PGL has announced the rosters for all 32 teams at the Singapore Major. Each team also submitted a substitute. However, the list holds more than backup names, because some of them will be in the starting lineup.
This matters because the roster sheet shows how teams solved their lineup issues before the event. At least five teams will have a different player on the server than the one listed in their main five. As a result, fans should check the names carefully before the first match.
Five Teams With Unusual Lineups
Vitality have the most notable case. IGL Dan “apEX” Madesclaire was registered in the substitute slot. The reason is that Justinas “jL” Lekavicius played seven matches for the team at PGL Masters Bucharest, right before the invite cut-off. Therefore, jL stays on the official roster, but apEX will play for Vitality at the Major.
Legacy will field Italo “ksloks” Meinberg instead of Vinicius “n1ssim” Pereira. Meanwhile, Astralis will use Anton “Anlelele” Huynh instead of Jakob “jabbi” Nygaard. FUT will play with Álvaro “SunPayus” García instead of Nikita “cmtry” Samolotov. Finally, 9z will go with Allan “history” Lawrenz instead of Ignacio “meyern” Meyer.
Surprising Names on the Substitute List
The biggest surprise is Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand, who is named as a substitute for BC.Game. The team will play the tournament as GOSH. In addition, the Indonesian star has not played for Alter Ego since the end of August.
Another unexpected decision came from 1win. The team named Aleksey “xeedo” Mikulich of K27 as its substitute for the event.
Most teams picked their coach as the substitute. However, G2, Eternal Fire, Natus Vincere and MOUZ chose an academy prospect as their sixth man.
Stage 1 Substitutes
Ninjas in Pyjamas named Richard “Xizt” Landström. PARIVISION picked Vyacheslav “slaxejezzz” Vinokurov, while HEROIC chose Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer. FaZe went with Dominik “GruBy” Swiderski, and Eternal Fire named Emirhan “Hydro2K” Deniz.
Next, 100 Thieves selected Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander. Liquid named Viktor “flashie” Tamás Bea, and 9z registered Allan “history” Lawrenz. M80 picked Luca “Munstur” Ioanițiu.
DENDELE will rely on Cristiano “D10S” Marques Sá Carvalho. Imperial named Marcos “tacitus” Castilho, and Wildcard picked Łukasz “splawik” Jahns. BC.Game registered Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand.
Finally, FlyQuest named Aaron “AZR” Ward. Chinggis Warriors picked Munkh-ochir “Redka” Myagmarsuren, and Lynn Vision chose Yifei “GUM” Dai.
Stage 2 Substitutes
FUT named Álvaro “SunPayus” García, and Nemiga picked Anton “boX” Burko. G2 chose Vilius “tAk” Keserauskas, while 1win went with Aleksey “xeedo” Mikulich.
In addition, Natus Vincere named David “FAZERY” Procházka. Astralis registered Anton “Anlelele” Huynh, and MIBR picked Nestor “LETN1” Tanić. Finally, The MongolZ named Erdenedalai “maaRaa” Bayanbat.
Stage 3 Substitutes
MOUZ picked Nikolai “Nikodeon” Sørensen, and Vitality named Dan “apEX” Madesclaire. Aurora chose Ashley “ash” Battye, while Spirit named Dmitry “S0tF1k” Forostyanko.
Meanwhile, BETBOOM picked Damir “dmrr” Abulkasimov. Falcons named Matej “NucleonZ” Trajkoski, and FURIA chose Sid “sidde” Macedo. Finally, Legacy registered Italo “ksloks” Meinberg.
What the Rosters Mean for the Major
The final rosters show that the lineups on the server will not always match the official five. Vitality, Legacy, Astralis, FUT and 9z will start with the players named in the substitute slot. Meanwhile, the other teams will keep their substitutes as backup options, mostly coaches and a few academy players. Therefore, the roster sheet is worth checking before each stage begins.
