Group Yandex now have two The Worldwide champions on its roster in Saksa and ATF.
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Team Yandex introduced on Thursday (17 September) that they’ve signed 
Ammar “ATF” Assaf as their new offlaner to exchange 
Dmitry “DM” Dorokhin, who has been positioned on the inactive roster.
ATF joins Yandex as a free agent following 
Team Falcons‘ exit from the competitive Dota 2 scene earlier this month. He was a key determine within the Falcons roster that recorded 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 received 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 price.
ATF is now the second member of the previous Falcons roster to hitch a brand new workforce following the organisation’s departure from Dota 2. Former Falcons carry participant 
Oliver “Skiter” Lepko recently signed with another Eastern European contender in 
Aurora Gaming.
ATF’s addition additionally brings the variety of The Worldwide (TI) champions in Yandex’s roster to 2, with TI 2025 champion ATF now becoming a member of TI 2022 champion 
Martin “Saksa” Sazdov.
With ATF becoming a member of the workforce, here is how Yandex’s roster will seem like for the 2026-2027 aggressive Dota 2 season:
Alimzhan “Watson” Islambekov- Ilya “CHIRA_JUNIOR” Chirtsov
- Ammar “ATF” Assaf
- Martin “Saksa” Sazdov
- Arman “Malady” Orazbayev
Yandex look to enhance with signing of ATF following third place end at TI 2026
Yandex solely entered the Dota 2 scene in June 2025, then grew into one of many strongest groups within the scene through the 2025-2026 season. They received three Tier 1 tournaments and completed within the High 3 in six others. In TI 2026, they overcame a gradual begin within the Group Stage to complete within the High 3, losing to eventual champions 
Team Spirit in the lower bracket finals.
With ATF now within the fold, Yandex will likely be seeking to enhance on their efficiency up to now season and as soon as once more problem for the Aegis of Champions. Yandex are set to debut their new roster in PGL Wallachia Season 9, the primary Tier 1 event of the 2026-2027 season, on 19 September.
Yandex’s benching of DM and subsequent signing of ATF is the most recent main roster change within the ongoing post-TI 2026 roster shuffle. Try GosuGamers’ post-TI 2026 roster shuffle tracker to maintain observe of how the aggressive Dota 2 panorama will seem like for the 2026-2027 season.
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