Here are all the notable roster changes in the post-The International 2026 Dota 2 roster shuffle.
With the conclusion of The International (TI) 2026, a new Dota 2 competitive season is set to begin. And before the tournaments of the new season can kick off, teams will be shuffling their rosters to give themselves a better chance at contesting the Aegis of Champions next year.
GosuGamers has compiled a handy list of all the notable roster changes, as well as player movements and retirements to help you keep track of how the competitive Dota 2 landscape will look like for the 2026-2027 season:
24 August
LGD Gaming release South American roster
Prominent Chinese organisation 
LGD Gaming has released its South American Dota 2 roster following the expiration of their contracts. The team notably finished TI 2026 in 9th-13th 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 before it started due to “issues of competitive integrity.”
The former LGD Gaming roster, which includes 
Yuma “Yuma” Langlet, 
Adrian “Wisper” Cespedes Dobles, 
Thiago “Thiolicor” Cordeiro, and Matheus Santos Jungles “KJ” Diniz, are now all free agents. It remains to be seen if Topson will return to retirement or make a full return to competitive play after his spirited run with LGD in TI 2026.
Virtus.pro disband international roster
Iconic Eastern European organisation 
Virtus.pro disbanded its international roster on 24 August. The team notably failed to qualify for TI 2026 after finishing 5th-6th in the tournament's European regional qualifier.
The former Virtus.pro roster, which includes Enzo “Timado” Gianoli, 
Abed Azel “Abed” Yusop, 
Jonáš “SabeRLighT-” Volek, 
Kirill “Hellscream” Lagutik, 
Tal “Fly” Aizik, and coach 
Kanishka “Bulba” Sosale, are now all free agents.
23 August
Team Falcons coach Aui_2000 announces retirement
Team Falcons coach 
Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling quietly announced his retirement from the competitive scene in an interview with Russian publication esports.ru. Aui_2000 told esports.ru that he doesn't “plan on continuing my career in Dota 2” then later said in a post on his personal X account that he will write a blog on his decision to retire.
Aui_2000's career saw him compete as a player from 2012 to 2018 before spending the remainder of his career as a coach, notably garnering fame as one of the most creative minds in the game. He is the first person to win the Aegis of Champions as both a player and a coach, winning the world championship a total of three times. Aui_2000 won his first Aegis as a player at TI 2015 with 
Evil Geniuses, won 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 announces 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 team's loss, SumaiL confirmed that he will indeed be stepping away from the game, saying “[TI 2026] is probably my last event.”
“We tried our best. It looked pretty good, we were one game away from Top 3 last night. And then today was a good series but, I don't know, something went wrong [in game three]. As far as for the team, I'm not sure. This is probably my last event,” said SumaiL.
SumaiL is widely recognised as one of the greatest Dota 2 players of all time, boasting the greatest rookie season in the game's history. He joined Evil Geniuses in January 2015 and became the youngest player to win an official Valve event when he helped EG win the Dota 2 Asia Championships 2015 at just 15 years and 361 days old.
SumaiL then became the youngest player to both play and win TI, when he helped EG win TI 2015 at just 16 years and 176 days old. He also holds the record for the most kills in a single game in TI at 31 kills, a feat he achieved in TI 2018.
Over the course of his career, SumaiL has racked up eight Tier 1 tournament titles, which includes TI 2015. He has also finished third in TI twice in 2016 and 2018, and placed in the Top 3 of nine Majors
Team Falcons' Cr1t announces 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 said in Falcons' exit interview that TI 2026 “is probably the last TI” for him.
“[TI] is always special. Last time when I was here in 2019, was also special. For me this is probably the last TI, happy to do it here. It’s always amazing to be in China but fans all around the world always cheering... It’s a special thing to be at TI and I’m gonna miss it. It’s been a lot of TIs at this point and yeah, it’s been a pleasure,” said Cr1t.
Cr1t ends an illustrious career that began all the way back in 2012, having played for a number of star-studded rosters in both Europe and North America, including 
OG, Evil Geniuses, 
Shopify Rebellion, and Falcons. He also won 15 Tier 1 tournaments, including the Frankfurt Major in 2015, the Manila Major 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 expect more roster changes coming from Falcons soon.
19 August
REKONIX disband
Indonesia-based organisation 
REKONIX announced the disbandment of its roster on 19 August. The team notably failed to qualify for TI 2026 after finishing third in the tournament's Southeast Asian regional qualifier back in June.
The former REKONIX roster, which includes 
Musthofa “jikroy” Dzikry Pamungkas, Muhammad “InYourDream” Rizky, Saieful “Fbz” Ilham, Abdalla “Dalul” Afemi, Rizki “Varizh” Varizh, and coach 
Ivan “MinD_ContRoL” Borislavov Ivanov, are now all free agents.
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 announced through the Weibo account of the organisation's owner.
The former Vici Gaming roster, which includes TI6 champions 
Zhang “Bach” Ruida and Yiping “y`” Zhang, renowned veterans Hongcheng “Xm” Guo, Xuanang “Shiro” Guo, and Zixing “XinQ” Zhao, as well as coach Yao "Yao" Zhengzheng, are now all free agents. It remains unclear whether the organisation will continue competing in the Dota 2 scene or quietly retreat once again, as it has done in the past.
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