The International 10 came to its thrilling conclusion a week ago, with Team Spirit blazing their way from the bottom of the pack to take Dota’s most coveted prize – the Aegis of the Immortals.
But now the excitement is done and dusted, it’s time for the annual roster shuffles. We’ve tracked all the confirmed and rumored movements across the DPC so far to keep you up to date about where your favorite player has landed.
Keep checking back, as we’ll continue to update with new info as it becomes available.
Last Update: November 1.
Confirmed Changes
All the confirmed roster shuffles in the Offseason.
Virtus.pro
On November 1 Virtus.pro announced they would be trialing new players in position 1 and position 4 ahead of the start of the DPC season. According to their post on Twitter, the team have differing ideas as to how to best proceed together, and there are outside complications which they feel are impacting their game. The trial is an attempt to find some synergy again. The team have said no official decisions will be made about the current roster’s fate until a later date, and there is a chance the roster will remain the same.
Team Undying
Team Undying announce they’d be sticking together for the next DPC season. A Twitlonger from David “MoonMeander” Tan Boon Yang gave fans a glimpse into the team’s future plans, as well as confirming they’ve parted ways with coach Kim “Febby” Yong-min.
Thoughts about TI + Undying’s Future
Read: https://t.co/djSQLIEsuo
— David Tan (@MoonMeanderated) November 1, 2021
Undying’s continuing roster:
- Enzo “Timado” Gianoli
- Jonathan Bryle “Bryle” Santos De Guia
- Jonáš “SabeRLight-“ Volek
- David “MoonMeander” Tan Boon Yang
- Kim “DuBu” Doo-young
T1
T1 have confirmed the resigning of their Dota 2 roster. The announcement came on October 30 via the team’s Facebook page.
“March will lead our DOTA 2 squad once again, as the team re-signs with T1!” The post said. Great news for fans of the SEA Teams performance at TI 10.
T1’s continuing roster:
- Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon
- Karl “Karl” Jayme
- Carlo “Kuku” Palad
- Kenny “Xepher” Deo
- Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon
PSG.LGD
Not much of a shuffle to see here. After taking second place yet again at an International, PSG.LGD’s general manager has confirmed the team will continue to play together in the 21/22 DPC season. The confirmation came via Weibo on October 18.
LGD’s continuing roster:
- 1: Wang “Ame” Chunyu
- 2: Cheng “NothingToSay” Jin Xiang
- 3: Zhang “Faith_bian” Ruida
- 4: Zhao “XinQ” Zixing
- 5: Zhang “y`” Yiping
Thunder Predator
The Grand Finals were still to be played when Thunder Predator announced the departure of its entire roster.
En común acuerdo, nuestros jugadores seguirán juntos como equipo, pero no con nosotros. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/0xPnzZg9vJ
— Thunder Predator (@ThunderAwakengg) October 16, 2021
Leonardo “LeoStyle-” Sifuentes, Frank “Frank” Arias, Alonso “Mnz” León, Romel “Mjz” Quinteros and Joel Mori “MoOz” Ozambela all found themselves free agents on October 16. The lineup had a tough time in Bucharest, falling out of the groups without a single win. That said, the squad had some good wins through the 2021 DPC season and according to MoOz, the roster is intending to continue to play together under new banners.
Thunder Predator announced their new roster on Twitter on October 21, formed from members of the former NoPing e-sports squad.
TP’s new roster:
- 1: Crhistian “Angel” Savina
- 2: Gonzalo “Darkmago” Herrera
- 3: Oscar David “Oscar” Chavez
- 4: Farith “Matthew” Puente
- 5: Jose Leonardo “Pandaboo” Padilla Hernandez
Quincy Crew
Quincy Crew saw their first departure just after the curtains closed at TI 10. Rodrigo “Lelis” Santos announced he would be saying farewell to QC on Twitter on October 18. Today Arif “MSS” Anwar also announced he’d left the squad.
Jack “KBBQ” Chen had tweeted that the team would see significant changes after QC’s disappointing 9-12th finish this year. We’ve yet to discover who will be filling the Position 3 and 4 roles in their new squad. If anyone will at all. Rumors abound about the future of QC, although there’s nothing official out there yet.
