Staff Falcons’ five-man roster all through its nearly three years within the scene notably performed and gained essentially the most video games in Dota 2 historical past.
Saudi Arabia-based esports organisation 
Team Falcons introduced its exit from the aggressive Dota 2 scene on Monday (7 September). Within the nearly three years that the staff competed in Dota 2, Falcons gained 9 Tier 1 tournaments, together with The International (TI) 2025.
In a statement accompanying the announcement of their departure from Dota 2, Falcons stated the organisation is shifting its focus in the direction of different esports titles that supply “better strategic alignment and long-term operational stability.”
“At Staff Falcons, our purpose is to construct long-term, high-impact packages throughout world esports. Following a strategic overview of our multi-title roadmap for 2026 and past, we’ve got made the choice to step again from Dota 2. Whereas Dota 2 holds a legendary place in aggressive gaming, our world focus is shifting in the direction of increasing ecosystems that supply better strategic alignment and long-term operational stability for our organisation,” stated Falcons.
Staff Falcons’ storied historical past in Dota 2
Falcons entered the Dota 2 aggressive scene in November 2023 with a star-studded roster that includes 
Oliver “Skiter” Lepko, 
Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak, 
Ammar “ATF” Assaf, 
Andreas “Cr1t-” Nielsen, and 
Jing “Sneyking” Wu. 
Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling additionally joined the staff in January 2024 as their coach.
Falcons’ roster went on to report essentially the most video games performed collectively for a single five-man squad within the historical past of Dota 2 at a whopping 799 video games. They gained 523 of their video games collectively, which additionally makes them the sport’s most profitable five-man squad ever with a whopping 65.46% win fee.
Falcons’ first full yr in competitors in 2024 started with their first Tier 1 event title at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 in February. They’d go on to play in seven different occasions till August, successful 4 and inserting within the High 3 in three others. Falcons’ dominance in 2024 earned them a direct invite to TI 2024, the place they completed in fourth place.
Falcons had been unable to duplicate their dominance within the 2024-2025 season, successful simply three of the 13 Tier 1 tournaments they competed in. Nonetheless, they managed to peak simply in time for TI 2025, the place they overcame a gradual begin within the Group Stage and gained 4 straight matches within the Playoffs. That run culminated in an epic five-game thriller in opposition to China’s 
Xtreme Gaming, with Falcons emerging victorious to claim the organisation’s first and only Aegis of Champions.
Regardless of being the reigning world champions, the 2025-2026 season proved to be much more difficult for Falcons as they gained only one Tier 1 event within the 13 occasions they performed in. With that stated, they nonetheless earned a direct invite to TI 2026 because the defending champions.
TI 2026 would find yourself being the final dance for Falcons’ embellished five-man roster, with Cr1t revealing in an interview at the start of the tournament that TI 2026 was going to be their last event together.
Falcons as soon as once more had a gradual begin to the Group Stage in TI 2026 and solely managed a 3-2 report, which meant they first needed to win a do-or-die match within the Elimination Spherical to advance to the Playoffs. Falcons swept China’s 
Vici Gaming to secure their spot in the main stage.
Within the opening spherical of the Playoffs, Falcons were upset by 
Nigma Galaxy and knocked down to the lower bracket. Falcons then confronted TI 2024 champions 
Team Liquid within the first spherical of the decrease bracket, with Falcons falling to Liquid in three games to get knocked out of TI 2026 in 7th-8th place.
Shortly after their elimination, Cr1t hinted at his retirement from pro Dota 2 and stated TI 2026 was his lukely his final look in Dota 2’s annual world championship event. Aui_2000 additionally quietly revealed his retirement in an interview with Russian publication esports.ru, ending a storied profession that noticed him win the Aegis 3 times, as soon as as a participant for 
Evil Geniuses in TI 2015 and twice as a coach for 
Tundra Esports in TI 2022 and for Falcons in TI 2025.
Skiter, Malr1ne, ATF, and Sneyking have but to make formal bulletins on what could be the subsequent steps for his or her respective careers now that Falcons has departed the Dota 2 aggressive scene. Ought to these 4 gamers nonetheless determine to proceed their careers, they are going to be among the many most sought-after free brokers for the upcoming season.
“Very grateful to have performed on this organisation. Many memorable moments and legendary wins shared due to this excellent alternative collectively alongside the entire roster that we’ve got, [stuck] collectively until the top and made historical past. Because of everybody who supported us via this journey, [the] entire Falcons Esports workers, organisation, and our followers and I [especially] thank all my [teammates]. Endlessly our names [are] written collectively, I want you all the very best,” ATF stated in a post on his personal X account.
“Journey along with Falcons was unforgettable. We created so many reminiscences collectively and everybody concerned will maintain particular place in my coronary heart,” Skiter added in a post on his personal X account.
Falcons’ departure from the scene is the newest main roster change within the ongoing post-TI 2026 roster shuffle. Try GosuGamers’ post-TI 2026 roster shuffle tracker to maintain monitor of how the aggressive Dota 2 panorama will seem like for the 2026-2027 season.
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