Ad Finem players are not renewing their contracts

One of Dota 2’s big stories in 2016 is parting ways with its players, after announcement from the Ad Finem roster that they will not be renewing their contracts.

After more than a year under the Ad Finem banner, the Greek team’s roster—Omar “Madara” Dabachach, Dimitris “ThuG” Plivouris, Kharis “SkyLark” Zafiriou, Verros “Maybe Next Time” Apostolos, and Giorgos “SsaSpartan” Giannakopoulos—won’t be renewing their contracts. Instead, the squad will be looking outside of Greece to find a new organization.

Ad Finem became one of the surprise teams of 2016 after reaching the grand finals of the Boston Major in December. Defeating favorites Newbee and Digital Chaos on their way to the grand finals. But despite their achievement at the Boston Major, the Greek roster also came one game away from qualifying to the Manila Major, as well as the $20.7 million International 6 event in August. Showcasing the team’s steady climb to the top.

Since the announcement on March 6, there has already been plenty of speculation as to which organization the roster will join. A report earlier today claimed that German-based esports organization Penta Sports were looking to acquire the roster, but that was later denied by Madara.