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Warcraft 3: ieS.int expands with Frozen and Giacomo

By: Bryan Do - Published April 29, 2007 at 10:13 PM EDT - Writer Archive
The international Warcraft III squad of ieS Virtual Gaming expands their roster with Frozen, Giacomo, and former Team Excello division.
After the Rimkus brothers, Lose and WinneR, left the team a few weeks ago, ieS Virtual Gaming began their search for replacements to fill the void left in their lineup.

They first achieved this task by picking up the former Warcraft III team from Excello last week. However, ieS faced much skepticism from the community with these additions, as many felt the team did not benefit much from the merger.

Zhong "Bluerain" Zhang, now a manager of the ieS team, hopes to prove otherwise. Having led the Excello squad himself, he is confident his players will prove their worth in time.

"The merger is a great step for both teams, and I'm sure with our joint dedication, our results will amaze any jaded critics."

Along with this announcement, came the acquisition of Michael "Giacomo" Hladik. Hladik had recently left Mousesports, where he expressed his loss of motivation and confidence in his former team. Hladik is a great addition and will use his prior experiences to help his new teammates excel.

"Giacomo is a great player and no stranger to the professional Warcraft III scene. He is a key addition and will help take ieS to the next level."

Today, ieS adds another player to their international roster. Having parted ways with his former team of Praetoriani due to internal conflicts with the team's management, Vladislav "Frozen" Baranov finds a new home in ieS.

In his short time under Praetoriani, Baranov competed particularly well in the WC3L, taking wins from MYM]Lucifer, 4K^FuRy, and Bfly.Thrall. Baranov will look to add to his WC3L accomplishments in the upcoming qualifiers with ieS.

"Frozen is relatively new to the international scene but his recent results have turned more than a few heads. We are confident he will continue his success in ieS and become one of our strongest players."

With these additions, ieS's current roster stands strong as they hope to enter the soon-to-be announced WC3L Season XII Qualifications.


ieS International Roster

Denmark Rho "Rholle" Loving - Team Captain
Czech Republic Martin "Bone[SkyR]" Hušák
Czech Republic Michael "Giacomo" Hladik
Slovakia Michal "w4X[SGC]" Medved
Lithuania Ignas "Sujin" Vilimas
Belarus Vladislav "Frozen" Baranov
United States Robert "OC-" Conners
Canada Vladimir "Legacy" Georgescu
South Korea Han Kyeol "Terryspecks" Choi

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