Team Liquid has signed Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak as its Dota 2 midlaner, confirming the move on October 15. Malr1ne was the last player from the disbanded Team Falcons roster yet to announce a new team, and he sat out two tournaments after the most recent International, according to Esports.gg.
He replaces Michał "Nisha" Jankowski, another TI-winning midlaner, who recently left Liquid to step away from competitive Dota 2.
After Falcons disbanded, Malr1ne married his partner Tatyana Volkova in September and took time off while his former teammates joined new teams. Liquid's announcement video on X features his former Falcons teammate Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf, now Team Yandex's offlaner, saying he is looking forward to playing against Malr1ne. It ends with Liquid coach William "Blitz" Lee calling Malr1ne to offer him the spot while he is on his honeymoon.
The new lineup will play its first event together at PARI Universe. Liquid's roster is:
- Michael "miCKe" Vu (carry)
- Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak (mid)
- Adrián "Wisper" Dobles (offlane)
- Samuel "Boxi" Svahn (soft support)
- Erik "tOfu" Engel (hard support)
Malr1ne joined Team Falcons' newly formed roster in 2023. Alongside ATF and Oliver "skiter" Lepko, he won The International 2025, beating Wang "Ame" Chunyu's team in the grand final and denying Ame a first Aegis of Champions for the third time. Before Falcons, he played for Nemiga Gaming, YNT and Creepwave. In 2024, Forbes Russia named him to its 30 Under 30 list in the Sports and Esports category, and he won Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards.
