Ivan ”Mind_Control” Ivanov.
Foto: Nigma Galaxy / Youtube
Ludwig ”Zai” Wåhlberg.
Photo: Tundra Esports
The Dota 2 world was shocked after the post of Bulgarian superstar Ivan “Mind_Control” Ivanov, 29.
”Looking for teams, just got fired before the game”, he wrote on X on Monday.
Many thought he was joking, but when Tundra Esports’ meeting in the Dream League was played, the star was suddenly missing and it was later confirmed by the team that he has been suspended until further notice.
An investigation has been launched, confirms Tundra.
”We were notified by the player that he would no longer participate and represent Tundra unless unreasonable demands were met“, the team writes in a statement.
Criticizes the choice of the Swede
What the demands consist of is not clear, but during a Twitch broadcast the Bulgarian gives his side of the whole thing.
He says there are three reasons why he was unhappy with his situation. On the one hand, he believes that the captain’s role was “stolen” from him at the same time as he criticizes the choice of David “MoonMeander” Tan as the team’s new coach.
Tundra also appointed Swedish star Ludwig “Zai” Wåhlberg as the team’s new general manager as recently as last week, and he was welcomed by Mind_Control among others when he joined.
During the broadcast, however, he sees the election.
– I said I don’t want to work with Zai, I don’t understand what this player-manager role even is. I don’t like it at all, says Mind_Control.
He believes that he has no voice in the team and that he therefore refused to play unless the coach and general manager left. The ultimatum thus led to him being kicked out of the team.
The Bulgarian himself was introduced by the team in January after he left Nigma Galaxy ahead of the season.
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2024-02-27 11:09:18
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