know I am responsible for it, and to all my fans, teammates and sponsors that worked for me all the time when the issue has happened, I am sorry.
Thanks for everything.
Sincerely,
Raymond "Sharky" Wong
Captain of MUFC DotA
Shortly after, the manager of MUFC, Chen 'Cheniazace' Chinyi released a statement on behalf of the team in response to Sharky's predicament.
Chen 'Chenizace' ChinyiUnfortunately, we were not allowed to use stand-in to play and in this situation we couldn't get Sharky to depart to Seattle immediately. At this moment, we got no alternatives to play. I tried to my best to work out a solution for Sharky but the fastest date for him to arrive Seattle is Monday, which means he will be late for the tournament even though the problem is fixed.
Sharky is very regretful and feels very sorry about what he did and we will host a team meeting about this. Everyone is dissapointed, including me. But I think the boys are feeling more frustrated than me, as their efforts and hard work that they put in is now wasted because of this silly mistake. No one wanted it to happen but when it did happen, the only thing we can do is just accept reality and make sure that the same mistake will not be repeated in the future.
Our team accepted the decision made by Valve and we believe that the organizers are very professional and The International is definitely one of the best tournaments in the eSports history. Unfortunately, we couldn't get to play and we hope to join it in the future.
I worked pretty hard to get this solved but it didn't work out in the end, so sorry to all the fans. I read all the comments on the internet as well and thanks for everthing. We will be better in the future after this.
I would like to apologize to all the fans that are supporting us, our sponsors that put a lot of effort and gave us financial support and gaming equipment (eClub and TteSPORTS) and also The International team that assisted us through this time.
Our team will be better. I hope you guys don't stop supporting us. Every team has its ups and downs, and we will overcome it.
Best Regards,
Chen "Chenizace" Chinyi
General Manager
MUFC eSports
