Dota 2 giants OG have officially announced their entry into CS:GO with the long-awaited lineup composed by Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen and Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt.

The news confirms what has been an open secret for around two months, with various reports tracking the progress of the two main instigators, Aleksib and NBK-, throughout their decisions when it came to the roster as well as the organization they would represent.

Every piece of the team is now locked in after the four-man core struggled to find a fitting AWPer, initially deciding against Elias "⁠Jamppi⁠" Olkkonen — reportedly because of the Finn's ties to a VAC-banned account — before selecting ALTERNATE aTTaX's Mateusz "⁠mantuu⁠" Wilczewski.

The majority of the lineup has been on the sidelines in the aftermath of the StarLadder Major, as NBK- was replaced by Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon in Vitality, Aleksib made way for Miikka "⁠suNny⁠" Kemppi in ENCE, while HellRaisers opted for a Russian-speaking lineup to leave Issa "⁠ISSAA⁠" Murad on the bench.

In the meantime, Valdemar "⁠valde⁠" Bjørn Vangså quietly exited North's active lineup after DreamHack Masters Malmö, which marked the end of his stint in the role of an in-game leader, a position he will no longer employ with Aleksib taking the reins in the new squad.

OG field the following five: