“The transfer was necessary” — Tundra’s sports director commented on the move to 1WIN Team

Former sports director of Tundra Esports, Alexander sweetypotz Shcherbakov, explained that the Dota 2 division’s move to a new organization — which turned out to be 1WIN Team — was necessary because the club was facing financial difficulties.

“Even with five trophies, eight finals, and three top-3 finishes in a season, in the current Dota 2 economy and with the current demand exclusively for CS, finding anyone within the budget of a Tier 1 team (and a single-discipline club at that) is practically impossible. The search lasted four months and was unsuccessful.”

According to sweetypotz, selling the roster was the only solution that would allow Tundra to continue operating and settle all obligations to the roster members.

“We managed to reach out to 1WIN Team practically at the last moment. I can’t disclose all the details, but the deal itself (legally) was extremely difficult.

For the past three months, the players were in limbo, unsure of their future, involved in contract negotiations, and also dealing with financial issues. I don’t want to speak for everyone, but it was clear how this prevented them from playing freely, zoning out, and actually playing good Dota. That’s why DL was lackluster, and BLAST was a complete disaster.”

As a reminder, due to financial problems, Heroic also left the scene. Shortly thereafter, Ivan Burachenko, head of esports at PARI, stated that several other well-known teams might suspend their Dota 2 operations after The International 2026.

The debut of the former Tundra roster under a new tag will likely take place at the Esports World Cup 2026. The Dota 2 championship as part of EWC 2026 will take place from 06.07.2026 to 18.07.2026. Twenty-four teams will compete for a prize pool of $2,000,000.

As CyberScore previously reported, Stariy Bog has joined 1WIN Team.