Kuroky, ex-Liquid Dota 2 team form Nigma
Sebastian Wright
Updated on March 25, 2026
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Kuro “KuroKy” Takhasomi and the rest of the Team Liquid Dota 2 roster departed from the organization just days after finishing second at The International 2019, and now we know their plans.
The squad has formed their own, independent organization, Nigma. Each of the players teased the announcement on Nov. 24, more than 24 hours before they revealed the team.
No changes were made to the TI9 roster that challenged OG in the grand finals, which means Nigma will likely be one of the strongest teams at the DreamLeague Season 13 qualifiers.
The end of one journey is the beginning of another… this is Nigma #NigmaFam #ANewAdventure
— Team Nigma (@TeamNigma) November 25, 2019
We knew based on Kuro’s comments following the split from Liquid that he and team manager Mohamed “almany-” Morad wanted to strike out on their own, away from bigger organizations. This is the first step for the roster that won TI7 (plus Aliwi “w33” Omar) to control every aspect of their competitive destiny.
Congratulations to TNC for their awesome win, impressive run by Fng & Gambit as well!
— KuroKy (@NigmaKuroKy) October 27, 2019
A small update from us: We will announce our new organisation before the next Major/Minor qualifiers, the team stays the same. Thank you for your patience
We can only assume that the team will continue competing in the European region after seeing so much success, but there was no confirmation of that choice shown in the video. In fact, all we know is the new name that chats are going to be spamming as a joke for the foreseeable future.
More information will likely come out in the following days, but for now, expect that Nigma will be back to a top spot in whatever region they play in within the next few months.
