Tundra Esports become champions of ESL One Birmingham 2026

In the grand final of ESL One Birmingham 2026, Tundra Esports defeated Team Yandex with a 3:1 score and became the tournament champion. For the victory, the team earned $290,000, while Yandex received $130,000 for second place.

Despite losing the first map, Tundra managed to recover and won three games in a row. On the following maps, the team adapted their draft by banning Muerta against Alimzhan Watson Islambekov. Shadow Demon and Templar Assassin were also consistently banned in every game.

The MVP of the tournament was midlaner Bozhidar bzm Bogdanov, who played most of his games on Beastmaster and Void Spirit. On the third and fourth maps, he also played Beastmaster and died only once across both games.

It is worth noting that Tundra defeated Yandex twice during the tournament, first in the upper bracket final and then in the grand final. The teams previously drew in the group stage.

In the post-match interview, each player thanked the fans and each other for their support, highlighting the contribution of Matthew Ari Walker to the team’s victory, for whom this tournament was a home event.

Neta 33 Shapira also commented on the team’s success after the previous tournament and briefly spoke about their form at this championship:

Another tournament victory, we are happy to bounce back after the previous event where we had an average performance. We did a great job and will continue in the same way at the upcoming tournaments.

ESL One Birmingham 2026 took place from 22.03.2026 to 29.03.2026. Sixteen teams competed for a $1,000,000 prize pool and 35,460 EPT points. A detailed report is available to follow the tournament.

Earlier, Cyberscore reported that Zero Tenacity won European Pro League 35.