posted by Smyke,
However, there are still some organisations that didn't reveal what they are up to in the next season and who's going to join or leave them. These are the teams we still need to get updates from.
SumaiL's new stack
Has Sumail 'SumaiL' Syed Hassan a new stack? Apparently the TI5 legend played a scrim with Quinn 'CCnC' Callahan, Arif 'MSS' Anwar, Yawar 'YawaR' Hassan, and Avery 'SVG' Silverman.
Many of those potential team-mates played on Newbee's NA squad at TI9. SumaiL would be a perfect addition to the remaining squad. With him, they could maintain their position as one of NA's best squad and a threat to EG's dominance.
Virtus.pro
Lowly but surely, Virtus.pro are falling apart. Ramzes went to EG, Pavel '9pasha' Khvastunov to CIS competitor Natus Vincere. Vladimir 'No[o]ne' Minenko and Aleksey 'Solo' Berezin are the only confirmed players left on the team. VP made no statement as to whether Vladimir 'RodjER' Nikogosyan is going to stay as well.
Who could possibly join them? Evgeniy 'Blizzy' Ree would definitely be an option, as his position was taken by 9pasha on Na'Vi. As the Russian Dota organisation, VP has access to a large pool of talents that could make a huge impact on the scene in the next DPC season.
Kuro's new org
Kuro S. 'KuroKy' Takhasomi and his boys leaving Liquid was the biggest news since Lasse 'Matumbaman' Urpalainen was replaced by Omar 'w33haa' Aliwi shortly before the EPICENTER Major.
The German mastermind hasn't revealed his new organisation yet, but the announcement is going to be almost as big as him and his squad leaving. Will the roster be the exact same? From where is the organisation going to operate? We honestly can't wait to see what Kuro and co. are up to.
What about Team Secret?
As the most successful organisation up until TI9, Team Secret are not very likely to make any huge changes. Clement 'Puppey' Ivanov's team played a magnificent season, and didn't do too bad at TI, although their end result was somewhat disappointing.
If there are any changes to come, it's more likely to be a small one. With Michał 'Nisha' Jankowski, Yazied 'YapzOr' Jaradat, Yeik Nai 'MidOne' Zheng and Ludwig 'zai' Wåhlberg, he has absolute starplayers on his team.
Maybe he wants to bring some fresh air into his system, which could be achieved by exchanging one of them. But honestly, they don't really need to.
OG back to hibernation again?
Johan 'BigDaddyN0tail' Sundstein hinted that Anathan 'ana' Pham could be taking his leave again. In the trailer to Midas Mode 2: Sir Sadim's Revenge, OG announced that this would be the last tournament before the current line-up had to play without the power carry again.
For now I am gonna take a holiday to spend time with my family, think about the future and setting new goals.
— Topias Taavitsainen (@TopsonDota) September 3, 2019
To celebrate our victory at TI9, there is a discount on my website! (2/2)
Also Topias 'Topson' Taavitsainen tweeted that he was taking a break from professional Dota. However, the Finnish player didn't reveal how long this break would be. Will OG recruit substitutes for that time or hibernate until their star line-up is coming back together again?
Chaos in uncertain state
While Matu is also taking a break, Maurice 'KheZu' Gutmann and Milan 'MiLAN' Kozomara left Chaos Esports Club. The last two remaining players Rasmus 'rASmus' Fillipsen and Cheng 'vtFaded' Jia Hao haven't commented on whether they are to stay or they'll leave too.
We can either expect news about the future of the team by the end of the months as the first qualifiers will come up, or they'll skip the first set of tournaments and make their return later in the year. Also shutting the team down for good could be an option.
Which roster updates are you thrilled for the most?
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