The International 2017 Shuffle: Europe
The rosters for the International Dota 2 Championships have been locked and loaded and teams are already preparing for their upcoming campaign with a multitude of tournaments nearby. Let us take a look at all the prominent rosters in the European region.
The European region is stacked with some of the best teams professional Dota has to offer. From OG to the recently formed Crescendo, any team has the chance to make it big at TI7.
Disbanded Teams
B)ears
B)ears was just a one time team formed during the post-Boston Major shuffle. They disbanded right after failing to qualify for the Kiev Major from the EU region.
Previous Roster
Feero – After leaving Bears, Feero joined Complexity Gaming as a stand in. After the Kiev Major, Complexity Gaming confirmed Feero as their mid.
Fata – Fata joined EternalEnvy’s Team NP as a mid player.
Forev – Forev joined Digital Chaos as an offlaner after his short stint with Bears.
YapzOr – He is currently playing for Team Secret.
Cloud9
Cloud9 has a really good reputation when it comes to Dota 2 and a lot was expected of the lot who represented it. But, the Danish Bears couldn’t produce the results and had to disband.
Previous Roster
Ace – He reverted to the Danish Bears banner along with his other teammates.
Babyknight – He is now playing for Team Crescendo along with Synderen, Akke, EGM and Xcalibur.
HesteJoe-Rotten – He is playing under the Danish Bears roster.
NoiA – He is also playing under the Danish Bears roster.
Ryze – He is playing under the Danish Bears roster too.
Unchanged Rosters
OG
If there is one team which wasn’t expected of a roster change, it is OG. With 2 majors in 5 months, there was no doubt that they would maintain the same roster for further tournaments.
Current Roster
Name | Position |
| Notail | 1 |
| Ana | 2 |
| s4 | 3 |
| Jerax | 4 |
| Fly | 5 |
Team Liquid
Despite falling to IG at the Kiev Major, Team Liquid still looks strong and is a competitor for TI7. After tasting success at the StarLadder Invitational Season 2, Team Liquid is a team to lookout for.
Current Roster
Name | Position |
| Matumbaman | 1 |
| Miracle | 2 |
| Mind Control | 3 |
| Gh | 4 |
| Kuroky | 5 |
Mousesports
Mousesports has returned to the professional Dota 2 scene just a few months before TI7. The Greeks took the opportunity to work with a greater funding and a better bootcamp.
Current Roster
Name | Position |
| Madara | 1 |
| Thug | 2 |
| Skylark | 3 |
| Maybe Next Time | 4 |
| SsaSpartan | 5 |
Virtus.Pro
After a stellar performance at the Kiev Major where they fell to an amazing OG, Virtus.Pro have locked their rosters with the same squad.
Name | Position |
| Ramzes666 | 1 |
| No[o]ne | 2 |
| 9Pasha | 3 |
| Lil | 4 |
| Solo | 5 |
Team Singularity
The former Let’s Do It team was picked up by Team Singularity after they recovered from their heavy loss at the Kiev Major qualifiers by qualifying for the Zotac Masters.
Current Roster
Name | Position |
| Exotic Deer | 1 |
| Nisha | 2 |
| Patos | 3 |
| El Lisash | 4 |
| Kacor | 5 |
Roster Changes
There have been a number of roster changes after the Kiev Major with the likes of Team Secret, Ninjas in Pyjamas. New teams like Crescendo have been formed for the sake of playing at TI7.
Ninjas in Pyjamas
After Synderen left the team due to unresolved issues, iNsaNia from ProDota Gaming filled his place at NiP.
Current Roster
Name | Position |
| Era | 1 |
| qojqva | 2 |
| Trixi | 3 |
| iNsania | 4 |
| H4nn1 | 5 |
Alliance
After a long time with no results at all, Alliance was left for dead. With no improvement in their performance, Alliance took the bold decision to sack veteran EGM and replace him with Pablo.
Current Roster
Name | Position |
| Loda | 1 |
| Limmp | 2 |
| jonassomfan | 3 |
| Handsken | 4 |
| Pablo | 5 |
Crescendo
After Babyknight left Cloud9 and Synderen left NiP, it was expected for them to join and form a team. This team was confirmed by Akke, the recently kicked EGM and Xcalibur.
Current Roster
Name | Position |
| Xcalibur | 1 |
| Babyknight | 2 |
| Synderen | 3 |
| Akke | 4 |
| EGM | 5 |
Team Secret
After Team Secret got knocked out of the Kiev Major by SG esports, it was high time for them to make a change. This came in the form of long timer pieliedie leaving the team and yapzOr joining in.
Current Roster
Name | Position |
| MP | 1 |
| Midone | 2 |
| Khezu | 3 |
| YapzOr | 4 |
| Puppey | 5 |
These are the most notable changes in the European Region till now. If we missed anything, leave your comments below to notify us!