Both left the revamped Creepwave roster on Oct. 22 following a win at the Dota 2 Champions League 2021 Season four, which is likely when discussions or trials with OG began to take form.
The final piece of OG’s new puzzle is Artem “Yuragi” Golubiev, previously known as spAce—a relative unknown in the broader competitive scene, but also a player that has ranked highly on the EU leaderboards for an extended period of time. OG brought in the Ukrainian mid laner via transfer from Team Unique because of his creativity, versatility, and drive to improve. 사설토토사이트
The core of the OG team that once dominated the world of Dota 2 is now gone, but that departure shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans who followed the team closely.
With ana and JerAx leaving after the team lifted the Aegis of Champions for a second straight year, Topson and n0tail were the only players that stayed committed to the goal of a three-peat and remained on the active roster. Even Ceb stepped down, though he would rejoin the team less than a year later.
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Both Topson and n0tail have also been very open in their beliefs that they would not be playing Dota forever, with the former even hinting he may step away for an extended period to spend more time with his family as recently as July.
It felt as if the team was held together by the strength of their play, a shot at three-peating at TI10, and a love for the game of Dota. But after the team was eliminated in a tie for seventh place, it seems like that competitive fire started to flicker.
As Ceb said in his retirement announcement, realizing the team might not be as strong as before was a blow, and it made second-guessing the sacrifices being made to continue competing at the highest level a lot more frequent. And now, the last three players have stepped aside, allowing for new seeds to be planted in their wake, with plans to help nurture them and help them grow.
“Winning is a consequence, not an objective,” Ceb said.
While OG’s goal with this new roster is still to compete at the highest level and win matches, the organization is aware of how young its players are and is more focused on developing them as individuals and a unit by hammering home the OG way: practicing the right way, playing with the right mentality, and talking to your teammates the right way.
N0tail will remain directly with the team as they bootcamp at the Sunflower hours in Libson, Portugal, providing direction and support as the team competes in the 2022 DPC and ushers in the next era of OG Dota.
