Listed here are all of the notable roster adjustments within the post-The Worldwide 2026 Dota 2 roster shuffle.
With the conclusion of The International (TI) 2026, a brand new Dota 2 aggressive season is ready to start. And earlier than the tournaments of the brand new season can kick off, groups might be shuffling their rosters to provide themselves a greater probability at contesting the Aegis of Champions subsequent yr.
GosuGamers has compiled a useful listing of all of the notable roster adjustments, in addition to participant actions and retirements that will help you maintain monitor of how the aggressive Dota 2 panorama will seem like for the 2026-2027 season:
24 August
LGD Gaming launch South American roster
Prominent Chinese organisation 
LGD Gaming has released its South American Dota 2 roster following the expiration of their contracts. The workforce notably completed TI 2026 in Ninth-Thirteenth place, after narrowly losing to 
Team Yandex in the Elimination Stage.
The team notably competed in TI 2026 with 
Topias Miikka “Topson” Taavitsainen as a last-minute stand-in, after mid laner 
Santiago “TaiLung” Agüero Gustavo was banned from competing in the tournament and all future PGL-organised events mere days earlier than it began attributable to “problems with aggressive integrity.”
The previous LGD Gaming roster, which incorporates 
Yuma “Yuma” Langlet, 
Adrian “Wisper” Cespedes Dobles, 
Thiago “Thiolicor” Cordeiro, and Matheus Santos Jungles “KJ” Diniz, are actually all free brokers. It stays to be seen if Topson will return to retirement or make a full return to aggressive play after his spirited run with LGD in TI 2026.
Virtus.professional disband worldwide roster
Iconic Jap European organisation 
Virtus.pro disbanded its worldwide roster on 24 August. The workforce notably did not qualify for TI 2026 after ending Fifth-Sixth within the match’s European regional qualifier.
The previous Virtus.professional roster, which incorporates Enzo “Timado” Gianoli, 
Abed Azel “Abed” Yusop, 
Jonáš “SabeRLighT-” Volek, 
Kirill “Hellscream” Lagutik, 
Tal “Fly” Aizik, and coach 
Kanishka “Bulba” Sosale, are actually all free brokers.
23 August
Group Falcons coach Aui_2000 declares retirement
Team Falcons coach 
Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling quietly introduced his retirement from the aggressive scene in an interview with Russian publication esports.ru. Aui_2000 informed esports.ru that he does not “plan on persevering with my profession in Dota 2” then later stated in a publish on his private X account that he’ll write a weblog on his determination to retire.
Aui_2000’s profession noticed him compete as a participant from 2012 to 2018 earlier than spending the rest of his profession as a coach, notably garnering fame as probably the most artistic minds within the sport. He’s the primary individual to win the Aegis of Champions as each a participant and a coach, profitable the world championship a complete of thrice. Aui_2000 gained his first Aegis as a participant at TI 2015 with 
Evil Geniuses, gained his second as a coach for 
Tundra Esports in TI 2022, and his third as the coach for Falcons in TI 2025.
21 August
Nigma Galaxy’s SumaiL declares retirement
Nigma Galaxy‘s superstar carry player 
Syed Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan announced his retirement from competitive Dota 2, after his team got eliminated from TI 2026 in 5th-6th place. SumaiL had already hinted at the possibility of his retirement after TI 2026 shortly after Nigma Galaxy qualified for the tournament back in June.
In an exit interview shortly after his workforce’s loss, SumaiL confirmed that he’ll certainly be stepping away from the sport, saying “[TI 2026] might be my final occasion.”
“We tried our greatest. It regarded fairly good, we have been one sport away from High 3 final evening. After which immediately was a very good sequence however, I do not know, one thing went incorrect [in game three]. So far as for the workforce, I am unsure. That is most likely my final occasion,” stated SumaiL.
SumaiL is broadly recognised as one of many best Dota 2 gamers of all time, boasting the best rookie season within the sport’s historical past. He joined Evil Geniuses in January 2015 and have become the youngest participant to win an official Valve occasion when he helped EG win the Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015 at simply 15 years and 361 days outdated.
SumaiL then grew to become the youngest participant to each play and win TI, when he helped EG win TI 2015 at simply 16 years and 176 days outdated. He additionally holds the document for probably the most kills in a single sport in TI at 31 kills, a feat he achieved in TI 2018.
Over the course of his profession, SumaiL has racked up eight Tier 1 match titles, which incorporates TI 2015. He has additionally completed third in TI twice in 2016 and 2018, and positioned within the High 3 of 9 Majors
Group Falcons’ Cr1t declares retirement
Team Falcons‘ position 4 support player 
Andreas “Cr1t-” Nielsen has announced his retirement from competitive Dota 2 after his team got eliminated from TI 2026 in 7th-8th place. Cr1t stated in Falcons’ exit interview that TI 2026 “might be the final TI” for him.
“[TI] is all the time particular. Final time once I was right here in 2019, was additionally particular. For me that is most likely the final TI, completely happy to do it right here. It’s all the time wonderful to be in China however followers all around the globe all the time cheering… It’s a particular factor to be at TI and I’m gonna miss it. It’s been loads of TIs at this level and yeah, it’s been a pleasure,” stated Cr1t.
Cr1t ends an illustrious profession that started all the way in which again in 2012, having performed for quite a lot of star-studded rosters in each Europe and North America, together with 
OG, Evil Geniuses, 
Shopify Rebellion, and Falcons. He additionally gained 15 Tier 1 tournaments, together with the Frankfurt Main in 2015, the Manila Main in 2016, and The International 2025.
Cr1t also revealed during the TI 2026 Group Stage that the tournament would be the last event where the Falcons roster will play together, so count on extra roster adjustments coming from Falcons quickly.
19 August
REKONIX disband
Indonesia-based organisation 
REKONIX introduced the disbandment of its roster on 19 August. The workforce notably did not qualify for TI 2026 after ending third within the match’s Southeast Asian regional qualifier again in June.
The previous REKONIX roster, which incorporates 
Musthofa “jikroy” Dzikry Pamungkas, Muhammad “InYourDream” Rizky, Saieful “Fbz” Ilham, Abdalla “Dalul” Afemi, Rizki “Varizh” Varizh, and coach 
Ivan “MinD_ContRoL” Borislavov Ivanov, are actually all free brokers.
16 August
Vici Gaming disbands following elimination from TI 2026
Chinese team 
Vici Gaming suddenly announced the disbandment of its team almost immediately after their elimination from the TI 2026 Elimination Stage on 16 August. The disbandment was introduced by way of the Weibo account of the organisation’s proprietor.
The previous Vici Gaming roster, which incorporates TI6 champions 
Zhang “Bach” Ruida and Yiping “y`” Zhang, famend veterans Hongcheng “Xm” Guo, Xuanang “Shiro” Guo, and Zixing “XinQ” Zhao, in addition to coach Yao “Yao” Zhengzheng, are actually all free brokers. It stays unclear whether or not the organisation will proceed competing within the Dota 2 scene or quietly retreat as soon as once more, because it has completed up to now.
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