European esports organization OG has signed Latin American Dota 2 stack Perrito Panzon as their second Dota 2 roster as part of a new expansion to South America. Dubbed OG.LATAM, a fitting name for their regional variant, the new roster was announced late last week (April 25).
This isn’t the first time OG has operated with two Dota 2 teams concurrently, but it’s still a surprising news for fans. Here’s a breakdown of why this move is significant and could make waves in the Dota 2 scene.
OG welcomes second Dota 2 roster, OG.LATAM at South America (Image credit: OG)
OG.LATAM’s Dota 2 Roster
The new OG.LATAM line-up consists of five Peruvian Dota 2 players:
- Héctor “K1” Rodríguez
- Gonzalo “DarkMago” Herrera
- Mario “ILICH-” Valdivia
- Yelsthin “Elmisho” Hurtado
- Joel “MoOz” Ozambela
With Juan David “Vintage” Angulo Nicho as their coach, OG.LATAM is a solid SA squad, ready for upcoming Dota 2 tournaments in 2025. It has several seasoned players, such as K1 and DarkMago, who are renowned not just in their local scene, but internationally as well. ILICH- is a newcomer in the leagues of powerhouses, but has a versatile hero pool to be OG.LATAM’s playmaking offlane player. And from the support duos, Elmisho and MoOz, we will just have to see how well they support their carries soon.
While fans are looking forward to see the new Dota 2 roster in action, many are still skeptical about OG.LATAM’s viability long-term.
Can OG have two Dota 2 rosters at the same time?
Given there’s no current official Dota 2 league run by Valve, there’s no problem with OG running multiple teams. Tournament organizers such as PGL and ESL FACEIT don’t have any rules in their current rulebooks about multiple teams from the same organization qualifying for events.
For the uninitiated, Valve used to have a rule on Esports organizations participating in their tournaments, whereby only one team can represent the org if there’s ever a scenario where two associated teams are participating in the tournament, one would have to forfeit. Since Valve only runs The International, this is no longer a concern, as TI is the only event this rule is still enforced.
OG.LATAM’s position as a South American team would not interfere with the parent team’s interests – and after a quick glance at several rulebooks, there doesn’t seem to be any issue with teams from the same org and region competing in most tournaments – a situation which could arise if NAVI and NAVI Junior (for example) both qualified for a tournament.
What about OG’s main Dota 2 roster?
Another reason why OG fans were baffled by the team’s decision to pick up an alternative roster was because OG was still struggling to build their main roster. Since OG’s roster disbanded in March 2025, OG has had trials with several Dota 2 players. Notably Cedric “Davai Lama” Deckmyn is out since he didn’t have ‘good chemistry’ with the rest of OG players while Ivan “Kidaro” Bondarev is still in trial.
Considering Davai Lama left Night Pulse with a broken roster after accepting OG’s trial offer, this exchange was certainly not worth it. Anyways, OG is still in the midst of trialing new players, with an offlane role still vacant at the moment.
Hence, it seems that OG.LATAM is the more stable of the duo to be rooting for at the upcoming DreamLeague Season 26 if you’re an OG fan.