Aurora announces new roster: Abed and TA2000 join, kiyotaka as streamer

Aurora has officially announced their new roster. Last season, they built their team around the core of the former Talon roster and achieved a 7-8th place finish at The International 2024. After the tournament, several players left the team.

Aurora performed well at TI13, finishing 7-8th, which is the best result for a Southeast Asian team this year. The previous roster included Nuengnara "23" Teeramahanon, Artem "lorenof" Melnick, Anucha "Jabz" Jirawong, Worawit "Q" Mekchai, and Chan "Oli" Chon Kien.

There were rumors before TI that 23 would leave the team afterward. These rumors were confirmed after the tournament: 23 and Oli announced their departure on Sep.19, while lorenof became inactive on Sep.20. OG has officially announced the addition of the carry player 23.

Aurora’s new roster brings in three new players, including Abed "Abed" Yusop, who had strong results in North America and Southeast Asia before. And Aybek "TA2000" Tokayev, Oleh "kaori" Medvedok, formerly of Quest Esports from the MENA region, also join the lineup. They will finish the roster alongside the remaining members, Jabz and Q, in the upcoming season. Aurora’s new lineup is as follows:

Before announcing the new roster, Aurora also revealed that kiyotaka had joined the organization. The community initially believed he would be the new mid-laner, but the announcement image clearly labeled him as a “streamer,” which led to confusion. The new roster announcement confirms that kiyotaka is not joining as a professional player but as a content creator.

Aurora's new lineup will debut at the DreamLeague Season 24 Qualifiers. It’s not yet confirmed whether they will compete in the Southeast Asian or Western European qualifiers.

Stay tuned to esports.gg for more Dota 2 news about the post-TI shuffle!