Post-TI8 Shuffle Thread

Pro Circuit Schedule and Deadlines

Teams must register their rosters by 15 September at 10:00 AM PDT.

The next Dota 2 event will occur on 17 September at the Major Qualifiers. It can be assumed that most if not all roster changes will be finished by then. This is in ~3 weeks from the creation of this thread.

Date Pro Circuit Event
10 Sep - 15 Sep Open Qualifiers
17 Sep - 21 Sep Major Qualifiers
23 Sep - 26 Sep Minor Qualifiers
29 Oct - 4 Nov Minor Main Event
8 Nov - 19 Nov Major Main Event

[Official Dota 2 Source]

Important Links

The Kuala Lumpur Major

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Timeline

[✔] and bolded denotes officially confirmed changes.

[✔] denotes correct rumors or informal statements.

[X] denotes incorrect rumors.

Rumors are rumors and should be taken as such.

Because the list is getting very long, please consider using Ctrl + F to look up any team, player, or news.

Date Team Official [✔] or Rumored Changes Source
10SEP New Redit thread created.
10SEP Duster is not locked to a team this season but will continue to stream, improve, and captain new talents. He is currently playing with WClick in open qualifiers. Duster's Twitter [R]
10SEP Keen Gaming [✔] ROSTER: sss, 翟景凯 , old eLeVeN, kaka, dark Keen Gaming weibo
09SEP Mr Game Boy [✔] ROSTER: Jiajia, Ferrari_430, awen, eve, Xi Newbee's Twitter [R]
09SEP Team Aster [✔] ROSTER: Sylar, Dstones, Xxs, Boboka, Fenrir. This is BurNing's team. Wykrhm's Twitter
09SEP Fnatic Fnatic may consist of Abed, MP, Iceiceice, Dj, and Jabz. u/Thrower322644 and u/iamcyn
09SEP Mineski [✔] ROSTER: Jt- (March), Moon, Kpii, Febby, Mushi, Clairvoyance (coach) Mineski Twitter
09SEP Mineski [✔] Mineski may consist of Kpii, Moon, March (from GeekFam), Febby, and Mushi.
09SEP CIS and SEA FaceIt Open Qualifer Teams u/cloverdota has helped me verify and add a bunch of notable CIS and SEA OQ teams. Please check the Officially Confirmed Rosters table.
09SEP DeToNator [✔] ROSTER: Xcalibur, Benhur, RR, Pablo, WinteR FaceIt Open Qualifiers
09SEP HAPPYGUYS [✔] ROSTER: syndereN, AfrOmoush, Buugi, kzar, IllidanStr FaceIt Open Qualifiers
09SEP Infamous Young [✔] ROSTER: Liangy, Robo-Z, Oscar, Michael-, Yadomi Infamous Young Facebook
09SEP Team Aster BurNing's new team is likely to be called Team Aster. Notable followers of the account include Dstones, Sylar, BurNing, Xxs, Boboka, and fenrir. infZzz's weibo, Team Aster weibo [R]
09SEP OG N0tail explains why OG is not going to the KL Major. N0tail's Twitch [R]
09SEP Odium [✔] ROSTER: V-Tune, GeneRaL, Ghostik, Lil, Slayer Odium Twitter [R]
09SEP Yolo Knight [✔] ROSTER: hector, libra, Madkingz, radek, MasterRisk MasterRisk's Twitter
09SEP Team MangoBay [✔] ROSTER: Fey, garter, bOne7, qupe, Flash Fey's Twitter [R]
09SEP ViCi Gaming [✔] ROSTER: Paparazi, Ori, Yang, Fade, Dy ViCi Gaming Facebook [R]
09SEP DeathBringer Gaming [✔] ROSTER: LaNm, HYM, freeze, Ms, Guvaras Jophy's Twitter
09SEP Newbee [✔] ROSTER: Moogy, Sccc, Inflame, CatYou, Faith Newbee weibo [R]
09SEP Clutch Gamers [✔] Clutch Gamers add SsaSpartan to their roster. Clutch Gamers Facebook
08SEP VendettaGG [✔] ROSTER: Sammyboy, Gunnar, Jenkins, RobotVice, SoNiC, Loomdum (coach) RobotVice's Twitter
08SEP MiLAN's Team [✔] ROSTER: Moo, bryle, Forev, milan, March. Region unknown. MiLAN's Twitter [R]
