Rise Nation bench vSa; look to add two

The Canadian in-game leader has been removed from the starting lineup.

Rise have been reduced to one Asian

Team captain and in-game leader Andy "vSa" Xu has been benched by Rise Nation, Dust2.us has learned. This comes after also having removed Jonathan "Jonji" Carey, who has recently joined RONIN, and a failed attempt at qualifying for the ESL Pro League. The team has been using Mitch "mitch" Semago as a standin in the last few weeks, but Dust2 has been informed that Rise Nation do not plan on signing mitch as a permanent member.

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Dust2.us has also learned that the team plan on picking up Michael "dapr" Gulino from Ghost Academy and Skyler "Relyks" Weaver, who has been without a team since leaving Misfits in July. It is planned that the veteran Relyks will assume the IGL duties.

There still exist questions about the future of this roster however, as coach Jared "osorandom" Hartman has been seen coaching Rogue in some of their recent matches. It is unclear whether he will continue with the MDL side or move on to Pro pastures.

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The speculated roster of Rise Nation will look as follows: