mousesports capture ninja

mousesports have completed their line-up for 2011 with the addition of Thanh Vinh "ninja" Bui from TBH.ASUS.

Bui had long been linked with joining mouz ahead of the New Year, and he did little to quiet the reports by declaring his situation would be cleared up in the post-season.

He will assume the tactical leadership of the team after Fatih "gob b" Dayik decided to step down as player after over three years with the German giants.

"He [ninja] has had great success with his past teams as a strategy leader, leading them to 3 EPS Finals in a row, which is definitely remarkable," Manuel "Tixo" Makohl told mousesports' website.

"We've followed his progression as a professional player in the last 18 months, and we think he is a great addition, with a lot of potential to become even better."

The new mouz man rose to fame with mystical Lambda, whom he guided to their first appearance in the EPS Finals, before commiting to n!faculty.

After only one season with n!faculty, in which they finished in third place in the EPS finals, Bui left for TBH.ASUS, whom he led to the bronze in the EPS playoffs last season.

Despite Bui's lack of experience in international events, Makohl believes the new player will not crumble before pressure, and has drawn a comparison to Dayik.

"gob b was not really known outside of Germany, when he joined mousesports," Makohl explained

"We think it will be a similar situation with ninja now, and if we assist a player like him and aid him in the right directions with our international experience from all the tournaments we have played, he will become very, very good."

mousesports are currently preparing for the IEM5 European Champion Finals in Kiev from January 20-23, where they will hope to retain their crown with:

Manuel "Tixo" Makohl
Roman "roman" Ausserdorfer
Manuel "approx" Zeitz
Thanh Vinh "ninja" Bui
Finn "karrigan" Andersen