{"id":33736,"date":"2024-01-02T22:54:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T03:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=33736"},"modified":"2024-01-02T22:54:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T03:54:06","slug":"tundra-esports-releases-recently-acquired-dota-2-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/tundra-esports-releases-recently-acquired-dota-2-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Tundra Esports releases recently acquired Dota 2 roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprising turn of events, Tundra Esports has once again found itself without a <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/\" title=\"Dota 2 betting guide\">Dota 2<\/a> roster, parting ways with the ex-TSM line-up less than a month after signing them in December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The organization has been causing waves in the Dota 2 community with unexpected roster changes over the last three months, including the short-lived partnership with MoonMeander\u2019s ex-TSM, which lasted barely a month.<\/p>\n<p>Tundra&#8217;s decision to bring in the ex-TSM roster just before the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/esl-one-kuala-lumpur\/\" title=\"ESL One Kuala Lumpur Major betting guide\">ESL One Kuala Lumpur Major<\/a> raised eyebrows, especially given the quick dissolution of the majority of the roster after finishing in eighth place at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Players such as Enzo &#8220;Timado&#8221; Gianoli, Jonathan &#8220;Bryle&#8221; De Guia, Ilyas &#8220;kasane&#8221; Gainullin, Aleksandr &#8220;Immersion&#8221; Khmelevskoi, and David &#8220;MoonMeander&#8221; Tan Boon Yang have all left Tundra, leaving fans puzzled about the organization&#8217;s intentions for their Dota 2 division.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoonMeanderated?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MoonMeanderated<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Timadota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Timadota<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bryledota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bryledota<\/a>, kasane and Immersion for your time and dedication and all the best for your future! \ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TundraTribe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TundraTribe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/luXjs1s9OX\">pic.twitter.com\/luXjs1s9OX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TUNDRA (@TundraEsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TundraEsports\/status\/1742244444349341703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Matthew &#8220;Whitemon&#8221; Filemon remains on the roster, adding an air of uncertainty to Tundra&#8217;s plans.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation has been rife on Reddit, with some suggesting that Tundra might have signed the TSM roster to fulfil sponsor obligations before 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The organization seems to have had one foot out of the Dota 2 world for some time, but there are indications of a commitment to staying if the right formula can be found.<\/p>\n<p>Whitemon&#8217;s retention could potentially signal Tundra&#8217;s desire to build a strong team, especially with notable free agents like Topias &#8220;Topson&#8221; Taavitsainen, Ivan &#8220;MinD_ContRoL&#8221; Ivanov, and Ivan &#8220;Pure&#8221; Moskalenko available in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Tundra currently has a short roster, and with players like Martin &#8220;Saksa&#8221; Sazdov on the inactive roster, there is potential for a formidable team if Saksa decides to return to competitive Dota 2.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tundra doesn&#8217;t seem to be in a rush to make decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The absence of a Dota Pro Circuit appears to have sparked a season of significant shuffling.<\/p>\n<p>The decision follows a disappointing 8th-place finish at ESL One Kuala Lumpur, though the abruptness of the move has left fans speculating about Tundra&#8217;s imminent rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes after a lacklustre performance in the playoffs at ESL One Kuala Lumpur, where Tundra faced a tough 0-2 defeat against BetBoom Team.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the players were part of the team for less than three weeks before being released.<\/p>\n<p>Tundra&#8217;s original squad for <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/dota-2\/the-international\/\" title=\"The International betting guide\">The International 2023<\/a> fell apart after a 16th-place finish, leading to the hyped signing of Team Undying, who had just left TSM.<\/p>\n<p>The jersey-hopping trend is expected to continue in 2024, with four of the five players yet to announce their plans.<\/p>\n<p>Former Tundra carry Timado, one of the players released, hinted at the timing of the decision by posting on December 31 that he was looking for a new team and had received an offer from Quantum Infinity CEO Igor Campos.<\/p>\n<p>This suggests that Tundra made the decision to disband the squad right after Kuala Lumpur but delayed the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of a collective statement indicates a likely separation of the core trio\u2014Timado, Bryle, and MoonMeander, who have been together since early 2021.<\/p>\n<p>His continued presence raises speculation about a potential Southeast Asian Tundra roster for 2024, although the full line-up remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprising turn of events, Tundra Esports has parted ways with the Dota 2 roster that they had signed just a month ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":33740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3543,3544,17,3540,3394,3542,3541,2843,1619],"class_list":["post-33736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-aleksandr-immersion-khmelevskoi","tag-david-moonmeander-tan-boon-yang","tag-dota-2","tag-enzo-timado-gianoli","tag-esl-one-kuala-lumpur","tag-ilyas-kasane-gainullin","tag-jonathan-bryle-de-guia","tag-matthew-whitemon-filemon","tag-tundra-esports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33736"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33736"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33743,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33736\/revisions\/33743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}