hooch will become K27’s CS2 coach for the RLG Tesla Cup 2026 following balblna’s departure
Dmitry “hooch” Bogdanov will serve as K27’s coach at the upcoming RLG Tesla Cup 2026 following the departure of Grigory “balblna” Oleynik from the roster. The organization announced this on its official Telegram channel.
K27 Roster for the RLG Tesla Cup 2026
- Danila “kashl1d” Dronov
- Alexey “xeedo” Mikulich
- Daniil “qw1nk1” Kabilov
- Daniil “X5G7V” Maryshev
- Timur “clax” Sabirov
- Dmitry “hooch” Bogdanov (coach)
The head coach position on the team became vacant in mid-October when K27 left balblna. Dmitry “hooch” Bogdanov is a former player for Virtus.pro and Gambit Gaming who has been coaching since 2020. Over the years, he has led Winstrike Team, Entropiq, 1win, and Aurora Gaming, and in the summer of 2024, he served as an assistant coach for Cloud9. In addition, hooch works as an analyst on live streams and competes in streamer tournaments: in July, his team won the BetBoom Streamers Battle CS2 championship.
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balblna stepped down as head coach of K27 on October 15. He had been with the team since July 2025: during that time, the team competed at PGL Astana 2026 and the Esports World Cup 2026, and in early October, they won WINLINE CIS LAN #8. Following the coach’s departure, team analyst Dmitry “Twizell” Rygin is temporarily filling his role.
Photo: ESL.
