OG Announce a New All-Filipino Dota 2 Roster

OG announced a new Dota 2 roster on Saturday, November 8, featuring five Filipino players and former Fnatic coach Adam
“343” Shah.

The new team was revealed just over a week after OG disbanded their international lineup, which was formed after numerous roster changes throughout the season.

A new chapter unfolds today, in a region that feels like home.

New legends rise and we're here to stake our claim to SEA Dota 2. pic.twitter.com/UFFkaa5CZn

— OG (@OGesports) November 8, 2025

OG’s new Dota 2 division now features an all-Filipino roster of John “Natsumi-” Vargas, Timothy “Tims” Randrup, Andrei “skem” Ong, Erin Jasper “Yopaj” Ferrer, and Nikko “Nikko” Bilocura.

Known for winning back-to-back The International titles in 2018 and 2019, OG have struggled to make noise in bigger events over the last two years despite the numerous roster changes.

In a bid to re-emerge as one of the world’s top contenders, OG are now taking a bold move, leaving Europe in hopes of finding more success in the Southeast Asian region.

The new lineup consists of experienced players, headlined by the former BOOM Esports trio, skem, Yopaj, and TIMS. They
dominated the SEA Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) in 2022 and led BOOM Esports to the second round of The International playoffs.

Yopaj and skem have since linked up together at Shopify Rebellion, helping the North American team reach top eight at ESL One Bangkok 2024 and, more recently, featured at the Esports World Cup 2025.

Natsumi- joins OG as an experienced carry, who started his career in 2019 with Androit Esports. The 24-year-old has since
played for some of the region’s top teams, including Neon Esports, BOOM Esports, Geek Fam, Blacklist International, and Talon Esports.

OG’s new offlaner, Force, has been involved in the Dota 2 scene since 2020. He was last seen competing with MOUZ, with whom he won Dota2 World Invitationals, but was cut from the team in March this year.

The new Filipino roster sign for OG with some pre-established synergy, as they have been competing together under the Team Aureus banner since September.

Their most notable accomplishment was qualifying for BLAST Slam IV, where skem and his crew came one game short of
qualifying for the playoffs. It is unclear when OG will debut their new lineup, as the team have no tournaments scheduled in the coming weeks.