OG

OG: a professional esports organisation with teams in Dota 2, Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, and Honor of Kings.

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OG is a professional esports organisation based in Europe and Southeast Asia, formed in 2015. They are best known for their Dota 2 team, which won The International 2018 and 2019. The organisation also fields teams in Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League, and Honor of Kings.

Quick Facts

Location

Europe; Southeast Asia

Founded

August 2015

Championships

2× The International (2018, 2019) (Dota 2)

Coach

Mikhail "Misha" Agatov (Dota 2), Casper "ruggah" Due (CS2)

Games

Dota 2
Counter-Strike 2
Rocket League
Honor of Kings

Owner

The Chiliz Group (51%)

Partners

Melbet
Socios.com
Dexsport
Secretlab
TMGM

Lore & Background

OG's Counter-Strike division began in December 2019, when the organisation announced a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. They signed veterans Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt and Valdemar "valde" Bjørn Vangså, along with Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen, Issa "ISSAA" Murad, and Mateusz "mantuu" Wilczewski. Casper "ruggah" Due joined as coach in January 2020. In September 2020, ruggah was implicated in the coaching bug scandal, leading to a ban from one Valve-sponsored Major Championship by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) and Valve.

The roster saw multiple changes over the years: NBK- was removed in February 2021, ISSAA followed shortly after, and Nikolaj "niko" Kristensen was signed in March 2021, with Shahar "flameZ" Shushan joining a month later. In January 2022, OG traded Aleksib for Nemanja "nexa" Isaković from G2 Esports. After failing to qualify for the PGL Major Antwerp 2022, OG benched valde and niko in May 2022, replacing them with Adam "NEOFRAG" Zouhar and Maciej "F1KU" Miklas.

Later, mantuu was replaced by Abdulkhalik "degster" Gasanov. On 8 June 2023, niko ended his stint as a stand-in, becoming a free agent. On 19 June 2023, OG announced plans to rebuild around F1KU, nexa, and Iulian "regali" Harjău, following flameZ's departure to Team Vitality. On 20 June, NEOFRAG and degster were transfer-listed.

On 30 June 2023, OG signed regali, Nils "k1to" Gruhne, and Dion "FASHR" Derksen, with nexa returning to the active roster. NEOFRAG transferred to Into The Breach on 11 July 2023.