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Quinn Leaves NA for Europe, While Ame Takes a Break

The spirit of North American Dota 2 seems to be falling apart this off-season. One of its key players, Quinn Callahan, officially made the transition to Europe and joined WEU’s Gaimin Gladiators.

This is happening after more than a month of rumors regarding the former Quincy Crew core of Quinn and YawaR, with the possibility that it would finally break up following the end of its tenure with the Soniqs roster and poor performance at The International 11, where they were one of the first four squads that got knocked out in the group stage.

Quinn Callahan, player for Gaimin Gladiators
Quinn Callahan, player for Gaimin Gladiators

It’s argued that Quinn was the best NA player and embodied the region’s playstyle in how he portrayed himself both in-game and on camera, from time to time just giving into rage and diving at his enemies or key objectives in his path. This will also be his second time playing outside of NA if you count his brief stint with paiN X in South America back in 2018.

He will definitely bring a breath of fresh air to a GG team that kicked its previous longtime mid-laner and went different ways with its similarly tenured coach. That said, it is unlikely he will take the Quinoa nickname his new captain Celery gave him.

With this transfer, the North American region is losing another important piece out of its top-shelf while Europe gains one more of the top players in the world to fill out what is already the single most stacked region in Dota. Put it up there with Evil Geniuses packing up and moving to South America and TSM going through its own roster shuffle.

Wang "Ame" Chunyu, former player for PSG.LGD
Wang “Ame” Chunyu, former player for PSG.LGD

In other news, Ame, one of the most beloved and respected carry players in the Dota 2 scene, has revealed that he’ll be taking time off from pro play. The news came as a surprise for many, such as PSG.LGD has been one of the most consistent teams throughout the history of competitive Dota.

With an Aegis in their collection, LGD has been placing at least 6th at The International since 2017. We can’t deny that Ame has been an important piece of that success since he was recruited from the CDEC Youth roster.

Ame has been a constant in multiple lineups of the LGD organization, which were all just one step away from achieving top success. He fell one step short of lifting the Aegis two times in his career, running up in the event in 2021 and 2018 while making it into the top four in the remaining ones except for TI11.

Even though placing 5th in the most coveted Dota 2 event of the year is an accomplishment of its own, TI11 marked the absolute worst result for this team in the tournament since 2017. Being so close to success only to fall short, in the end, can definitely take a toll on players’ mentality toward the game, and it looks like Ame is looking for a refresh with this competitive break.

We’re following the player’s wishes and respecting his personal development needs,” LGD said. “Ame’s status is inactive, temporarily away for rest.

Ame’s future still remains a mystery and with an important piece removed from its roster, LGD only remains with two members in its active lineup, NothingToSay and y’, opening the door for a massive rebuild.

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