Quincy Crew’s assumed roster:
- 1: Yawar “YawaR” Hassan
- 2: Quinn “Quinn” Callahan
- 3: Unfilled
- 4: Unfilled
- 5: Avery “SVG” Silverman
Alliance
Alliance first announced the departure of Linus “Limmp” Blomdin and Artsiom “fng” Barshak on both their blog and Twitter October 21. Like Quincy, Alliance placed 9th-12th at TI 10 after an impressive run during the DPC season. As Alliance embarked on its new journey, revamping their roster, another familiar face stepped away from the squad.
We will always remember💚
Further changes to our #Dota2 division.
🔗 https://t.co/tqxcTlB224#LongLiveAlliance pic.twitter.com/EG1ssjUw6P— Alliance 👻 (@theAllianceGG) October 24, 2021
With Gustav “s4” Magnusson stepping down from the captain’s seat, it leaves Alliance with just two members remaining from their 2021 roster.
Alliance’s current roster:
- 1: Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov
- 2: Unfilled
- 3: Unfilled
- 4: Simon “Handsken” Haag
- 5: Unfilled
NoPing e-sports
NoPing e-sports parted ways with their organization on October 19. Although the team failed to qualify for TI 10, they did put on an impressive showing in the South American region through Season 2 of the DPC, qualifying to the WePlay AniMajor.
Mensagem para os fãs do time de dota 2 NoPing VPN pic.twitter.com/jgwmSsaAaq
— NoPing VPN e-sports (@NoPingEsports) October 18, 2021
Former members Crhistian “Angel” Savina, Oscar David “Oscar” Chavez, Farith “Matthew” Puente, Jose Leonardo “Pandaboo” Padilla Hernandez and Gonzalo “Darkmago” Herrera are the new face of Thunder Predator. Meanwhile, NoPing have said they will be reforming a new roster for the new season but we’ll have to wait and see what the new lineup looks like.
Fnatic
The team pushed it to the limit at TI 10 this year after winning the SEA Qualifier, however it wasn’t enough for them to break into the Upper Bracket. They ended their run in 9th- 12th place, and with contracts expiring for both Ng “ChYuan” Kee Chyuan and Yang “Deth” Wu Heng, some changes were inevitable. Fnatic announced the departure of both players on Facebook on October 21.
Fnatic’s current roster:
- 1: Marc Polo Luis “Raven” Fausto
- 2: Unfilled
- 3: Unfilled
- 4: Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong
- 5: Djardel Jicko B. “DJ” Mampusti
SG esports
After finishing in last place at TI 10, SGE’s roster has decided to part ways with the organization. Otávio “Tavo” Gabriel, Guilherme Silva “Costabile” Costábile, Matheus “KJ” Diniz, Thiago de Oliveira “Thiolicor” Cordeiro and Adriano de Paula “4dr” Machado have all left, leaving SG esports to sign a fresh roster for the next DPC season. The announcement was made via Twitter on October 21.
HellRaisers
Zayac покидает состав HR
Мы благодарим Бакыта за совместно пройденный путь и проделанную работу. Желаем больших успехов в дальнейшем! pic.twitter.com/OP7qDVmlKx
— HellRaisers (@HELLRAISERSgg) October 22, 2021
HellRaisers said goodbye to Bakyt “w_Zayac” Emilzhanov, leaving the support player open to explore new opportunities. And there was one such opportunity already knocking.
Update November 1: After w_Zayac’s departure on October 23, HellRaisers announced the departure of Ilya “Lil” Ilyuk. Lil’s departure leaves the team without any active players currently in the squad’s line-up.
Kyrgyzstan’s New Squad
Evgenii “Blizzy” Ri announced the formation of a new roster on his Twitter last week. The as yet unnamed squad is set to be made up of himself, Kiyalbek “dream” Tayirov, Ruslan “Askold” Temiraliev, Mirlan “Mika/Le don” Kozhombaev and Bakyt “w_Zayac” Emilzhanov.
