Team Tidebound Returns to Professional Dota 2

Team Tidebound announced its return to professional Dota 2 by unveiling a new roster.

The announcement was made on Weibo.

Zhang “xiao8” Ning has been named head coach of the new roster. Most of the players from the previous roster—which disbanded last December after reaching the top 8 at The International 2025—have rejoined the team. The exception is the third position player, Zhou “bLink” Yang.

Team Tidebound’s new roster

• Guo “shiro” Xuanang

• Cheng “NothingToSay” Jin Xiang

• Zhou “Yang” Haiyang

• Lin “planet” Hao

• Zhang “y`” Yiping

• Zhang “xiao8” Ning (coach)

As a reminder, the esports organization OG previously unveiled its new Dota 2 roster.