Aurora owner says new Dota 2 roster is assembled and confirms Ws will stay

Aurora owner says new Dota 2 roster is assembled and confirms Ws will stay

Aurora Gaming have already assembled their next Dota 2 roster, according to organization owner Valeriy "L3rich" Kharitonov.

While the full lineup has not yet been officially revealed, L3rich confirmed that offlaner Chung "Ws" Wei Shen has re-signed with the organization.

The statement directly contradicts speculation that Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf could replace him.

Ws remains with Aurora

L3rich publicly dismissed the possibility of Aurora replacing Ws with ATF and confirmed that the Malaysian offlaner will remain with the team.

He also stated that Aurora's new Dota 2 roster has already been assembled.

The announcement provides the first concrete detail regarding Aurora's post-The International 2026 rebuild.

Skiter rumor remains unresolved

Aurora have also been linked with Team Falcons carry Skiter .

Reports from September 1 suggested that Aurora are considering Skiter as a replacement for Nightfall , who could leave the organization during the offseason.

Nightfall has separately been linked with a potential BC.Game lineup.

However, Aurora have not officially confirmed Skiter 's signing or Nightfall 's departure.

ATF appears unlikely to join Aurora

ATF had also appeared in speculation surrounding Aurora's offlane position.

L3rich's confirmation that Ws has signed a new contract effectively dismisses that possibility.

ATF continues to be linked instead with Team Yandex , where he could potentially replace DM .

Aurora's complete new lineup has yet to be officially announced, but the organization now appears to have finalized its plans behind the scenes.