OG makes sudden change to their Dota 2 roster before DPC Tour 2

A player switcheroo.

Western European esports organization OG made an unexpected roster change before the start of DPC Tour 2.

The team revealed that their position 5 support player, Mikhail “Misha” Agatov, and OG’s coach, Evgenii “Chu” Makarov, have officially swapped roles.

OG’s Misha and Chu

The announcement was made onTwitterbefore teams had tolock in their rostersbefore the DPC Spring Tour.

OG roster change has Misha and Chu swap roles

Misha had first announcedthat he was stepping down as a player.

“I do not feel like I was able to transform all of this into the game, either with calls or personal plays,” said Misha. “I thought a lot about it and could not ignore the moments when I coached before.”

OG Dota 2 roster change before DPC Spring Tour

“I enjoyed it so much, and I felt like all my Dota knowledge was used 100%,” he continued. “I feel like we will be so much stronger if I can help structure the practice process, talk about how to improve the game, help the team, and take care of our drafts.”

OG narrowly missed qualifying for theLima Majorafter competing in theDPC Winter Tour. The team was tied in 3rd-4th place withTundra Esports and Entityat the end of the WEU Divison 1 regional league.

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However, OG lost to Tundra and Entity in the third round of tiebreakers, and did not qualify for the Lima Major.

OG Dota 2 roster

Valve has yet to announce the official dates of the regional leagues for the DPC Spring Tour. Regardless, OG will be competing against the other Division I teams, including Team Liquid, Gaimin Gladiators, Tundra Esports, Entity, Nigma Galaxy, Ooredoo Thunders, and Monaspa.

The top four teams from DPC Tour 2 will qualify for theBerlin Major, the second Major of the DPC 2023 season.

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