Johan “BigDaddy” Sundstein (Team OG)
Johan “BigDaddy” Sundstein, Monkey Business
Johan “BigDaddy” Sundstein started playing Heroes of Newerth professionally at age 15, as a part of Fnatic’s HoN roster, alongside Tal “Fly” Aizik, Kalle “Trixi” Saarinen and Adrian “Era” Kryeziu. Fnatic were able to grab four consecutive LAN championships before setting their sights on Dota 2.
In March 2012, the Heroes of Newerth team made the switch to Dota 2 under the Fnatic tag and continued to be a part of the organization until August 2014. Under the Fnatic banner, Johan would achieve numerous top three finishes in premier and major tournaments and participate in The International 3 and The International 4.
Upon departing from Fnatic, Johan “BigDaddy” Sundstein joined Team Secret, sharing in their substantial success until the great January 2015 reshuffle, when he was removed from the team and then picked up by Cloud 9.
Johan “BigDaddy” Sundstein is widely known for his good humored and jovial personality. He is the co-founder and solo mid/support of Team OG.
Read the TI5 player profile: Bigdaddy
David “MoonMeander” Tan (Team OG)
David “MoonMeander” Tan also started his competitive gaming career as a HoN player. He was considered one of the most popular players in the competitive Heroes of Newerth scene. His entertaining personality and high skill level attracted high amounts of viewers to his stream. David consistently played at a high level, but had never played on a competitive team until Trademark eSports sought him out as a 5th player for a LAN event. The team ultimately took fourth place in the the NASL Season 2 finals, falling to Fnatic.MSI. When the HoN competitive scene began to decline, MoonMeander decided to switch to Dota 2, in 2014.
He first played for Dota 2 team Black Sheep, later renamed as Dream Destroyers. On August 19th, MoonMeander decided to leave Dream Destroyers and join stayGreen, replacing Rasmus “Chessie” Blomdin.
In August, stayGreen was picked up by compLexity Gaming. However, MoonMeander left compLexity Gaming’s Dota 2 squad in January 2015, citing that he “wasn’t the right fit, both mentally and mechanically”. He rejoined compLexity Gaming’s roster along with Luis “Zyzzy” Perez and Tal “Simbaaa” Aizik, in May 2015.
MoonMeander plays offlane for Team OG.
Tal “Simbaaa/Fly” Aizik (Team OG)
Another professional player who took his start with HoN, Tal “Simbaaa/Fly” Aizik came from iLx along with Johan “BigDaddy” Sundstein. He took over the drafter role in Fnatic’s HoN squad and he transitioned to Dota 2, in March 2012.
While playing for Fnatic in Dota 2, between March 2012 and August 2014, Fly enjoyed much success and numerous first and second place finishes in major tournaments such as DreamHack and StarLadder. Most notably, he was able to compete in The International 3, where Fnatic came in 7th-8th, and The International 4, where they finished 13th-14th.
After the disappointing performance at TI4, the team disbanded and Fly went with BigDaddy to play the offlane role for Team Secret. He played for the team for four months and was able to take third-fourth place at ESL One New York, second place at StarLadder Star Series Season X and third place at The Summit 2.
During the great Western reshuffle triggered by Team Secret in January 2015, Fly was removed from the squad and he put together team Meepawn’d, along with Kai “H4nn1” Hanbückers, Johan “pieliedie” Åström, Omar “w33” Aliwi, and Steve “Excalibur” Ye.
His stay with the team lasted for only two months. Fly was away from the spotlight for two months and then quietly joined compLexity Gaming, in May. He is now the captain of Team OG, where he plays support/offlane.
Amer “Miracle-“ al-Barqawi (Team OG)
Amer “Miracle-” al-Barqawi, OG © Steffie Wunderl/ ESL
Amer “Miracle-“ al-Barqawi’s recent inclusion in Team OG has been overwhelming well received by the community and other professional players.
Miracle- joined Balkan Bears at the beginning of 2015. However, around 4 months later he was removed from the team. During the time he was teamless, he began gaining recognition as he climbed the MMR leaderboards and eventually became the #1 player by MMR in Europe and worldwide, surpassing his former Balkan Bears teammate, Omar “w33” Aliwi, currently of Team Secret.
After becoming #1 in MMR, Miracle- was invited to join (monkey)Business.
Since being a part of Team OG, Miracle- has gained incredible recognition and acknowledgement as a top professional player, consistently being a key factor to the success of the team in official matches.
Shadow Fiend, Alchemist and Anti-Mage are taken to a next level when Miracle- plays them, often commanding flawless performances and impressive net-worth.
Miracle- plays carry/solo-mid for Team OG.
Andreas “Cr1t-“ Franck Nielsen (Team OG)
Andreas “Cr1t-“ Franck Nielsen is a Danish player who has made multiple short appearances on various teams since 2012, including teams such as Mousesports, Meet Your Makers and most recently Lianghao – that was later picked up by Flipside Tactics after Cr1t-‘s departure.
Team OG is Cr1t-‘s first Tier 1 team. Cr1t- plays support/solo-mid and has shown incredible synergy with Fly. The two players have become one of the top support duos.
It has become completely normal to see Cr1t- making some of the big and exciting plays in the game, that can turn the tides or create excitement. His signature heroes are quickly becoming Io and Tusk.
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