OG

team og dota 2

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Director:

 Juan M.R. Luna

Manager:

 Valter Gomes

Total Earnings:

$33,864,962

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OG was created as the new team of former (monkey) Business players. The team’s breakthrough came at the Frankfurt Major in late November, 2015. They fought through the lower bracket, defeating TI5 champions Evil Geniuses and runner-ups CDEC Gaming. By winning the 2017 Kiev Major, OG became the first team in Dota 2 history to win four Dota Major Championships. In August 2018, OG became the first team to win The International from the open qualifiers. The grand finals of the event were the subject of a 2018 episode of “True Sight”, making OG the only team to be featured in the series more than once. In August 2019, OG became the first team to win more than one TI by winning TI9, also becoming the first back-to-back TI winners in the history of the game.

History[edit]

Team OG was originally formed under the name (monkey) Business and was comprised of both experienced veterans in n0tail and Fly as well as new and upcoming talents in Miracle-, Cr1t- and MoonMeander. The team achieved their breakthrough during the Frankfurt Major, defeating European powerhouse Team Secret in the grand finals. The team continued to have a strong presence in the European Dota scene, but after a fourth-place finish at The Summit 4, OG’s dominance began to wane and ended with a 7-8th place finish in the Shanghai Major. Despite this, the team rebounded with a 3rd place finish at EPICENTER and claimed a second Dota Major Championship title at the Manila Major. The squad proceeded to defeat Natus Vincere at ESL One Frankfurt 2016, winning the tournament and securing their invite to The International 2016.

OG performed well in the group stage of The International 2016 and finished first in their group. Despite this, the team was unable to maintain their momentum and fell to the loser’s bracket against MVP Phoenix. 7ckingmad would later say in his ‘Reflections’ interview with Duncan “Thorin” Shields that they chose to play MVP Phoenix after their ‘complete domination’ of them at the Manila Major, and that this may have been a mistake. Following this unexpected loss, the team was eliminated by TNC Gaming and finished 9-12th, in what has been referred to as one of the biggest upsets in professional Dota 2.[1] Shortly after their disappointing run, OG announced that MoonMeander would no longer be an active player, and that Cr1t- and Miracle- would be leaving the team. In the same ‘Reflections’ interview, 7ckingmad claimed that it was a personality conflict within the team that led to the removal of Moonmeander, and that once the team wasn’t remaining as 5, it prompted Miracle to consider other offers.

Timeline[edit]

  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
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  • October 31st – The players of (monkey) Business form OG.[2]
  • March 25th – Xcalibur joins as a Sub.[3]
  • August 23rd – MoonMeander becomes inactive while Cr1t- and Miracle- leave.[4]
  • August 25th – MoonMeander joins Digital Chaos.[5]
  • August 31st – JerAx, s4 and ana join the team.[6]
  • August 17th – OG parts ways with ana who announces a one-year hiatus from competitive Dota.[7]
  • September 1st – Resolut1on joins the team.[8]
  • March 17th – Resolut1on leaves the team.[9] Meanwhile, coach 7ckngMad will stand-in for the team.
  • May 28th – s4 and Fly leave for Evil Geniuses.[10]
  • June 4th – ana and Topson join the team.[11] With these additions, N0tail moves to hard support and 7ckngMad will be offlane.[12]
  • November 19th – ana leaves the team and becomes the official substitute.[13]
  • November 27th – Pajkatt joins the team.[14]
  • January 3rd – Pajkatt leaves the team.[15]
  • January 4th – iLTW is loaned from Espada.[16]
  • March 12th – iLTW leaves the team.[17]
  • March 13th – ana returns to the active roster.[18]
  • April 30th – Sockshka joins the team as coach.[19]
  • January 25th – ana will take a break until the next season.[20]
  • January 26th – JerAx retires from the competitive scene.[21]
  • January 27th – Ceb steps down from the active roster.[22]
  • January 28th – SumaiL joins the team as carry.[23]
  • January 29th – MidOne and Saksa join the team as offlane[24] and support,[25] respectively.
  • July 25th – Ceb returns to the active roster while SumaiL is removed.[26]
  • March 22nd – The team part ways with MidOne.[27]
  • April 11th – ana returns to the active roster.[28]
  • June 14th – ana retires from the competitive scene.[29]
  • June 15th – SumaiL joins the team.[30]
  • September 24th – It was revealed that Misha had assumed the position of head coach for the past three months while Sockshka has been moved to assistant coach.[31]

Player Roster[edit]

Active[edit]

Active Squad Active Squad
ID Name Position Join Date
 SumaiL

(Sumail Hassan

)

1

Join Date: 

0908603917[30]

 Topson

(Topias Taavitsainen

)

2

Join Date: 

0908603917[11]

 Ceb

(Sébastien Debs

)

3

Join Date: 

0908603917[11][26]

 Saksa

(Martin Sazdov

)

4

Join Date: 

0908603917[25]

 N0tail

(Johan Sundstein

)

5

Join Date: 

0908603917[2]

Former[edit]

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Former Squad Former Squad
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
 N0tail

(Johan Sundstein

)

1

Join Date: 

0908603917[2]

Leave Date: 

 Resolut1on

(Roman Fominok

)

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2

Join Date: 

0908603917[8]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[9]

VGJ.Storm
 s4

(Gustav Magnusson

)

3

Join Date: 

0908603917[6]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[10]

Evil Geniuses
 JerAx

(Jesse Vainikka

)

