Team Liquid signs former Falcons mid laner Malr1ne for Dota 2

Esports organization Team Liquid has added Stanislav Malr1ne Potorak to its Dota 2 roster for the upcoming season after Michal Nisha Jankowski stepped away from competition.

FTMQ Gaming, written by our newsroom17 October 2026 at 01:070 views

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Esports organization Team Liquid has signed former Team Falcons mid laner Stanislav Malr1ne Potorak for the 2026-2027 Dota 2 competitive season. The announcement follows mid laner Michal Nisha Jankowski stepping away from professional competition. Esports Insider, GosuGamers, Esports.gg, Hotspawn, and Hawk Live all reported the roster change. [1][3][4][5][6]

Malr1ne joins Team Liquid as its new starting mid laner, filling the position left vacant by Nisha. Dota 2 is a competitive multiplayer online battle arena game developed and published by Valve. The roster adjustment comes as teams prepare their lineups for the upcoming tournament season. [1][3][4][5][6]

Malr1ne has joined Team Liquid as its new Dota 2 mid laner.
Nisha stepped away from competitive Dota 2 play.
Malr1ne previously played mid lane for Team Falcons.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Malr1ne joins Liquid as Nisha steps away from Dota 2Esports Insider, 18d ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Pro Dota 2 Player Claims He Had to Play a Full Match in Front of Police Officers to Prove His IdentityIGN, 19d ago
[3]Team Liquid reveal Malr1ne as new mid lanerGosuGamers, 19d ago
[4]Malr1ne to Team Liquid confirmed: Ex-Team Falcons player reveals his new Dota 2 teamEsports.gg, 19d ago
[5]Team Liquid Announce Malr1ne - Did They Profit Off The Shuffle?Hotspawn, 19d ago
[6]Team Liquid Officially Introduces Its New Dota 2 Mid LanerHawk Live, 19d ago

Background

[7]Sumail on Wikipedia
[8]Liquid-propellant rocket on Wikipedia
[9]Waterloo Road series 15 on Wikipedia
[10]Liquid on Grokipedia

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