zverHDD spoke out about TaiLung’s involvement in fixed matches in Dota 2

Nemiga Gaming manager Eduard “zverHDD” Ashurkevich commented on Telegram regarding the suspension of LGD Gaming midlaner Santiago Gustavo “TaiLung” Olivosa Agüero for participating in fixed matches.
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PGL has added the young prodigy known as TaiLung to its ban list and suspended him from participating in its tournaments.
Now that’s what I call interesting news on a Sunday morning.
I wonder who will step in as his replacement at The International.
P.S. Congratulations to the young man on his transition to streaming.
And now for the main question: who will replace TaiLung at the Inte, which starts in just 4 days?
To put it mildly, there aren’t that many candidates. They need someone who has all the necessary documents and can physically be in China by the start of the tournament. So the pool of potential candidates might narrow down to some pretty unexpected options—even commentators and analysts who are already at the tournament. And yes, there have been precedents for such substitutions—but where is Resol right now?
Or perhaps LGD will choose a player from the Chinese region, which would be interesting.
By the way, there have been similar instances where a player from China joined a team from another region. This legendary instance occurred at The Chongqing Major 2019. At that time, Team Liquid was forced to compete with a substitute because Miracle was unable to fly to China due to visa issues. They invited Chinese player shadow, the Ti 16 Cup champion from the legendary Wings Gaming, to fill in.
Time is running out to find a replacement for TaiLung, which only adds to the excitement.
Earlier, streamer and former professional esports player Alexander “Nix” Levin commented on the ban of LGD Gaming midlaner Santiago Gustavo “TaiLung” Olivares Agüero for participating in match-fixing. He called the player’s suspension a major loss for Dota 2 and noted that such violations can cost a career.
Photo: Eduard “zverHDD” Ashurkevich.


