Tundra has withdrawn from DreamLeague season 26, with the workforce trying to get some properly deserved relaxation forward of the Esports World Cup 2025.
The Esports organisation has already assured a spot the World Cup this 12 months and with no actual motive to go to DreamLeague season 26, they determined it might be finest to let gamers relaxation throughout a busy schedule.
Tundra withdraws from DreamLeague Season 26
The London-based workforce took to X on the finish of final week to substantiate their absence within the upcoming event.
About DreamLeague. pic.twitter.com/WJae9axjLV
— TUNDRA (@TundraEsports) Could 2, 2025
In Tundra’s absence, Group NAVI Junior will take over on the Dota 2 occasion. The Junior facet is comprised of academy gamers from well-liked Ukrainian esports organisation ‘NAVI’.
The Tier 1 event will happen from Could nineteenth to June 1st 2025.
Tundra has not received away with withdrawing from the event fully, as occasion organisers ESL introduced that the workforce would get a minor punishment for the late scratch.
ESL deducted 20% of Tundra’s present EPT factors that are used for qualification to the Esports World Cup 2025.
There’s sufficient of a niche between Tundra in sixth place of the qualification desk and everybody else beneath them that the workforce may afford to take the 20% hit and nonetheless assure a spot on the World Cup this 12 months.
Tundra nonetheless competing elsewhere
Whereas they’ve chosen to not participate within the DreamLeague Season 26 occasion, Tundra remains to be taking part in this week in BLAST Slam #3.
Tundra are the reigning champions of the BLAST event, as in February they received a complete of $400,000 in prize cash after ending first.
Good day Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Our champs are prepping for an extended day of teams tomorrow!
We’ll share our scheduled video games very first thing within the morning. pic.twitter.com/yd30n8SNNF
— TUNDRA (@TundraEsports) Could 5, 2025
The workforce hasn’t received something since that nonetheless podium finishes at DreamLeague S25, PGL Wallachia S3, ESL One Raleigh 2025 and PGL Wallachia S4 has earned the organisation over $500,000 in prize cash taking their complete for 2025 to $1,345,000.
In fact a win on the Esports World Cup this 12 months may play an enormous function on this season’s complete winnings with a file $70m (£54.8m) prize pool on provide.
Tundra’s present roster consists of Remco “Crystallis” Arets, Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov, Neta “33” Shapira, Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon and Martin “Saksa” Sazdov who’re all taking part in in BLAST Slam #3.
