xiao8 will play for EHOME at MDL Macau 2019

He is a legend. Chinese Dota celebrity and current EHOME coach Zhang "xiao8" Ning will replace the team's mid-laner Li "ASD" Zhiwen at MDL Macau 2019 — the tournament starts next week. ASD was forced to skip the group stage because he didn't have time to get his documents prepared for visiting Macau on time. If EHOME successfully pas the group stage to reach playoffs, ASD will re-join the team and allow xiao8 to return to his coaching duties. The Chinese team cancelled a trip to ESL One Katowice 2019 to participate in the tournament organized by Mars Media. 

The winner of The International 2014 hung his mouse on a nail in January 2017, when he left sensational LGD.Forever Young, who were quite sensational that time. Afterwards, he tried to help the semi-professional rosters Newbee Boss and Big God, and last May he accepted an offer to become EHOME's coach. 

The group stage of MDL Macau 2019 starts on February 21, and the playoff stage will take place Feb. 23-24. The prize pool is already a tradition for these events: $300,000, but it does not count as an official Dota Pro Circuit tournament.