canceL parts ways with Kaipi; replacement not yet decided, says ComeWithMe

Antonio “canceL” Mihai has parted ways with Kaipi. The news comes less than one month after the team locked in their official roster for the upcoming season. No replacement has been identified yet for the squad.

out of kaipi 🙁

— canceL^^ (@mihaiantoni0) April 14, 2016

Less than one month after the team registrations for the Manila Major and TI6 have been locked, a change in Kaipi’s roster has been announced.

Kaipi’s Alexandru “Comewithme” Crăciunescu has confirmed for DotaBlast that Antonio “canceL” Mihai was released. CWM has stated that the team is considering several options but has not decided on a replacement as of yet.

On March 27th, Kaipi officially registered with a stacked roster after adding two new members to their existing lineup. Armand “bOne7” Pittner, Antonio “canceL^^” Mihai and Alexandru “ComeWithMe” welcomed WehSing “SingSing” Yuen and Sébastien “7ckingMad” Debs to the squad, creating a stir of excitement for fans.

The team participated in several minor tournaments and qualifiers but was unable to clinch any noteworthy achievements in the last month. Kaipi does not have an official substitute listed. Their chances of being in the cards for an invite in the Manila Major European qualifiers were deemed slim, due to inconsistent performances. The change in their lineup after their roster was locked means they will be forced to participate in the open qualifiers for both the Manila Major and TI6.

Kaipi history

Kaipi was originally formed in 2012, by Asuna together with BABARRR, Johan “pieliedie” Åström and Kim “Febby” Yong-min.

The team went through numerous rosters and even organizational changes over the next four years. One composition of the team included bOne7 who joined pieliedie in February of 2013. ComeWithMe was also a part of the team that year, later, in April.

After the departure of ComeWithMe in July, the team continued on their dramatic trek, ultimately being picked up by Cloud 9. The squad took a commendable sixth place finish at The International 4 – which proved not to be enough for the achievement-hungry team and their continued roster changes resulted in a 9th-12th place finish at TI5.

At the end of August, after TI5, bOne7 put together a mix of Romanian peers – and decided to breath new life into the Kaipi brand. The initial roster was comprised of lesser known players.

Less than a month later, Alexandru “Comewithme” Crăciunescu and Antonio “canceL^^” Mihai were brought on after Kiril “Kikoni” Minkov and Salvador “Asuna” Khamis parted ways with the team.

Kaipi roster:

WehSing “SingSing” Yuen
Armand “bOne7” Pittner
Alexandru “Comewithme” Crăciunescu
Sébastien “7ckingMad” Debs