OG continues to adjust the roster to find an optimal lineup for the new season.

With no Dota Pro Circuit and only a limited transfer window set by Valve this year, many organizations are taking their time to build Dota 2 rosters for the 2024-2025 season. OG is one of the organizations in no rush, despite the short break between The International 2024 (TI13) and the new season.

They targeted Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon and Leon "Nine" Kirilin in the post-TI13 transfer window and brought them into the squad as a test during the qualifiers. Although OG failed to pass the first qualifying round of the season, these two players have officially become official members of the team and are the two pillars that OG wants to build the squad around.

xNova will compete in Europe for the first time in her career

With that in mind, the organization has announced new tests for upcoming events. Yap "xNova" Jian Wei will replace Sébastien "Ceb" Debs as hard support for the remainder of 2024. The veteran Malaysian player, who has mainly played for China's best teams throughout his career, industry, will become a road partner of 23savage. This will also be the first time in nearly a decade of professional competition that xNova will play for a European team.

Furthermore, he will try out for the team that defeated him and PSG.LGD in the TI8 final and will try to replace the player who performed the iconic “Ceeeeeeeb” in Vancouver. xNova was also a member of the LGD team that placed third at TI the following year, after being defeated in the winner's bracket finals by OG.

KheZu tries again as a coach

It's been a while since Maurice "KheZu" Gutmann has been actively involved in competition, whether as a player or a coach. The last time he competed was with Quincy Crew in the 2022 North American DPC. His coaching experience also comes with Quincy Crew at The International 2021, where interestingly, the team was also eliminated by the same team. OG.

Over the past few years, KheZu has been a familiar face on the analysis desks of many tournaments, including the last three TIs, the first two editions of the Riyadh Masters, and most ESL events.

•Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon

•Leon “Nine” Kirilin

•Adrian “Wisper” Cespedes Dobles

•Matthew “Ari” Walker

•Jian Wei “xNova-” Yap (trial)

•Coach: Maurice “KheZu” Gutmann (trial)

xNova and KheZu will begin their trial period with OG next week at the RES Regional Champions, taking place on LAN in Belgrade, Serbia from October 22 to 25. However, 23savage will not be able to join the team due to being still active. Solve the visa problem for Europe. Indji "Shad" Lub will temporarily replace 23savage in next week's tournament. OG was one of four teams directly invited to the $200,000 tournament, along with Alliance, Level Up and PARIVISION.