Falcons Announce Departure From Competitive Dota 2
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The Falcons organization has announced its full departure from competitive Dota 2 — GosuGamers reported the news on the sixth of September twenty twenty-six. The decision closes the book on nearly three years of the club competing at the top level of the discipline, including a title at The International 2025, and leaves an established roster without the organization it played under.
Nearly three years at the top of the scene
Falcons entered competitive Dota 2 in November twenty twenty-three and, over that stretch, built one of the most prominent rosters in the discipline. According to GosuGamers, across its years of competing the team won nine top-tier tournaments — and the loudest of them was the title at The International 2025, the game developer’s flagship annual championship. That title made Falcons one of the few clubs whose roster stayed together around a championship core for longer than a single season, which for modern Dota 2, with its constant player rotation, is the exception rather than the rule.
Roster stats: 799 matches, 523 wins
Just how much this roster had to play is reflected in the numbers cited by GosuGamers: over the course of their time together, the players competed in 799 official matches and won 523 of them. That is one of the largest volumes of competitive practice among top rosters in the discipline in recent years — even setting aside the specific win share, the sheer number of matches played shows how packed the club’s tournament calendar was throughout its run.
Who made up the Falcons roster
The core roster that delivered every one of the club’s wins, including the championship at The International, was made up of five players: Skiter, Malr1ne, ATF, Cr1t- and Sneyking. The team’s coach throughout this period was Aui_2000, a figure well known in the discipline from his own playing career. This is the roster that now finds itself without the organization it represented since November twenty twenty-three.
Final tournament: eliminated by Team Liquid at The International 2026
The last tournament Falcons appeared at before announcing their departure was The International 2026: according to players.com.ua, the team was eliminated from the competition by Team Liquid in a lower-bracket match and ultimately finished seventh-eighth. It is worth clarifying right away: this piece covers the organization’s personnel and business decision, not a recap of the tournament as a whole. For a full breakdown of how The International 2026 played out for the rest of the field, read our results coverage of the tournament.
Why Falcons are leaving the Dota 2 scene
The organization framed the departure not as disappointment with results but as a strategic choice: according to GosuGamers, Falcons decided to focus on disciplines that better fit the club’s long-term strategy and offer a more stable operational model over time. In other words, this is not about a specific roster’s failure — after all, this very roster brought the club The International championship — but about where the organization wants to direct its resources going forward.
What this means for the players and fans
For the core players — Skiter, Malr1ne, ATF, Cr1t- and Sneyking — this means a search for a new organization: a roster that won 523 of 799 matches and claimed a championship title is now without a club, but not without value on the transfer market. For the scene as a whole, the departure of one of its championship rosters is a reminder that competition for the top spot never stops: just weeks earlier, the Esports World Cup trophy in Paris was claimed by PVISION, and results like that are what now shape the discipline’s tournament hierarchy.
While the organizational map keeps shifting, the game itself keeps moving too — players tracking the balance changes can check out the latest major Dota 2 update. And for anyone still figuring out exactly what each Falcons player was responsible for on the map, our guide to the five in-game positions in Dota 2 breaks down how the carry role differs from the support role.
FAQ
When did Falcons announce their departure from competitive Dota 2? On the sixth of September twenty twenty-six, according to GosuGamers.
How many tournaments did the team win during its time in Dota 2? Nine top-tier tournaments, including The International 2025.
How many matches did this roster play and win together? 799 matches together, of which 523 were won.
Who made up the Falcons Dota 2 roster? Skiter, Malr1ne, ATF, Cr1t- and Sneyking; the coach was Aui_2000.
How did the team perform at its final tournament? At The International 2026, Falcons were eliminated by Team Liquid in the lower bracket and finished seventh-eighth.
Why did the organization decide to leave Dota 2? According to Falcons, the decision relates to refocusing on disciplines with better strategic fit and longer operational stability.
In short
Team Falcons are leaving competitive Dota 2 after nearly three years of competing, nine top-tier tournament wins, and a championship at The International 2025. The roster that played 799 matches together and won 523 of them — Skiter, Malr1ne, ATF, Cr1t-, Sneyking and coach Aui_2000 — is now without an organization. The reason, according to the club, is a refocus on other disciplines rather than the outcome of its last tournament, where the team finished seventh-eighth at The International 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did Falcons announce their departure from competitive Dota 2?
On the sixth of September twenty twenty-six, according to GosuGamers.
How many tournaments did the team win during its time in Dota 2?
Nine top-tier tournaments, including The International 2025.
How many matches did this roster play and win together?
799 matches together, of which 523 were won.
Who made up the Falcons Dota 2 roster?
Skiter, Malr1ne, ATF, Cr1t- and Sneyking; the coach was Aui_2000.
How did the team perform at its final tournament?
At The International 2026, Falcons were eliminated by Team Liquid in the lower bracket and finished seventh-eighth.
Why did the organization decide to leave Dota 2?
According to Falcons, the decision relates to refocusing on disciplines with better strategic fit and longer operational stability.