Confirmed: EG, OG, and NAVI Finalized Rosters Revealed for BLAST

The roster lock deadline for the upcoming BLAST Premier Fall Groups has prompted teams to hastily complete their player transfers ahead of schedule. While failing to submit a roster on time would result in an inconvenient seeding penalty, the stakes were high enough to motivate teams to address any lingering roster issues.

Liquid and Complexity managed to finalize their roster moves just before the lock, but three teams—Evil Geniuses, OG, and Natus Vincere—have yet to make official announcements regarding rumored changes. Evil Geniuses reportedly shifted from a European-core lineup to focus on their Blueprint program and promote young players to the main roster.

Meanwhile, OG and Natus Vincere are undergoing significant rebuilds, as per rumors. OG has listed Adam "NEOFRAG" Zouhar and Abdulkhalik "degster" Gasanov for transfer, while allowing Nikolaj "niko" Kristensen and Shahar "flameZ" Shushan to depart after their contracts expired. Notably, flameZ has been signed by Vitality.

For the rebuild, OG is apparently bringing in Dion "FASHR" Derksen, Nils "k1to" Gruhne, and Iulian "regali" Harjău, alongside returning IGL Nemanja "nexa" Isaković. This roster has been submitted to BLAST for the upcoming Fall Group stage.

Natus Vincere has been the center of attention with their decision to move away from a CIS-focused squad and pursue international talent. Mihai "iM" Ivan and benched in-game leader Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen from Ninjas in Pyjamas are the two high-profile additions reportedly confirmed after their roster submission.

Additionally, Justinas "jL" Lekavicius is also included in the roster following his association with the Ukrainian organization. However, Denis "electroNic" Sharipov and Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy, who were linked to Russian side Cloud9, are not listed. Andrij "npl" Kukharsjkyj appears on the roster but is not expected to start.

Evil Geniuses have submitted a full roster featuring members of the Evil Geniuses Black team for the BLAST Premier Fall Groups. Notably, Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte, Sanzhar "neaLaN" Iskhakov, and Ismail "refrezh" Ali are currently not listed.

In their place, Colby "Walco" Walsh, Jeorge "Jeorge" Endicott, Paytyn "junior" Johnson, Jadan "HexT" Postma, William "RUSH" Wierzba, Jerric "wiz" Jiang, and Timothy "autimatic" Ta have been listed as players, with Tommy "Axed" Ryan as the coach. Initially, Damien "maLeK" Marcel was reported to be the coach. The projected starting lineup for Evil Geniuses at BLAST includes Walco, Jeorge, junior, HexT, and autimatic.

Here are the rosters for the teams that have yet to make official announcements:

OG Roster:

Maciej "F1KU" Miklas (Poland)

Nemanja "nexa" Isaković (Serbia)

Iulian "regali" Harjău (Romania)

Nils "k1to" Gruhne (Germany)

Dion "FASHR" Derksen (Netherlands)

Casper "ruggah" Due (Coach) (Denmark)

NAVI Roster:

Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyljev (Ukraine)

Valerij "b1t" Vakhovsjkyj (Ukraine)

Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen (Finland)

Mihai "iM" Ivan (Romania)

Justinas "jL" Lekavicius (Lithuania)

Andrij "B1ad3" Ghorodensjkyj (Coach) (Ukraine)

Evil Geniuses Roster:

Timothy "autimatic" Ta (United States)

Colby "Walco" Walsh (Canada)

Jeorge "Jeorge" Endicott (United States)

Paytyn "junior" Johnson (United States)

Jadan "HexT" Postma (Canada)

William "RUSH" Wierzba (United States)

Jerric "wiz" Jiang (United States)

Tommy "Axed" Ryan (Coach, United States)