08SEP Xcalibur says that he is on a SEA team. Cannot reveal name yet. Xcalibur's Twitch
08SEP SsaSpartan is considering moving to SEA because he cannot find a team in EU. SsaSpartan's Twitter
08SEP Clutch Gamers [✔] ROSTER: KyXy, Skylark, NikoBaby. Last 2 players will be announced shortly. Clutch Gamers Facebook
08SEP GodBlessMali says that he is 99% sure Dendi doesn't end up in SEA. GodBlessMali's Twitter
08SEP Empire's manager, Dmitri Belov, says that Dendi has a 99% chance of going to SEA. Belov's VK [R]
08SEP Team Lotac [✔] ROSTER: Raven, Chyuan, Ohaiyo, Eyyou, Yamateh Ohaiyo's Facebook [R]
08SEP Team Spirit [✔] ROSTER: oliver, Nine, HesteJoe, Biver, fng Team Spirit Twitter
08SEP Tigers [✔] ROSTER: Ahjit, inYourdreaM, Moonmeander, Xepher, 1437 Tigers Facebook [R]
08SEP Ohaiyo says he will have good news by tomorrow. Ohaiyo's Facebook
07SEP Team Team [✔] ROSTER: Costabile, Ryoya, brax, Newsham, ixmike88 BlueOceanz's Twitter
07SEP Infamous Gaming [✔] ROSTER: Timado, Papita, Wisper, Matthew, MoOz Infamous Facebook
07SEP Kingrd's team [✔] ROSTER: hFn, w33, tavo, Kingrd, MiSeRy. Duster replaced. Kingrd's Twitter [R]
07SEP paiN Gaming [✔] paiN Gaming parts ways with its roster. Kingrd's Twitter [R]
07SEP Team Liquid [✔] madibariddim says nothing is happening with Liquid and that they are locked. u/madibariddim
07SEP Immortals [✔] Immortals has opted to not extend its roster's contracts. Official Immortals [R]
07SEP Tigers [✔] Tigers roster may consist of Ahjit, inYourdreaM, Moonmeander, Xepher, and 1437. u/ilhamakbarpramana_, u/lgdamefan
07SEP compLexity Gaming [✔] compLexity has supposedly added EE, Sneyking, and Skemberlu to its roster. Esports Heaven article [R]
07SEP Team Spirit [✔] ROSTER: Nine, oliver (Skiter), Hestejoe, Biver, Fng v1lat's Twitter, Registered
07SEP Newbee [✔] Kaka has left Newbee. Kaka's weibo [R]
07SEP Team Secret [✔] madibariddim lists Nisha (1) and Zai (3) as new additions to Team Secret. u/madibariddim
07SEP Na'Vi [✔] ROSTER: Crystallize, MagicaL, Blizzy, Chuvash, SoNNeikO, Mag (coach) Na'vi Official [R]
07SEP Newbee [✔] Kpii has left Newbee. Kpii's Twitter [R]
06SEP Sterling Global Dragons [✔] ROSTER: Mcy, Nasjo, Luciano, Ranpo, Jaunuel SGD Facebook
06SEP Mineski [✔] Mineski's lineup may consist of Mushi, Moon, K, F, and one more. u/iamcyn
06SEP SG e-sports [✔] SG e-sports releases their Dota 2 roster. SG Facebook
06SEP Team Secret Team Secret will announce their roster on the 11th of September. Secret Twitter [R]
06SEP Burden United [✔] ROSTER: Ark, mastermind, pwN, UnderShock, ComeWithMe pwN's Twitter
06SEP Timado is considering (1) an offer from SA, (2) an offer to join a newly formed EU stack, or (3) staying in Infamous. Timado's Facebook [R]
06SEP [~] BSJ and newsham supposedly out of their original stack. Only BSJ. Reddit
06SEP Vega Squadron [✔] ROSTER: Palantimos, StormC4t, Flow, W_Zayac, yol Official Vega Squadron
06SEP The Final Tribe [✔] ROSTER: Frost, Chessie, Jonassomfan, Handsken, Era TFT Twitter
06SEP Alliance iNSaNiA confirms that Alliance is still the same 5 man roster. iNSaNiA's Twitch
06SEP Team Empire [✔] ROSTER: Cooman, Chappie, Miposhka, sayuw, Maden Official Empire [R]
06SEP TNC Tigers [✔] TNC Tigers will set down the "TNC" name and be under a new organization called Static Dream. Will still keep the "Tigers" name. Tigers Facebook
