Paparazi Retires From Professional Play; Xm Takes His Slot In Xtreme Gaming
Legendary Chinese player Zhang "Paparazi" Chengjun has announced his retirement from competitive Dota 2. The 27-year-old has expressed his wish to end his professional career before Riyadh Masters 2023. Still, Paparazi was forced to participate in the event due to Xtreme Gaming already changing another player in the roster.
Now that the$15,000,000 is over, Paparazi can hang his jersey and take time off from the Dota 2 professional scene.
Filling big shoes in Xtreme Gaming will be Guo "Xm" Hongcheng. Xm will be stepping into the Xtreme Gaming roster as their new Mid Laner. The team will make its debut in the qualifiers for The International 2023.
The Xtreme Gaming roster for Ti12 will look like this:
Only one Chinese team can advance from the regional qualifiers. To book their flights to Seattle, Xtreme Gaming must defeat teams like Team Aster, Invictus Gaming, and Azure Ray. We're going to see an absolute bloodbath in the Chinese qualifiers. Are you hyped for that?