Rosters
Who plays for which team: line-ups, role changes, benchings and the reasons given for them.
A Guide to the Dota 2 Post-TI Roster Shuffle Season
Every year, the weeks after The International bring a wave of Dota 2 roster changes. Here is why it happens and how the 2026 shuffle actually went.
RostersAstralis bench HooXi and jabbi days after a title in Barcelona
Astralis moved Rasmus HooXi Nielsen and Jakob jabbi Nygaard to the bench with immediate effect on October 9, days after the club's first LAN trophy since 2019.
RostersPSG.Vitality set their EA Sports FC 27 line-up with De Weerd and HHezerS
Team Vitality and Paris Saint-Germain Esports name Levi de Weerd and HHezerS as the two PSG.Vitality players for EA Sports FC 27, with ManiiKa staying as manager and coach.
RostersThe MongolZ bench DarkMeister and tikuak, leaving three active players
The MongolZ moved DarkMeister and tikuak to the bench on September 15, two months after adding them. Three players are active before PGL Masters Bucharest in October.
RostersNinjas in Pyjamas move Snappi out of the five and seek a new leader
Ninjas in Pyjamas announced on August 31 that in-game leader Snappi has stepped down from the active roster by mutual agreement. No replacement has been named.
RostersTeam Vitality bench Humanoid and start FIESTA in LEC Summer
Team Vitality change one of five for the 2026 LEC Summer Split: Humanoid goes to the bench and FIESTA starts in the mid lane. The split opens July 24 in Paris.
RostersTeam Heretics enter LEC Summer with three new starters in the five
Team Heretics go into the 2026 LEC Summer Split with Hype at AD carry beside Way and Daglas. Only Serin and Tracyn remain from the five that started the year.
RostersHEROIC change two of five in a day: yxngstxr out, xfl0ud benched
On July 7, HEROIC benched xfl0ud, saw yxngstxr step down from the active roster and were briefly left with three players before naming a new five by the evening.
RostersG2 bench SunPayus after one year and a Major quarter-final exit
G2 moved its AWPer SunPayus to the bench on June 25, six days after losing to Spirit at the IEM Cologne Major. The club gave no reason and named r1nkle the same day.
RostersBetBoom start the Cologne Major without S1ren as d1Ledez steps in
BetBoom announced on May 31 that S1ren misses at least the first day of the IEM Cologne Major. Registered substitute d1Ledez plays, and the rules allow one swap back.
RostersBNK FearX send Diable down to the academy and promote Slayer
BNK FearX have moved AD carry Diable to BNK FearX Youth over a missed fan meeting and internal rule breaches, promoted Slayer and opened a review of their mid lane.
RostersFaZe name Neityu as stand-in for three events after karrigan exit
FaZe will field the French rifler Neityu, benched by ENCE since March, at BLAST Rivals, IEM Atlanta and Stake Ranked Episode 2. He is a stand-in, not a signing.
RostersESL reveals the 32 rosters of the IEM Cologne Major 2026
ESL has published the registered lineups of the 32 teams of the IEM Cologne Major. Three substitutes will play from the start, and BetBoom's five is still open.
RostersMOUZ bench Brollan and Jimpphat and hand the calling to xertioN
MOUZ moved Brollan and Jimpphat to the bench on April 18, promoted xelex and made xertioN in-game leader. Major rules bring Brollan back for Cologne.
RostersBetBoom field FL4MUS and zorte as stand-ins at three LAN events
BetBoom announced on March 23 that FL4MUS and zorte replace d1Ledez and ArtFr0st at three tournaments, two weeks before the Cologne Major invitation cut-off.
RostersPUBG Global Series 2026 roster rules: phases, substitutes and deadlines
Six seats, a half-local rule, three roster phases and an 11:00 AM cut-off: how the PGS 2026 rulebook and the SUPER ruleset decide who plays for a team in PUBG.
RostersENCE bench their entire CS2 roster and turn back to Finnish talent
ENCE moved its five Counter-Strike 2 players and their coach to the bench on March 11 and said the next team will be built around Finnish players.