Team Secret signs TFT players for EWC. Sweet underdog story, but fans are not happy

Eugene Bozhenko

Eugene Bozhenko

The org is taking the EWC qualification process seriously. The Teamfight Tactics roster of Team Secret was revealed two weeks before the EMEA tournament.

The Teamfight Tactics event in the Esports World Cup happens in early August, and a Closed Qualifier in the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) is right around the corner. Two weeks before the event, Team Secret officially confirmed their roster for TFT.

Three qualifying days will be filled with intense matches, and the stakes of this tournament are pretty high. Team Secret wants to be on top of this excitement.

The TFT Team Secret roster was announced via the org's social media accounts. The fans of Team Secret are not very happy, but their dissatisfaction has nothing to do with the Teamfight Tactics players.

Four TFT players of Team Secret

To try and qualify for the main event of the TFT Esports World Cup 2025, Team Secret signed these four players.

  • spelingmitsake
  • iblaze
  • deadash
  • finn

Here is the official reveal of the Teamfight Tactics roster for Team Secret at the EWC 2025.

All these players are from the Netherlands. Their first big challenge is the EMEA Closed Qualifier. Sure, the guys are not new to the TFT esports. Their story is pretty fascinating.

Team Secret at the Teamfight Tactics EWC 2025

These four players formed a TFT team named Bicycle Buddies. They participated in the EMEA Open Qualifier for the EWC 2025 and completed the event with five brilliant victories. 

The timeline of events is inspiring! After this success, finn, known as FinnsTech on X (Twitter), makes a post announcing their search for an esports org. Soon, we get confirmation from Team Secret about the deal.

Bicycle Buddies are Team Secret now, and they play in the upper brackets of the TFT Esports World Cup 2025 EMEA Closed Qualifier. Their opponents include such top European orgs as Fnatic, KOI, and MOUZ. 

This Teamfight Tactics esports tournament features eight participants in total.

  • The top 3 advance directly to the EWT 2025.
  • 4th and 5th placers advance to the Global Qualifier for one more chance to reach the Esports World Cup 2025.

Team Secret fans want a Dota 2 roster!

The underdog story is a great background for the new TFT Team Secret roster! Why are fans not happy, then?

Their complaints are not about Teamfight Tactics.

  • Dota 2 roster reveal — when?

It’s the primary mood of the Secret fam. With so many big placements at The Internationals, fans are hungry for more.

Reaction of Team Secret’s fans on X (Screenshot via esports.gg)
Reaction of Team Secret’s fans on X (Screenshot via esports.gg)

Achieving the top TFT results is a nice recipe for the former Bicycle Buddies to show Team Secret fans the esports world beyond Dota.

The Esports World Cup 2025 for TFT is from Aug. 11 to 15, featuring 16 of the best players in the world.