The 2024 edition of The International has wrapped, and you know what that means: It’s Dota 2 rostermania time. Teams will be looking to adjust heading into the next season, which kicks off just weeks after TI wrapped up in Denmark.
There’s no better time to make necessary roster changes than after TI, and we’ve seen some pretty huge swaps come out of the post-TI season. 2024 has been no different already; teams that didn’t qualify for Dota‘s pinnacle tournament didn’t even wait for the event to end before pulling the trigger on a swap or two. Without the DPC in place, there’s no hard date on roster locks, but with qualifiers for the likes of BetBoom Dacha and DreamLeague creeping ever closer, teams won’t be waiting too long to lock in their five players for the season ahead.
Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of every major Dota 2 roster move before, during, and after TI. We’ll keep this piece updated throughout the remainder of the 2024 season!
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Sept. 18: Singaporean support ponlo departs Team Zero, who exited TI in 13th and was the second-best Chinese team at the tournament. He added he’s planning to “relocate to EU” and “find my people I’d want to play with ’till the end of my career.”
Sept. 17: BOOM Esports goes SEA and re-enters Dota 2 with the acquisition of TIMS from Blacklist International and Fbz from Nigma Galaxy. The remainder of the roster is to be announced, but one fan believes that, based on photo silhouettes, the likely players are Ghost, Mac, and DJ.
Sept. 17: Arteezy states in a stream he is “probably taking a break” from pro Dota. The decision comes two months after the Canadian superstar left Shopify Rebellion after the squad failed to qualify for TI.
Sept. 16: Team Liquid wins TI 2024 against bitter rivals Gaimin Gladiators 3-0. It’s the second Aegis of Champions won for the organization and comes in their first win over their rivals in a grand final after five failed attempts.
Sept. 15: Yellow Submarine, led by carry player Satanic and coach fn, has disbanded.
Aug. 13: BOOM Esports releases its Peruvian roster but the organization plans to remain in Dota.
Aug. 11: After failing to qualify for TI, Team Secret farewells Crystallis and Kordan.