OB.Neon
October 18 saw OB.Neon announce Jinn Marrey “Palos” Lamatao, former Execration carry, would be joining the lineup. The latest addition means Neon still need to secure a position 2 player ahead of the start of next season.
#TI10 just ended. Let the shuffle begin! We are excited to announce that Jinn Marrey ‘Palos’ Lamatao has joined us. Palos is one of the most gifted carries in Southeast Asia and will no doubt be a powerful addition to our roster for the 2021/22 season. #NeonAscend #LogitechG pic.twitter.com/RR5uidjDb6
— Neon Esports (@NeonEsportsDota) October 18, 2021
Then on October 28, the team announced that Erice “Erice” Guerra would be standing in for position 5 player, Jaunuel “Jaunuel” Arcilla.
OB.Neon’s new roster:
- 1: Jinn Marrey “Palos” Lamatao
- 2: Unfilled
- 3: Michael Roi “Enryu” Ladines
- 4: Ravdan “Hustla” Narmandakh
- 5: Erice “Erice” Guerra
Brame
EU team Brame failed to qualify for TI 10. But also announced some Offseason changes this month. Position 1 player Tasos “Focus” Michailidis became a free agent as the team welcomed Dmitry “Nefrit” Tarasich on board as their new carry.
Brame’s roster is now:
- 1: Dmitry “Nefrit” Tarasich
- 2: Irakli “W1sh-” Peranidze
- 3: Kharis “SkyLark” Zafeiriou
- 4: Nikolay “CTOMAHEH1” Kalchev
- 5: Giorgos “SsaSpartan” Giannakopoulos
BOOM Esports
Indonesian team BOOM Esports failed to qualify for The International 10, instead they spent the lead up to the tournament cementing a new roster for the DPC 21/22 season. They announced their new roster back in September, and while that isn’t technically post-season, you could be forgiven for missing the news during all the TI hype.
Both the team’s carry, Randy Muhammad “Dreamocel” Sapoetra and their pos 4, Brizio Adi “Hyde” Putra parted ways with the organization. While Rafli Fathur “Mikoto” Rahman moved to the bench before finally parting ways with BOOM on October 27.
The organization welcomed Erin Jasper “Yopaj” Ferrer, Saieful “Fbz” Ilham, Timothy “Tims” Randrup and Rolen Andrei Gabriel “skem” Ong. As well as bringing on Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung as the team’s new coach.
HE’S FINALLY HERE.
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Decades of Experience:
4x Nomination as Solo Mid of the Year.
6x TI Appearances
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The legendary @Mushi_Chai joins the helm as BOOM DOTA2 as our newest coach! pic.twitter.com/rTVOZ9xxco— BOOM Esports (@boomesportsid) October 28, 2021
A player for the squad’s position 1 slot is still to be announced.
BOOM’s current roster:
- 1: Unfilled
- 2: Erin Jasper “Yopaj” Ferrer
- 3: Saieful “Fbz” Ilham
- 4: Timothy “Tims” Randrup
- 5: Rolen Andrei Gabriel “skem” Ong
Rumors & Free Agents
There’s always plenty of rumors flying around during the offseason, as well as top free agents looking to land a slot on a squad. We take stock of just what’s worth paying attention to, and who’s still in the pool.
Rumors
There isn’t a lot of news out of China, but there are rumors suggesting a merger of the Vici Gaming and Elephant lineups floating around on reddit. But the lineup is wholly unconfirmed.
There are also reports that Mikhail “Misha” Agatov is set to take on the captain’s role for OG. But the team haven’t released an official announcement about Johan “N0tail” Sundstein stepping down from the position. So, we’ll have to wait for further confirmation on that one.
There’s also some contradictory rumors flying around about the fate of Evil Geniuses, however it seems according to Andreas “Cr1t-” Nielsen, that’s all they are. But with Lelis claiming Quincy Crew has disbanded completely on his stream, and Leostyles- girlfriend talking about the possibility of Quinn moving into EG’s line-up, it’s hard to tell.
Free Agents
All of the current DPC Free Agents, listed in alphabetical order according to tag.
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