Mushi is the best known player currently playing for Fnatic. At 25 years old, Chai Yee Fung has been a part of the professional DotA 2 scene for more than five years now.
2011-2012: Orange, without the black
Mushi started his career as a part of Orange Esports. Mushi was not only a player on the team, he transitioned to a managerial role when he felt like taking a break from the game. When he transitioned to the role of a player once again, he found himself in a position that might just sound familiar if you’ve been keeping up with the recent developments in the 2016 roster swaps. As one of the two remaining players, it was up to Mushi to rebuild Orange into a team that could compete at the highest level.
Mushi succeeded and finished 7/8th in his very first The International. After this, the team would go on to dominate in tournaments across SEA and would end the year as one of the five best teams in the world.
2013: The break and the return
Mushi took a break at the start of 2013 and left Orange, however, he was far from done with competitive Dota 2 and returned in time for his second TI. A member of Orange once again, he and the team put up an incredible performance and finished in 3rd place overall. Looking back, their run resembles the run Fnatic had at TI6 this year as Orange dropped to the lower bracket relatively early in the tournament and fought their way through.
2014: Team DK
Interested in a change, Mushi joined Team DK in the post TI roster shuffle and the decision would result in his best year to date. Winning big tournaments like the 2013 Dota 2 League and finishing second in The Summit 1, Mushi was invited to yet another TI. Team DK eventually fell to Evil Geniuses in the semi-final but Mushi would record his second consecutive Top 4 finish.
2015: Orange and black at Fnatic
Before eventually ending up at Fnatic, Mushi saw a lot of roster swaps in the 2015 season. He first formed Team Malaysia, playing with current Fnatic teammate Ohaiyo before leaving the squad for EHOME. After mixed success in tournaments, EHOME picked up members from two different teams, only to drop them again shortly after. The squad kept playing under the Team Malaysia banner until they got acquired by Fnatic later that year.
The team made it to The International 2015 but ended up finishing in a disappointing 13-16th place. Mushi and Ohaiyo stayed with Fnatic as the roster changed into what would eventually become their lineup for The International 2016.
2016: Against all odds
The roster, now consisting of Mushi, Ohaiyo, 343, DJ and MidOne would qualify for TI6, finishing in 4th place despite a terrible start in the group stage of the event. During the roster shuffle after the event, it would once again be Mushi and Ohaiyo who remained on the team.
Rebuilding a team centered around him is something Mushi knows how to do due to him finding himself in that exact situation on multiple occasions. It’s for that same reason that we look forward to seeing Fnatic play in the 2017 season and hopefully have Mushi secure that first place finish during TI7. After all, if anyone deserves it after putting in so much work, it’s Mushi.
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