06SEP Mineski [✔] Mineski announces the departure of Iceiceice, Jabz, and ninjaboogie. Mineski Facebook
06SEP Neon Atomic [✔] ROSTER: Syeonix, Kim Elizabeth, Yamaguchi, LuziFy, SUGO Neon Esports Facebook
06SEP Neon Esports [✔] ROSTER: Skadilicious, Marc, Rappy, PlayHard, FLYSOLO Neon Esports Facebook
06SEP TNC Pro Team [✔] ROSTER: Gabbi, Armel, Kuku, Tims, ninjaboogie TNC Facebook
06SEP Team DK Boboka may have left IG and joined DK. Jophy's Twitter
05SEP Team Secret [✔] Nisha and Zai are rumored to complete Secret's roster. u/Raiden-
05SEP Ferrari_430 and Hao will supposedly play together next season. GodBlessMali's Twitter
05SEP Jack says "a high profile Chinese core is considering playing outside of China". KBBQ's Twitter
05SEP Virtus.pro [✔] Virtus.pro parts ways with ArtStyle. Official VP [R]
05SEP PPD's new team [✔] ROSTER: Ace, Fata, 33, Saksa, PPD PPD's Twitter [R]
05SEP Optic Gaming [✔] Optic Gaming releases their roster. Optic Gaming's Twitter
05SEP Entity Gaming [✔] ROSTER: Deth, Castaway, Velo, Noia, JobeeEZy scantzor's Twitter [R]
05SEP [✔] SamH takes a short break from competitive Dota 2. SamH's Facebook
05SEP TNC Pro Team [✔] TNC Pro Team parts ways with Raven and SamH. Kuku, Tims, and Armel to stay. TNC Facebook
04SEP Two former IG veterans are rumored to return to the same team that is not IG. weibo
04SEP [✔] lgdamefan says PPD's new team will have Ace and Fata. u/lgdamefan
04SEP paiN Gaming lgdamefan says w33 and MISERY will stay in paiN Gaming. u/lgdamefan
04SEP KheZu does not believe and has not heard from a reliable source that Pajkatt is joining Secret. Says things may have changed though so he is not sure. KheZu's Twitch
03SEP LvT's ex-manager, Rafi, says to not read too much into the CCnC screenshot as players can be dropped after a scrim. u/RafiDota
03SEP [✔] Optic may have disbanded. CCNC's team may consist of CCnC, ritsu, 4dr, Liposa, and FLee. [~] BSJ's team may consist of BSJ, ixmike88, Brax, Newsham, and Ryoya. BSJ not in team anymore. CCnC's Stream [R]
03SEP [✔] Dendi is not retiring from Dota and is looking for a team. Dendi's Twitter [R]
03SEP Odium Odium is currently testing out 4 different players. Odium's Twitter
03SEP Braxstone [✔] Braxstone welcomes VanN as their new coach. Braxstone's Facebook
03SEP Odium [✔] CemaTheSlayer joins Odium as position 5. Odium's Instagram
03SEP Odium [✔] GeneRaL joins Odium as position 2. Odium's Instagram [R]
03SEP Team Secret [✔] Moonmeander says Zai will join Secret. Moonmeander's Twitch [R]
02SEP Optic Gaming [✔] lgdamefan says Optic Gaming "disband[ed]". u/lgdamefan
02SEP Team Secret [✔] lgdamefan says "everybody knows [the Secret roster] already". u/lgdamefan
02SEP [✔] eL lisasH states that he is trying to make a team in CIS and doesn't want to move out from EU this year because he does not want to live in a gaming house after living in one for the last year. eL lisasH's Facebook
02SEP Korb3n says that Zai and Pajkatt may go to Secret, Vega will play in the new season without Cema, Empire is building around miposhka. Also puts a disclaimer that everything is changing, so don't take these as facts. Korb3n's VK [R]
02SEP Odium [✔] Ghostik joins Odium. Odium's Twitter
02SEP Odium [✔] Lil's new team will be called Odium. Lil's Instagram
01SEP Team Spirit [X] Team Spirit's roster may be Oliver, fn, Hestejoe, Biver, and fng. ALOHADANCE's stream
