DityaRa is the new carry recruit for PR.

Esportal The Belarus team Power Rangers completed their lineup when they just the other day signed young carry talent Dmitry ”DityaRa” Minenkov.

Now they’re aiming for next year’s The International 5 – but first the team will be fused together in the Esportal league where they’re facing Team Empire in the first invitational qualifier tonight.

– Our communications are not ideal yet, but we’re improving with every match we play and I expect us to finish top 3, Alexei ”j4” Lipai says.

During the first half of 2014, Power Rangers won a couple of smaller tournaments but after the departure of Artem ”fng” Barshack and Roman ”Scandal” Sadotenkov the organization has been busy looking for replacements. Just the other day, PR signed the untried talent Dmitry ”DityaRa” Minenkov as the team carry, and he’ll be thrown straight into the fray as his team faces off against Team Empire in Esportal Dota 2 League’s first invitational qualifier tonight.

– DityaRa is a young, talented public player. He has really good mechanics but lacks a bit in his macro knowledge. That’s what you miss when you’re only playing public games, but it’s our job as a team to help him learn fast, Alexei ”j4” Lipai says.

”I guess we know them pretty good”

Team Empire hasn’t played any notable games recently, and today it was announced that Aleksey ”Solo” Berezin is leaving the team, so Lipai doesn’t know what kind of shape their opponents will be in tonight.

– We feel quite confident going into the game but it’s hard to call us prepared since Empire hasn’t played any major games in a few weeks. But I guess we know them pretty good.

Are there any players in particular in Empire you have to look out for?

– Honestly, we don’t care about players. Our results only depend on our performance.

”Improving with every match”

With such a new squad, what are your expectations during the Esportal league?

– We’ll just try to do our best as a team. Of course our communication is not ideal yet, but we’re improving with every match we play and I expect us to finish top 3.

And what do you think about the format, where lesser known teams get to play against the world’s best?

– It’s good for sure. Young teams should get chances to practice versus known ones, to get some experience. Maybe even show themselves for potential sponsors.

Tonight at 5.30 PM CET, the game between Team Empire and Power Rangers kicks off. You can follow the action here at Aftonbladet Esport or on Esportals official Twitch page here.