For the first Major of the year and the first LAN with a live audience in more than two years, OG will be competing with Ceb in place of Misha.
One of OG’s most experienced players is the team captain, Mikhail "Misha" Agatov (Taiga being the other) will not be competing with the team in the first Major of the DPC 2021-22 Season.
That would leave Tommy "Taiga" Le as the only veteran on the team. Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf and Bozhidar "bzm" Bogdanov are both 17 years old playing at their first Major and carry player Artem "Yuragi" Golubiev, is only 20 years old.
While this might startle some fans and leave such a young team anxious, it might not be as troublesome thanks to their standout stand-in player.
Against all odds.#DreamOG pic.twitter.com/asmZXDpOee
— OG (@OGesports) May 10, 2022
Two-time, back-to-back The International Champion, Sébastien "Ceb" Debs will be heading to Stockholm to help the team.
Ceb is not only an amazing asset to the team in terms of game-play, but he is also notorious for his mental fortitude, insight, and the 'mental games' he is able to play with his opponents to gain the competitive edge.
In addition, coach, Evgenii "Chuvash" Makarov will not be able to be on-site for the team so none other than Johan 'N0tail' Sundstein will assume the coach position to help lead the squad to victory.
OG took the first position ranking in the DPC 2021-22 Season Spring Tour with a 6:1 series (13:2 game) record.
OG will first faceoff against beastcoast in the group stage on Thursday, May 12th at 14:30 CEST.
OG roster for ESL ONE Stockholm Major
- Yuragi
- Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov
- Ammar “ATF” Assaf
- Tommy “Taiga” Le
- Sébastien “Ceb” Debs (stand in)
- Johan “N0tail” Sundstein (coach)
ESL One Stockholm Major
Groups
Group A:
- Evil Geniuses
- BOOM Esports
- T1
- OG
- Tundra Esports
- BetBoom Team
- beastcoast
Group B:
- Team Spirit
- Mind Games
- Thunder Awaken
- TSM FTX
- Gaimin Gladiators
- Team Liquid
- Fnatic
ESL One Stockholm Major
ESL One Stockholm Major playoffs action will kick off right after the group stage is over, on the 16th of May, with no break day in between. All playoffs matches will be best-of-three affairs with a best-of-five grand final closing the event on the 22nd of May.
ESL One Stockholm Major Prize Pool and DPC points
Despite the fact that the Chinese teams are competing for Dota Pro Circuit points and a $100,000 prize pool in a separate regional final, the points distribution and prize pool for ESL One Stockholm Major hasn’t been altered and will be split between the top eight finishers as follows:
1st place: $200,000 & 680 DPC points
2nd place: $100,000 & 610 DPC points
3rd place: $75,000 & 530 DPC points
4th place: $50,000 & 460 DPC points
5th/6th place: $25,000 & 385 DPC points
7th/8th place: $12,500 & 240 DPC points