Team Liquid part ways with Nisha after four years

Nisha departs Crew Liquid to take a break from aggressive play.

Western European Dota 2 powerhouse Team Liquid introduced on Monday (28 September) that they’ve parted methods with star mid laner Michał “Nisha” Jankowski, who can be taking a break from aggressive play. 

Nisha first joined Liquid in December 2022 after ending a four-year stint with Team Secret. In Nisha’s 4 years beneath the Liquid banner, he helped the staff declare six Tier 1 event titles, together with the championship of The International (TI) 2024. The mid laner also ends his stint with Liquid with a 59.15% win rate across 1,151 games.

Nisha’s departure comes after a strong efficiency for Liquid within the 2025-2026 aggressive season, the place they gained two Tier 1 tournaments in BLAST Slam VI back in February and 1win Essence II in early August. The team finished TI 2026 in 5th-6th place after shedding to eventual champions Team Spirit within the decrease bracket quarterfinals.

Earlier this month, Liquid begun retooling its roster for the 2026-2027 season by signing Adrian “Wisper” Cespedes Dobles as their new offlaner, taking over from Marcus “Ace” Hoelgaard.

Liquid have but to announce Nisha’s substitute, although the staff is about to compete in BLAST Slam VIII with Nai Zheng “MidOne” Yeik as a stand-in.

With Nisha’s departure, this is Liquid’s roster for the 2026-2027 season:

1. Micke “miCKe” Vu
2.  Nai Zheng “MidOne” Yeik (stand-in)
3. Adrian “Wisper” Cespedes Dobles
4. Samuel “Boxi” Svahn
5. Erik “tOfu” Engel
6. William “BlitZ” Lee (coach)

Nisha’s departure from Liquid is the newest main roster change within the ongoing post-TI 2026 roster shuffle. Take a look at 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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