Another last minute roster change has riled up the pro scene. European HGC team, Diamond Skin, will move on without RaiDbawZ, who is suffering from severe health problems. Former Liquid player Sportbilly will take his place as per Blizzard’s ruling.

Sportbilly is a remarkably talented carry player who has played on teams like ROCCAT, The Sandwich Monkey, and Team Liquid over the course of the last year. A former teammate of Cris, Sportbilly seemed like the obvious choice for a substitute. The reunion between teammates should make the process go smoothly despite only having three days to prepare for HGC. In addition, Sportbilly speaks German, so the players can continue to use German in voice comms.

One drawback is that Cris and Sportbilly have somewhat overlapping roles. In a double or triple back-line metagame, they’ll definitely have an advantage over other teams, but double tank or double support metagames might be more difficult for the ranged assassin duo.

The first HGC games kick off tomorrow at 9:00pm PST. Tune in and catch Diamond Skin’s first match against Team expert!