Nach langer Zeit wurde schließlich der Sponsor des schwedischen Teams No Tidehunter offenbart. Es handelt sich um eine bis dato unbekannte Organisation namens Alliance.
Die ersten Ankündigungen, dass die Schweden einen Sponsor im Rücken haben, liegen mittlerweile Monate zurück. In der Zwischenzeit musste Jacky ‚EternaLEnVy‘ Mao das Team verlassen und wurde durch Jerry ‚EGM‘ Lundkvist ersetzt. Bei dem Starladder-Finale in Kiew bestätigte Henrik ‚AdmiralBulldog‘ Ahnberg dann die Bekanntgabe des Sponsors in dieser Woche.
Es existieren Hinweise, dass Alliance eng mit der amerikanischen Organisation Evil Geniuses verbunden ist. So sind die Amerikaner als Besitzer der Alliance-Homepage eingetragen und beide Homepages werden auf dem selben Server gehostet.
„Being involved in the creation of a brand new professional gaming team of this caliber is a very special opportunity and we’re honored to have been a part of the creation process,“ said Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder, CEO and creative director. „By supporting and helping to drive the unique opportunities Alliance provides for professional players, we hope to continue to deliver the absolute best of eSports to both a Scandinavian and worldwide audience.“
„We are extremely happy to be a part of the birth of Alliance. We are proud to be a part of something new. We strive for perfection, and with the support from our sponsor, Razer, this will be a great organization.“ said Jonathan „Loda“ Berg.
Johan „NaNiwa“ Lucchesi commented, „A few months ago I was searching for a team that could help me become the best player I could possibly be. It stood between a few teams and I’m 100% sure, since I’ve been with this team for a while, that I have made the right choice. Not only are they trying their best to fulfill my wishes, but are very professional while doing so. I am very happy to be a part of this team.“
No Tidehunter and NaNiwa will be sporting the shiny, new Alliance tag effective immediately, and have been using Razer mice, keyboards, and mousepads for quite some time now. Be sure to follow the Alliance DotA 2 team at the upcoming RaidCall EMS ONE Finals, held in Katowice on April 20th & 21st, and to follow NaNi at the upcoming DreamHack Open event, held in Stockholm on April 26th & 27th!
Lineup Alliance:
Henrik ‚AdmiralBulldog‚ Ahnberg
Joakim ‚Akke‚ Akterhall
Jerry ‚EGM‚ Lundqvist
Jonathan ‚Loda‚ Berg
Gustav ‚s4‚ Magnusson
Homepage: thealliance.gg
Quelle: gosugamers.net