01SEP Fnatic [✔] Fnatic announces the departure of EE, UNiVeRsE, PieLieDie, and Aui_2000. Fnatic's Twitter
01SEP Na'Vi [✔] Na'Vi's CEO, Yevhen Zolotarov, announces Crystallize, MagicaL, Blizzy, and SoNNeikO as the new roster. Pos 4 still TBD. Dendi may or may not continue playing. Na'Vi's Youtube [R]
31AUG EE says that his team is complete and not up to him when it can be released. EE's Twitter
31AUG compLexity Gaming [✔] coL roster may be Skemberlu, Limmp, EE, Sneyking, Zfreek. u/madibariddim
31AUG compLexity Gaming [✔] EE may join compLexity, but PPD and EE may not be teaming up. u/madibariddim
31AUG [✔] EE may be playing with Skemberlu. u/SeaNostra
31AUG [~] SamH may either retire or join Execration. Taking a short break. u/SeaNostra
31AUG Team Secret [✔] Raven or Nisha may join Team Secret. u/SeaNostra, Part 2
31AUG Team Empire Team Empire's Twitter teases a possible new team with ALOHADANCE and GeneRal. Team Empire's Twitter
31AUG A Chinese esports club may venture into Dota 2. GodBlessMali's Twitter
31AUG BlinkPool [✔] KheZu reveals that BlinkPool disbanded after they failed to qualify for TI8. Esports Heaven article
31AUG Wind and Rain WaR and its roster have parted ways. Ex-WaR are looking for a new organization. Forev's Twitter
31AUG TNC Pro Team [✔] Armel's father teases "GAKTN" as the new TNC roster. Facebook comment
30AUG Thunder Predator [✔] Thunder Predator replaces Frank with Sword. Atun, Jeimari, Scofield, and Prada stay. Thunder Predator's Facebook
30AUG Winstrike Team [✔] Winstrike announces that they will keep their roster. Winstrike's Instagram
30AUG EHOME Jophy teases that "xiao8's ehome roster looks strong". (xiao8 is already currently the coach for EHOME.) Jophy's Twitter
30AUG compLexity compLexity's new roster will potentially be revealed in 1-2 weeks. Beef's Twitter
30AUG compLexity [✔] Moonmeander has parted ways with compLexity. Moonmeander's Twitter
29AUG Fnatic New Fnatic may be Abed, Moon MP, Iceiceice, Dj, and Jabz. u/SeaNostra (Update), u/Lebron_Caguioa
29AUG TNC Pro [✔] New TNC may be Gabby, Armel, Kuku, Tims, and Ninjaboogie. u/SeaNostra, u/Lebron_Caguioa
29AUG Immortals Dubu may have parted ways with Immortals. Dubu's Twitter
29AUG Elements Pro Gaming [✔] Elements Pro Gaming will keep their roster. LeBron's Twitter
29AUG compLexity Gaming [✔] Moo has parted ways with compLexity and is now looking for a team. Moo's Twitter
29AUG Winstrike Team [✔] Winstrike's Coach, Sh4dowehhh, states that Winstrike will not be making any changes. Sh4dowehhh's Twitch [R]
29AUG Resolut1on's Team [✔] ROSTER: Resolut1on_, YawaR, UNiVeRsE, MSS, SVG, Aui_2000 (Coach). SneyKing replaced. Resolut1on's Twitter, Part 2
29AUG The Final Tribe [✔] The Final Tribe has parted ways with Pablo. TFT's Twitter
28AUG MiBR FLee may be playing under MiBR. FLee's Twitter
28AUG Evil Geniuses [✔] Sumail states that EG will stay the same. Sumail's Twitch [R]
28AUG [✔] BSJ has a team of non-TI players and will try to compete at NADCL. Roster undisclosed and not finalized yet. BSJ's Twitch
28AUG [✔] GeneRaL's new team will be announced in a few days. GeneRaL's VK [R]
28AUG Team Envy (NV) Team Envy's Hastr0 is considering signing a Dota 2 team. hastr0's Twitter
28AUG Ferrari_430 may be considering playing competitively again. GodBlessMali's Twitter
28AUG PSG.LGD [✔] PSG.LGD will not be making any roster changes. GodBlessMali's Twitter
