Debjoy Basu
Nov, 23.2023
Blacklist International is ready to embark on the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 journey with a completely new strategic implementation. As you all know, the team recently underwent a full roster revamp with an all-Filipino roster. Now, to complete their reconstruction, Blacklist International acquired Chai Yee Fung, a.k.a. Mushi, as Interim coach. Mushi holds over a decade of experience since the beginning of his career in 2011 with Orange Esports and later on, playing for some popular Dota 2 teams before transitioning into a coach.
Quick briefing about Mushi
Mushi is an eminent name in the Dota 2 community with a great career playing for different renowned organizations. He also represented his National side Team Malaysia in the Asian Games. Mushi was considered one of the best SEA carry players with his dominating Morphling plays. His last game as a player was with Team SMG before becoming coach. He spent the last two years as a coach for some prominent organizations mainly TNC Predator and BOOM Esports. As BOOM shifted to South America, Mushi left the squad and began to look for other opportunities. Blacklist International announced the arrival of Mushi yesterday on Platform X(formerly Twitter).
https://twitter.com/BLACKLISTINTL/status/1727245025476767861
Mushi and his impact
Mushi’s arrival will be beneficial for Blacklist International as his vast knowledge of the game and previous experience will help to dominate the SEA region. Also, Mushi will meet the former players whom he coached in BOOM Esports back in 2022 along with his former teammate Raven. Mushi’s inclusion will help the team to revive the relevance of the Southeast Asian region with dominance. The team looks forward to battling it out as the winner of Southeast Asia qualifiers and solely representing the region in ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023.
The actions of ESL One Kuala Lumpur will commence on 11th December at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre. The tournament carries a prize pool of $1,000,000 USD with 12 teams. With Mushi, Blacklist International and its all-Filipino roster look forward to achieving great heights. The current roster lineup for Blacklist International includes -