BREAKING NEWS: Execration to Import Malaysian Support Player 343 As Sub for Boston Major
Adam “343” Shah Hussein, former support player on the TI6 Fnatic roster, will be the official substitute player for Filipino team, Execration.
The announcement came early today as Execration prepares ASUS ROG Masters event in Malaysia in late November. The Malayisan will then later join the team in their campaign in Boston for the Fall Major on December 7 – 10 at the Wang Theatre.
343 will be substituting for newcomer Rafael “Rappy” Sicat Palo. Execration has not yet commented on the reason, but owner and manager Arvin Risos told eSportsINQ that Rappy will not be removed from the team, making Execration a 6-man roster.
Rappy will still play at the ROG Masters event as 343 is scheduled to participate for the WESG event in South Korea on the same weekend.
Per Valve’s updated substitution rules, a team may include a substitute player from any team not participating in the Major once the qualifiers for that Major is done. Currently, Dota 2’s substitution rule does not explicitly state that a sub player may be used once the event has started, nor does it state whether a substitute may be swapped mid-series for an existing player.
In the past, substitute players were only utilized as a back-up should a player on the team roster become ineligible to join the event.
With Valve’s new rule however, a substitute may replace a main roster player provided that the team, the player and the substitute all agree to the change.
- Execration’s line-up will now be:
Khim “Gabbi” Villafuerte
Abed “Abed” Yusop
Rafael “Rapy” Sicat Palo
Djardel Jicko “DJ” B. Mampusti
Captain Kimuel “Kim0” Rodis
Adam “343” Shah Hussein
343’s career began with the in Dota 1, although the support player would be best known for his stint on Fnatic. During the 2015-2016 season, 343 was instrumental in Fnatic’s course-correction when their volatile drafts cost them important games in Shanghai. Since his inclusion in the team, Fnatic went on to multiple Top 8 finishes in Valve tournaments, including 6th in Manila and 4th at The International 6.
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