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Daboo · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 3:14 AM

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Today we announce that we have chosen not to extend the contract with our Swedish Starcraft II player Johan 'NaNiwa' Lucchesi. His current contract expires at the end of the month and we have agreed with Johan not to offer a consecutive one.

We wish Johan all the best with his future career.

http://www.team-dignitas.net/article...tas-part-ways/

I totally did not see that coming, wonder which team he's going to join....maybe a korean team, or fxo? or is EG up to their thing again?

There's been an awful lot of player trading going on in the scene lately, I just hope this one doesnt bring anymore controversy,like some others so that nani can concentrate on sc2.

**nirvAnA** · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 4:29 AM

Imo he only didnt renew his contract because he was expecting a better offer from another team! Wondering which it was! we will know soon

**|Erasmus|** · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 8:19 AM

The wording is a little weird... wonder what their technical difference between extending his current contract and offering a consecutive one is.

I assume that he feels he's worth more money than his current contract, and dignitas don't want to/can't afford to give it to him, and he expects some other team will.

Really sucks with select and sjow also being in Korea, though. And didn't the commentators say that Sjow and SeleCT were staying in one team house, but Naniwa wasn't with them/at some other house? Naniwa possibly signing with a korean team...

noobinater · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 8:21 AM

I guess this is going to be the major contract season going forward with SC2

TAminimat · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 8:51 AM

Hopefully This means him joining a Korean pro team

**iMSystem** · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 8:57 AM

I don't see him going to a Korean team, I see coL picking him up.

Naniwa knows how much publicity he will get and knows that he is worth alot of money. Korean teams can't put that much money into him and coL has money to burn after their stefano issue failed.

Would like to see EG pick him up though, would be cool :P

FvRsolis · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by System

I don't see him going to a Korean team, I see coL picking him up.

Naniwa knows how much publicity he will get and knows that he is worth alot of money. Korean teams can't put that much money into him and coL has money to burn after their stefano issue failed.

Would like to see EG pick him up though, would be cool :P

^ This please. HuK and Naniwa are two of the three best travelling protoss at the moment. I'd really like to see HuK's aggressive style and Naniwa's safe style be merged into some godly-insta win PvP build :P

Also, I want to see the builds Naniwa could figure out playing a macro zerg like idrA. Maybe he might find another 'safe' PvZ build.

Fourby · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 11:11 AM

TANaniwa

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	TAXanT:	:)
	SilentNoodle:	this! haha

SilentNoodle · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 7:39 PM

hope he gets another team soon

Next_rim · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 7:55 PM

Naniwa doesn't look in top shape atm. He is solid, but has been degrading. And he has an awesome brickface and "killer instinct activated" shine in his eyes when playing.

biogenie · Wed, 21st-Sep-2011, 8:52 PM

i reckon after today's GSL Code A... The offers might wane ~>___<~ he didn play well at all... wonder what happened...

SuperHero · Thu, 22nd-Sep-2011, 1:13 AM

I really enjoyed the finals between naniwa and thorzain. i hope his form picks up and he gets a decent team. i also hope he is a nice guy but thats just cos i like to think people are nice and it is good when they are.

**iMSystem** · Thu, 22nd-Sep-2011, 8:31 AM

Just announced right now in Lo3
Naniwa joins coL

Called it

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Maynarde:

Well done.