Falcons Ends Dota Participation

Published September 8, 2026

Falcons has announced that it will cease participating in Dota, closing the organization’s division in the game and turning its attention toward other disciplines. The decision follows a strategic review of Falcons’ multi-discipline roadmap for 2026 and the years beyond. Falcons assembled its Dota roster in November 2023, and the announcement brings that period to an end. The organization presented the move as a change in its competitive direction, while stressing that its wider esports ambitions remain in place.

The statement places the news within Falcons’ stated plan to create long-term and meaningful projects in global esports. Rather than describing Dota as lacking importance, Falcons acknowledged the game’s legendary place in competitive gaming history. Its position is that the organization’s own global focus is now moving toward ecosystems that offer stronger strategic alignment and long-term operational sustainability. That explanation is the central verified reason for the decision: Falcons is changing where it directs its energy, not stepping away from esports competition as a whole. For readers following the organization, the important distinction is that this is an organizational exit from Dota, announced as part of a broader roadmap review.

Falcons cites strategic fit for its future

Falcons said its objective is to build projects that can remain meaningful over the long term within global esports. After reviewing its multi-discipline roadmap for 2026 and subsequent years, the organization decided to end its participation in Dota. It said its attention will shift toward developing ecosystems that provide greater strategic fit and long-term operational sustainability for Falcons. This stated rationale gives the announcement its practical context. The organization did not frame the move as a reduction of ambition; it called it a purposeful movement toward its future. That distinction matters because Falcons is explicitly connecting the Dota exit to the way it intends to allocate focus across its wider esports plans.

Falcons also used the announcement to define how it views the team’s time in Dota. The organization said it will carry every victory and every lesson with it as it redirects energy toward new horizons. Its language treats the division’s history as part of the organization’s development rather than something to be discarded. The roster’s period began in November 2023 and included a victory at The International 2026, with Falcons referring to eventually lifting the TI trophy in Hamburg. That record provides a concrete marker for the Dota chapter now being closed. The organization’s message is therefore not limited to a structural decision: it also recognizes a competitive run that produced major results before Falcons chose a different long-term direction.

Recognition for players, staff and supporters

Falcons placed particular emphasis on the people behind the Dota division. It thanked the players, coaches and staff who gave their effort to the logo from the team’s earliest days through its TI success. The organization credited their talent, dedication and unwavering fight with helping make Falcons what it is. It also said it is actively supporting every person as they move into the next stage of their career. Fans received a direct acknowledgement as well, with Falcons thanking them for arena cheers, chat support and the passion they showed throughout the journey. This part of the statement gives readers a confirmed personnel-focused element: the organization says support for those leaving the Dota project is active, even as the division itself is being closed.

• November 2023: Falcons assembled its Dota roster, beginning the team period referenced in the organization’s announcement.
• The International 2026: Falcons won the event, with the statement referring to the team lifting the TI trophy in Hamburg.

Former Falcons Dota member	Listed role or status
Skiter	Former roster member
Malr1ne	Former roster member
ATF	Former roster member
Cr1t	Former roster member
Sneyking	Former roster member
Aui_2000	Coach

Falcons framed its decision as a deliberate move toward the future rather than a retreat from its ambitions. The statement does not identify the disciplines, projects or timetable behind that direction, leaving the organization’s next concrete steps unconfirmed.