Citing issues with scheduling practice, commitment to his stream interfering in team affairs, and looking out for his teammates' success this season, Chu8 has decided to part ways with the Team 8 roster, formerly known as Chu8 my hotDoge.
From Blizzard:
With the launch of HGC just days away, North American squad Team 8’s Chu8 has chosen to leave the team. As a result, Chu8 has been disqualified from the HGC for the remainder of 2017 and will not be playing with Team 8 in the first phase of HGC.
Prismaticism will join the remaining members of Team 8.
Chu8’s suspension from the HGC begins January 12, 2017 and he will not be eligible to play, practice, coach, advise or otherwise participate in HGC activities.
Read the full story and more on the HGC Roster Change Rules here.
Chu8 later summarized his explanation for splitting with the team:
I made sure to let everyone know that I want this team to take more of a casual approach to the tournament. However, when we did qualify and things got more serious, we could not agree on the level of commitment we want to make as a team, mostly because of me wanting to focus on my stream. Since some members of the team strongly expressed their pursuit for HGC, it was clear to me there are more complications here than I expected. I coulda been a douche and just rake in the $$ while forcing a bad practice schedule and toxic team environment, but that's not me. This is [the] best decision for all.
Good luck to the team going forward.
Read his full statement here.