4

Join Date: 

0908603917[6]

Leave Date: 

 Fly

(Tal Aizik

)

5

Join Date: 

0908603917[2]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[10]

Evil Geniuses
Former Players Former Players
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
 Pajkatt

(Per Anders Olsson Lille

)

1/2

Join Date: 

0908603917[14]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[15]

Ninjas in Pyjamas (Coach)
 iLTW

(Igor Filatov

)

1/2

Join Date: 

0908603917[16]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[17]

Espada (Inactive)
 ana OG

(Anathan Pham

)

Sub

Join Date: 

0908603917[13]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[18]

OG (Player)
Former Players Former Players
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
 SumaiL

(Sumail Hassan

)

1

Join Date: 

0908603917[23]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[26]

Team Liquid (Stand-in)
Former Players Former Players
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
 JerAx

(Jesse Vainikka

)

4

Join Date: 

0908603917[6]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[21]

Retired

Former Players Former Players
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
 ana

(Anathan Pham

)

1

Join Date: 

0908603917[18][28]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[29]

Retired

 MidOne

(Yeik Nai Zheng

)

1

Join Date: 

0908603917[24]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[27]

Team SMG

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]

Organization Organization
ID Name Position Join Date
 Shootsgud

(Valter Gomes

)

Manager

Join Date: 

2020-11-??

 

(Juan M.R. Luna

)

CEO

Join Date: 

0908603917[32]

 

(Charlie Félix Albert Debs

)

Co-owner & COO

Join Date: 

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(Xavier Oswald

)

Co-owner & CRO

Join Date: 

0908603917

 Misha

(Mikhail Agatov

)

Head Coach

Join Date: 

2021-06-??[31]

 Sockshka

(Titouan Merloz

)

Assistant Coach

Join Date: 

0908603917[19]

Former[edit]

Former Organization Former Organization
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Team
 Muta

(Mourtada Al-karbalaie

)

Manager

Join Date: 

2020-02-??

Leave Date: 

 Gorgc

(Janne Stefanovski

)

Streamer

Join Date: 

0908603917[34]

Leave Date: 

0908603917[33]

Team Bald Reborn (Player)
 IzpAH

(Oliver Steer

)

Manager

Join Date: 

2019-??-??

Leave Date: 

0908603917

 Roro

(Mia Stellberg

)

Psychologist

Join Date: 

2019-06-??[35]

Leave Date: 

 ppasarel

(Cristian Banaseanu

)

Coach

Join Date: 

0908603917

Leave Date: 

 7ckngMad

(Sébastien Debs

)

Coach

Join Date: 

2016-05-??

Leave Date: 

0908603917[11]

OG (Player)
 the_evany

(Evany Chang

)

Manager

Join Date: 

0908603917

Leave Date: 

2018-??-??

Results[edit]

  • Achievements
  • Recent Matches
Date Place Tier Tournament Result Prize
2020-09-06 2nd Tier 1 OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division 0 : 3 $125,000
2019-08-25 1st Tier 1 The International 2019 3 : 1 $15,620,181
2018-08-25 1st Tier 1 The International 2018 3 : 2 $11,234,158
2017-12-10 1st Tier 2 MDL Macau 2 : 0 $130,000
2017-08-12 7 – 8th Tier 1 The International 2017 0 : 2 $617,198
2017-04-30 1st Tier 1 The Kiev Major 2017 3 : 2 $1,000,000
2016-12-10 1st Tier 1 The Boston Major 2016 3 : 1 $1,000,000
2016-06-19 1st Tier 1 ESL One Frankfurt 2016 3 : 0 $157,273
2016-06-12 1st Tier 1 The Manila Major 2016 3 : 1 $1,110,000
2015-11-21 1st Tier 1 The Frankfurt Major 2015 3 : 1 $1,110,000
Complete list of results in any tournament

Gallery[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Logos[edit]

  • Original logo prior to July 28th, 2017.

Trivia[edit]

  • Called “春秋霸主” (Spring and Autumn Overlord) by Chinese fans, for their victories of spring and fall Majors. “Spring and Autumn Period ” means the period of 770 BC to 476 BC in Chinese history.
  • Called “冬蟲夏草” (Winter and Summer Elimination), for their failures during winter Majors and the summer TI. “Winterworm” and “summerherb” both mean medicinal herbs in Chinese, but their literal meanings sound very weak.
  • They have won the inaugural Dota 2 Frankfurt Major and Manila Major, becoming the first team to repeat as champions of a Valve-sponsored Dota 2 tournament. OG’s winning streak extends to also winning the Boston Major and Kiev Major as well, giving them their third and fourth Dota 2 Major championships in a row.
  • They are the only organization to have won The International from an open qualifier.[needs update ]
  • They are the only organization to have won The International twice, and the first organization to win The International two years in a row.
  • OG lead Liquipedia’s organization money ranking.[needs update ]
  • They hold the record for most Valve-sponsored tournaments won (totaling 7).[needs update ]

Highlight Videos[edit]

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Interviews[edit]

  • 0908603917 | TI6 At the Event – OG Exit Interview by [[Maelk and Monolith]] of Valve at The International 2016
  • 2018-09-11 | ‘Reflections’ with 7ckingmad after TI8 Part 1 by [[Thorin]]
  • 0908603917 | ‘Reflections’ with 7ckingmad after TI8 Part 2 by [[Thorin]]

References[edit]

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