Post TI11 Roster Shuffle Tracker: The Biggest Dota 2 Transfers in the Offseason

Following a dominating run at The International 11 (TI11) which just came to a close, Tundra Esports has claimed its rightful place as the title holder. While Tundra is probably still basking in the emotions of its historic win, the time for revaluation has come for many other teams. Over the next two months, several Dota 2 teams will make roster changes, and some have already been announced publicly. There are going to be a lot of exciting roster moves in Dota 2 this offseason, and we’ve put together a roster change tracker to help you keep up with the changes.

Dota 2 roster changes during and after TI11

3rd Nov

OG

OG moved offlaner Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf from its active roster and allowed the player to explore his options.

OG’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Artem “Yuragi” Golubiev

2. Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov

3. TBD

4. Tommy “Taiga” Le

5. Mikhail “Misha” Agatov

Source: OG’s Twitter

Royal Never Give Up (RNG)

Royal Never Give Up’s carry player Daniel “Ghost” Chan and position five player Yap “xNova” Jian Wei announced the search for a new team. Both players are ready to relocate.

Royal Never Give Up’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. TBD

2. TBD

3. Yang “Chalice” Shenyi

4. Hu “kaka” Liangzhi

5. TBD

Source: xNova’s Twitter, Ghost’s Twitter

Talon

Talon parted ways with its offlane duo of Damien “kpii” Sau-jing and Brizio “Hyde” Budiana. Kpii announced that he is looking for a new team as an offlaner.

Talon’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon

2. Rafli “Mikoto” Rahman

3. TBD

4. TBD

5. Worawit “Q” Mekchai

Source: Talon’s Twitter

2nd Nov

TSM

TSM parted ways with its position five player Kim “DuBu” Doo-young.

TSM’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Enzo “Timado” O’Connor

2. Jonathan “Bryle” Guia

3. Jonáš “SabeRLight-” Volek

4. David “MoonMeander” Tan

5. TBD

Source: TSM’s Twitter

1st Nov

Into The Breach

After the roster’s contract expired, Into The Breach announced that its entire lineup is seeking for a new team. According to the organisation, it offered new contracts to the players, but they chose to go on and pursue new opportunities.

Into The Breach’s released Dota 2 roster:

1. Roman “Otaker” Aliullov

2. Ondřej “Supream^” Štarha

3. Andreas “Xibbe” Ragnemalm

4. Matthew “Ari” Walker

5. Ivan “Kidaro” Bondarev

Source: Into The Breach’s Twitter

Nouns

Nouns’ carry player Guilherme “Costabile” Costábile announced that he is looking for a new team

Nouns’ updated Dota 2 roster:

1. TBD

2. TBD

3. David “Moo” Hull

4. Zakari “Zfreek” Freedman

5. Jacob “Husky” Fifik

Source: Costabile’s Twitter

Soniqs

Soniqs announced that it had released its entire Dota 2 roster.

Source: Soniqs’ Twitter

31st October

Team SMG

Team SMG announced the departure of offlaner Daryl “iceiceice” Koh after his contract with the organization ended.

Team SMG’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng

2. Kam “Moon” Boon Seng

3. TBD

4. Tue “ah fu” Soon Chuan

5. Wilson “poloson” Koh

Source: Team SMG’s Twitter

30th October

Team Liquid

Team Liquid’s carry player Lasse “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen retired from the professional Dota 2 scene after the team finished third at TI11.

Team Liquid’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. TBD

2. Michael “miCKe” Vu

3. Ludwig “zai” Wåhlberg

4. Samuel “Boxi” Svahn

5. Aydin “iNSaNiA” Sarkohi

Source: MATUMBAMAN’s Twitter

Beastcoast

Beastcoast’s offlaner Adrián “Wisper” Dobles announced that he is looking for a new team on Twitter. Beastcoast finished in 7th-8th place at TI11.

Beastcoast’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Héctor “K1” Rodríguez

2. Jean “Chris Luck” Salazar

3. TBD

4. Elvis “Scofield” Peña

5. Steven “StingeR” Mamani

Source: Wisper’s Twitter

29th October

Thunder Awaken

Thunder Awaken’s midlaner Herrera “DarkMago” Gonzalo announced his departure from the team in a post on Facebook. This was a surprising roster move given Thunder outperformed expectations and finished in the top six at TI11.

Thunder Awaken’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Crhistian “Pakazs” Savina

2. TBD

3. Rafael “Sacred” Yonatan

4. Farith “Matthew” Huamancaja

5. Jose “Pandaboo” Hernandez

Source: DarkMago’s Facebook

Gaimin Gladiators

Gaimin Gladiators announced that its midlaner Miroslav “BOOM” Bičan will not be continuing with the team for the next season. The team registered a 9th-12th place finish at TI11.

Gaimin Gladiators’ updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Anton “dyrachyo” Shkredov

2. TBD

3. Marcus “Ace” Christensen

4. Erik “tOfu” Engel

5. Melchior “Seleri” Hillenkamp

Source: Gaimin Gladiators’ Twitter

28th October

Nouns

Nouns’ midlaner Nicolas “Gunnar” Lopez announced on Twitter that he was looking for a new team or players to build a new team with.

Nouns’ updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Guilherme “Costabile” Silva Costábile

2. TBD

3. David “Moo” Hull

4. Zakari “Zfreek” Freedman

5. Jacob “Husky” Fifik

Source: Gunnar’s Twitter

27th October

T1

T1’s position fiveplayer Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon announced on Facebook that he is looking for a new team and is ready to relocate. This move came soon after Kuku and Whitemon announced their exit from the team.

T1’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Anathan “ana” Pham

2. Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen (stand-in)

3. TBD

4. TBD

5. TBD

Source: Whitemon’s Facebook

24th October

T1

T1 experienced three changes on 24th Oct when it saw the departures of captain/offlaner Carlo “Kuku” Palad, position four player Kenny “Xepher” Deo, and coach Park “March” Tae-won.

T1’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Anathan “ana” Pham

2. Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen (stand-in)

3. TBD

4. TBD

5. Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon

Source: T1’s Twitter, Xepher’s Twitter, Kuku’s Facebook

18th October

Soniqs

Following a racial slur issue involving Rodrigo “LESLAO” Santos, Soniqs took the decision to release its offlaner player, stating a zero tolerance policy for racism or discrimination of any kind.

Soniqs’ updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Yawar “YawaR” Hassan

2. Quinn “Quinn” Callahan

3. TBD

4. Arif “MSS” Anwar

5. Adrian “Fata” Trinks

Source: Soniqs’ Twitter

Virtus.pro

Virtus.pro confirmed the release of its carry player Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev after his contract expired and the team was unable to qualify for TI11 via the last chance qualifier.

Virtus.pro’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. TBD

2. Danil “gpk” Skutin

3. Dmitry “DM” Dorokhin

4. Daniyal “yamich” Lazebnyy

5. Egor “Xakoda” Lipartiya

Source: Virtus.pro’s Twitter

13th October

NAVI

NAVI parted ways with captain and position five player Alexey “Solo” Berezin after the team failed to qualify for TI11 via the last chance qualifier.

NAVI’s updated Dota 2 roster:

1. Alik “V-Tune” Vorobey

2. Volodymyr “Noone” Minenko

3. Vladislav “laise” Lais

4. Georgii “swedenstrong” Zainalabidov

5. TBD

Source: NAVI