OG Esports

eSports matches unite millions of fans who enjoy the trill of competition and love skilled players. MelBet and OG eSports share the passion for professional gaming and the desire to make this community stronger and bring fans closer to their favorite teams. This iconic partnership make the history of eSports today and invites you to share and benefit from OG’s victories.

So, what makes OG Esports interesting for the audience worldwide?

OG Esports is one of the most recognized organizations in the field of the Dota 2 game. OG was founded in 2015 and now has a significant history with outstanding results. This is the first team in the history that won The International twice in a row, in 2018 and 2019, and won five Dota 2 Majors.

In 2025, OG created a Dota 2 team which fully consisted from Filipino players. Later 2 outstanding Filipino players – Natsumi and skem – joined the lineup. Finally, the team embraced a two-time Dota 2 world champion. Now the squad includes players from the CIS (what countries?).
The mixture of Filipino players and players from other countries establish a strong cpnnection with Southeast Asia (SEA), as well as with other regions of the world. That explains the variety of the OG eSports’ fans that were attracted due to the international roster.

As of 2026-10-28, OG’s current squad cocnsists of the following 5 players:

Natsumi- (his real name is John Anthony Vargas) is a player from the Philippines who has a role of a carry. He is the main damage dealer who is responsible for farming and becoming powerful in the later stages of a match. Natsumi- was born on August 8, 2001 and started playing for a professional esports team approximately in August 2018. He played more than 700 matches and won approximately 171 949 USD cash prizes on esports tournaments so far.

Before Natsumi- joined the OG Esports team he played for different teams and organizations (BOOM Esports, Neon Esports, Team Adroit, Polaris Esports, Geek Fam, Talon Esports, Blacklist International, and others). The player has a streaming channel on the web where he reveals esports secrets, shares educational content and his pro-tips.

Topson is a midlaner from Finland who returned to the OG eSports on September 23, 2026 for the new 2026-2027 season. The two-time The International champion Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen is now in the centre of attention and rumors.

The player was born on April 14, 1998 and he has been an active player since 2016. His gameplay was outstanding from the very beginning, noticed by Topson family members, as well as by the esports community. He started playing at the age of 8. In 2017 he joined the Russian organization SFT e-sports, where his career actually started. After that Topson changed several teams, then switched to streaming. In 2018 he joined OG, in 2023 – Tundra Esports and on September 24, 2024 the player announced his retirement for family reasons and because of mandatory military service in Finland (January 2025). But in August 2026 he returned to the professional Dota 2 team.

Topson earnings reach approximately 5 919 099 USD. Topson wife – Mawar Remy Taavitsainen – has a Malaysian nationality. On September 18, 2020 Topson daughter was born.

SSS is from Russia, and he plays the role of an offlaner. SSS creates space and initiates team fights.

Valery “SSS” Lazarev was born on May 28, 2006. In 2022 he started his esports career and played for lower-tier stacks (NOSTRVM, FireBloom, and Storm Strikers). In 2023 he competed with NextUp and Atlas Burden (European Pro League Season 15). In January 2024 SSS and his Atlas Burden were signed by One Move and the same year he took part at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024, DreamLeague Season 22, ESL One Birmingham, Elite League 2024, DreamLeague Season 23, PGL Wallachia, The International 2024, Riyadh Masters 2024, and European Pro League 16. And in May 2025 he joined 1win Team, which played at FISSURE Universe: Episode 7.

From February till June 2026 the player was signed with PARIVISION as their main offlaner, and took part in DreamLeague Season 28, PGL Wallachia Season 7, and ESL One Birmingham 2026. In April 2026 he won all games of PREMIER SERIES together with his team. From August to September 2026 SSS had a brief stint with HULIGANI. From September 2026 he is in OG Esports on a loan agreement from PARIVISION.

SSS had around 170 professional matches in his life, and his total winnings are approximately 80 015 USD.

OneJey is a Belorusian soft support player. He is in charge of map control, rotations, and setting up plays, and has a position of seven-sapper.

Ivan “OneJey” Zhivitsky was born on December 27, 2004 and he has been playing actively since 2022. In March 2022 he won the Belarusian Esports League 2022 Level #1 being a part of Team Domino. Later he participated in DPC League, Winline Dota 2 Champions League Season 15, and European Pro League Season 2 as a member of Nemiga Gaming – Zorka.

In May 2023 OneJey became a part of StoRm and took part in Malta Vibes #2 and DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division II. Starting from the autumn 2023 he participated in different rosters and played at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 and Pinnacle: 25 Years Anniversary Show.

In January 2024 the player became a part of Chimera team and played at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024, DreamLeague Season 22 and ESL One Birmingham 2024. On February 1, 2024 he joined L1GA TEAM as a semi-support and played at Elite League 2024, DreamLeague Season 23, PGL Wallachia Season 1, WIN Series Spring, Dota2 World Invitational, European Pro League 17: Division 1, PGL Wallachia Season 2, and BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024. In July 2024, OneJey landed 3rd in the Clavision Snow Ruyi Invitational as a part of the Nigma Galaxy team and in December of the same year he joined Chimera Esports.

On March 28, 2025, OneJey was invited to play for Virtus.pro, on September 17, he joined VP.CIS, and on October 29, he became a part of Team Tea and hit the champion title of European Pro League Season 31.

Ivan “OneJey” Zhivitsky joined the OG Dota 2 roster on September 23, 2026.

He played more than 300 professional matches and won approximately 83 563 USD and is ranked Immortal, occupying place 19 on Valve’s Europe leaderboard.

skem is originated from the Philippines, and he plays the role of a hard support and captain. His full name is Rolen Andrei Gabriel Ong. He was born on February 19, 2000 and became an active player in 2016. Since that time skem won 391 867 USD.

The Andrei “skem” Ong became well-known while playing as a position 5 support for the esports team BOOM Esports in Dota 2. His first teams in 2016 were Acion Arena, Geek Fam, and Signify. In September 2018, he signed for compLexity Gaming. In January 2019, the player created his own team Lotac and later he embraced Neon Esports. They took the 2nd place in the Dota Pro Circuit 2021: Season 1 – Southeast Asia Upper Division and the 6th in the ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021.

In September 2021, he became a part of BOOM Esports, which became one of the most prominent teams in SEA. They won GAMERS GALAXY: Invitational Series Dubai 2022. On May 13, 2024 skem joined Shopify Rebellion and participated in DreamLeague Season 23, Elite League Season 2, ESL One Bangkok 2024, FISSURE PLAYGROUND, DreamLeague Season 25, ESL One Raleigh 2025, PGL Wallachia Season 4, FISSURE Universe: Episode 5, DreamLeague Season 26, and Riyadh Masters 2025. On July 30, 2025, Shopify Rebellion released the Dota 2 squad.

In 2025, Team Nemesis took part in The International 2025. On November 8, OG Esports accepted all the members of Team Aureus, and the roster participated in PGL Wallachia Season 6, BLAST Slam V finishing, BLAST SLAM VI, and DreamLeague Season 28.