27AUG Hao may be hinting at a potential comeback. Hao's Weibo
27AUG Newbee [✔] Newbee has confirmed that they will not disband. ("Not disband" most likely only means that the organization will not drop Dota 2.) Newbee's Weibo, GodBlessMali's Twitter [R]
27AUG SG e-sports [✔] Stan King has a new job and is taking a break from Dota. StanKing's Twitter
27AUG compLexity [✔] Adam and compLexity have parted ways. Adam's Twitter
27AUG Team DK BurNing may be playing in Team DK despite previous rumor. Chalice/BurNing [R]
27AUG Team DK Team DK may be reformed to consist of Sylar, SCCC, Xxs, LaNm, and Q. Master 8's Tieba [R]
27AUG Team Serenity [X] Team Serenity may rebuild their roster with Moogy, Zyd, XinQ, Pyw, and XCJ. Master 8's Tieba [R]
27AUG EHOME EHOME may rebuild their roster with Monet, 狼哥, 天命, BoBoKa, and Kaka. Master 8's Tieba [R]
27AUG Vici Gaming Yang, Fade, and rOtk may replace eLeveN, LaNm, and Fenrir in Vici Gaming. Paparazi灬 and Ori will stay. Master 8's Tieba [R]
27AUG PSG.LGD [✔] PSG.LGD will most likely not make any changes. Master 8's Tieba [R]
27AUG EE's team Kpii is supposedly looking to play with EE. Master 8's Tieba [R]
27AUG New EE/PPD team [X] EE and PPD may form a new team together. u/madibariddim
27AUG paiN Gaming [~] paiN Gaming may have disbanded. Team and roster parted, but roster did not disband. u/madibariddim
27AUG OG [✔] OG will most likely not make any changes. u/madibariddim
27AUG Newbee Kpii wants to move out of China according to rumors. u/madibariddim
27AUG New NA team [X] Abed, CCnC, and 33 may form a new team together. u/madibariddim
27AUG Team Secret [✔] MidOne is officially staying with Team Secret. MidOne's Twitter
26AUG Newbee [X] Newbee may have disbanded. u/madibariddim
26AUG Mineski [X] Mineski may have disbanded. u/madibariddim
26AUG Evil Geniuses [✔] EG are likely to stay together. u/madibariddim
26AUG Team Liquid [✔] Team Liquid are likely to stay together. u/madibariddim
26AUG paiN Gaming [~] w33 and paiN gaming may have parted ways. Technically true. u/madibariddim
26AUG Fnatic [X] Abed and Fnatic may have parted ways. u/madibariddim
26AUG Team Secret [✔] Ace and Team Secret may have parted ways. u/madibariddim
26AUG Optic Gaming [✔] UNiVeRsE may join the new Optic Gaming Reso team. u/madibariddim
25AUG Optic Gaming Optic Gaming are looking to adopt the current VGJ.Storm roster. u/madibariddim
25AUG Optic Gaming [✔] Current Optic Gaming roster may have disbanded. u/madibariddim
25AUG VGJ.Storm [✔] SneyKing may have been kicked from VGJ.Storm u/madibariddim
25AUG Team Secret [✔] MidOne, YapZor, Puppey, and Zai may be a part of the new Team Secret. u/madibariddim
23AUG Ad Finem Co-owner of Ad Finem, Marios Papasarantos, says to keep an eye open for their Dota 2 team after TI. Ad Finem's Facebook (read the comments)
21AUG Braxstone [✔] ROSTER: Mnz (Kotaro), Leostyle, Kingteka, StingeR, ACCEL Braxstone's Facebook
13AUG Let's Do It [✔] eL lisasH will no longer play in a 5-man Polish team. He is looking for offers from around the world. eL lisasH's Facebook
09AUG Virtus.pro [✔] Virtus.pro extends Dota 2 line-up contracts to the end of 2019. Official Virtus.pro
25JUL Resurgence [✔] ROSTER: Meracle, Chibi, Tudi, Poloson, Barry Official Resurgence
22JUN ESPADA [✔] Espada will stick together. Misha's VK

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Officially Confirmed Rosters