Romanian player Turtoi "Arise" Ionut has returned to compete professionally after a brief hiatus. He joins Team Colizeum alongside sick, grizine and hairy_freak -- relatively lesser known players to the scene. He previously played for Basically Unknown, Kaipi and Entity Gaming -- to name a few. At Basically Unknown, Ar1se landed in hot soup for leaking out scrim information that resulted in his departure from the team. He came to the spotlight when he left Entity Gaming just hours before the roster lock deadline in February 2018. However, looking to make a fresh start, we can only wish him the best of luck. Meanwhile, The International 2015 runners-up - CDEC Gaming is having a rough time holding a stable roster. The surprise underdogs that took the world by storm in 2015 are left scrambling to assemble their scattered pieces. CDEC is officially down to three members as Zhou "shaker" Shengchao departs from the team. He has played for teams such as FTD and Ehome Immortal in the past and has been a familiar face in Chinese leagues such as DPL.

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