When Dota 2 team Azure Ray announced last week that it was making changes to the roster, there were those who were surprised. After all, the team placed 4th during The International 2023 and was even declared the champion of ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. What's even surprising is when they announced their new roster. That's because the team is bringing back Zeng "Ori" Jiaoyang and Zhang "Faith_bian" Ruida to the competitive scene.
Back in November, the team made a roster change and even brought in a new coach. Then towards the end of December, the players who were brought in made the decision to leave the team. In a post, the team said that this was a result of " long-term communication and negotiation." This resulted in Lou "Lou" Zhen and Jiang An being the only ones left on the roster. However, Azure Ray did reveal that negotiation for the three players to replace those who left were already completed.
