Friends, on behalf of Team Empire, that became a family not only for it's employees, but, I suppose, for a lot of fans either, I wish you a Happy New 2015 Year! We expect a lot of tests and achievements and hope that we will overcome them with courage worthy of true Imperials.
The news won't surprise anyone, and many of you, for sure, were waiting for this moment somewhere before. We are pleased to announce that Illia "ALOHADANCE" Korobkin, who have been playing recently for our team as a standin, becomes a full member of the roster. Empire has always been known for the ability to find young talents and we are pleased that this tradition continues. Illia shown himself as an unexpectedly confident executer in difficult game situations Also we remembered him for the ability to read the game, being one step ahead of the opponent.
While playing as a standin in different teams he managed to play on all of the roles with varying degrees of success. In our team Aloha came to try himself as a support and despite the skepticism of some fans, from the first games he's shown his personal skill, and what is even more important - desire to grow and develop. Not surprisingly, the newcomer quickly became a legit part of team and popular among fans.
Commentary from Dota 2 manager - Sergei 'AnahRoniX' Bykovskiy:
Illia has shown in the last month the willingness to play, progress and win with our team. We are all happy to accept him in the family of Team Empire. We will try our best with the new roster to win and delight our fans in the New Year!
Commentary from Illia "ALOHADANCE" Korobkin:
I am very grateful to Team Empire for the opportunity to play in a team and grow with them. I will try to show my best to please the audience and the team's fans with our performanve. Happy New Year!
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