Long gone are the days where Mushi was one of the most feared mid lane players to ever grace the Dota 2 scene. With the likes of Miracle-, w33 and SumaiL to name a few, Mushi deserves a place among the greats. However, today isn’t that day as Mushi and team Fnatic have parted ways. Having been with the team for two TI tournaments, Mushi has decided to finally decided to leave Fnatic and hopefully take up residency elsewhere.
Although some would say that it is the end for both Fnatic and Mushi, I disagree completely. I see this as a blessing in disguise for Fnatic as they can finally rebuild the team rather than finding players to surround Mushi with. Don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of the Malaysian mid player, going as far to say that he is more mechanically gifted than most mid laners in the professional scene today. But Mushi isn’t like how he was back then; his reflexes are slower and he is just not as good as he was back then (I know me saying that will grant some backlash seeing as Mushi could probably wipe the floor with me without even trying).
Back to Fnatic.
This is a time for them to pick themselves back up and dust themselves off. This is a time for them to finally restructure and get a group of players with the same mentality and goal in mind. Left with just Ohaiyo and Febby, this is a great way for them to test and scout the local scene for up-and-coming talents (which has plenty of potential seeing as former Fnatic players MidOne and 343 are now playing for Europeans teams). Aside from scouting the local talents, they could try looking elsewhere for recruitment as the brand name of Fnatic does carry some weight among players who are looking for their big break.
There is a bigger goal in mind here and I think to start with, Fnatic has to reclaim its title as the best Dota 2 team in Malaysia before even thinking about going up against other teams like Faceless, TNC and Execration. Here’s to hoping Fnatic has what it takes to make it back to the top once again; we’ll be waiting.
As for Mushi, one can only imagine the frustration he’s going through, having come close to making it to a TI grand final on two different occasions. As much as I would prefer to see him head back to China as that is where he did find more success on an international scale, that would never be part of his plan. However, there wouldn’t be a team in the world who wouldn’t want to pick up Mushi for their own team with the wealth of experience, leadership and mechanical skills that he brings to the table.
Only time will tell about the future of Mushi and Fnatic but let’s hope they will meet again further down in the future.
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