**OG Confirms MidOne and Saksa for Dota 2 Roster**
OG has officially confirmed that Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng and Martin “Saksa” Sazdov will be joining their Dota 2 roster alongside Syed “SumaiL” Hassan. This addition gives the team three traditional mid laners who will be working together in new roles to mesh with Johan “N0tail” Sundstein’s captaining style. Despite having multiple mid laners, the two-time champions are not concerned.
MidOne has already been transitioning into an offlane player throughout the season, which was facilitated by his time playing with a smaller roster in Southeast Asia. This experience makes the transition smoother for OG. SumaiL’s fit with Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen is still a bit odd, but Sébastien “Ceb” Debs believes that this unpredictability will make it harder for opponents to stop them in lanes.
Saksa will be replacing Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka in the secondary support position next to N0tail. He brings his own valuable experience from playing with Peter “ppd” Dager on Ninjas in Pyjamas last season. This new roster for OG is different from their traditional build in the past two seasons, but they still have the potential to dominate the game, even though they have not played together as a squad yet. MidOne was not present during the stream, but the team will have a boot camp before the ESL One Los Angeles Major qualifiers begin on February 9.
OG will have to compete in the European Open Qualifiers for the ESL One Los Angeles Major, as they have not yet played in a tournament this season. This means they face a tougher road to make it to the next Dota Pro Circuit event.
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