Tundra, a London-based esports organisation known more for their FIFA players (including world champion Msdossary), have moved into Dota 2.
Tundra have acquired Mudgolems, a new and upcoming European team who recently qualified for the EU Upper Division in DreamLeague Season 14.
The team is led by German player Adrian ‘Fata’ Trinks, a veteran of the Dota 2 scene. Having started his professional career more than 8 years ago, Fata played under some of the biggest teams in Dota 2, including Team Liquid, Cloud9 and Team Secret.
In those years, he managed to participate in all internationals and various Valve Majors. More recently, he switched to the hard support role, using his experience to create and captain his own team.
Fata’s team includes:
- Oliver “Skiter” Lepko – born in Slovakia, Skiter has recently achieved more than 10,000 MMR in-game, having previously played for PENTA Sports, Ninjas in Pyjamas and CR4ZY.
- Leon “Nine” Kirilin – Half German, half Russian, Nine is best known for being the first German player to reach 9,000 MMR, playing for the likes of PENTA Sports, Team Spirit and J.Storm.
- Neta “33” Shapira – A skillful Israeli offlaner with many games under his belt on teams such as Alliance, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Optic Gaming and Hellraisers.
- Malthe “Biver” Winther – A support player hailing from Denmark with a track record of playing for Natus Vincere and Ninjas in Pyjamas.
“The potential is sky high and we believe Fata will be able to steer the team in the right direction and challenge some of the biggest names on the Dota 2 esports scene.”
Maxim Demin, Tundra
Tundra launched in 2019 with a top FIFA roster. In their first year they signed TikTok as principal partner and Kappa as the official sportive teamwear provider.
Maxim Demin, owner of Tundra, said: “Dota 2 continues to be a pinnacle esport and Mudgolems is a new team that is already making a name for itself and who share the same ambitions and passion as we do.
“The potential is sky high and we believe Fata will be able to steer the team in the right direction and challenge some of the biggest names on the Dota 2 esports scene. At Tundra we want to compete at the highest level and in the world’s biggest esports, which is why we believe an expansion into Dota 2 is a natural step for us. With that being said, we realise that success doesn’t come overnight either.”
Fata added: “Tundra Esports and I share the same drive to build a force within the Dota 2 esports scene and I believe this will let me take the team to the next level.”
Tundra fans can watch the official debut of the new Dota 2 team today (Tuesday January 26th) at 8pm GMT, playing against OG in the DreamLeague Season 14 DPC EU Upper division.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
