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The '''ESEA Season 22 Offseason''' between [[ESEA Season 21|Season 21]] and [[ESEA Season 22|Season 22]] is taking place from the 22nd of April, 2016 to the 19th of May, 2016. It featured many roster changes and team folds, many more than seasons past.
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The '''ESEA Season 22 Offseason''' between [[ESEA Season 21|Season 21]] and [[ESEA Season 22|Season 22]] is taking place from the 22nd of April, 2016 to the 25th of May, 2016. It featured many roster changes and team folds, many more than seasons past.
 
== {{Team/-bird noises-}} ==
 
== {{Team/-bird noises-}} ==
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[[File:indust at ESEA Season 18 LAN.jpg|thumb|''-bird noises'-'' long-time medic veteran [[indust]].]]
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[[File:indust at ESEA Season 18 LAN.jpg|thumb|''-bird noises'-'' former medic [[indust]].]]
 
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'''-bird noises-''' were the first [[ESEA-I|ESEA-Invite]] team to make a roster change, dropping [[roamer]] [[Hellbent_]] two weeks prior to the end of the [[ESEA Season 21/Invite#Playoffs|ESEA-Invite Season 21 playoffs]].<ref name="-bird noises- removes Hellbent">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/32848/ -bird noises- removes Hellbent]</ref> During the month long offseason the team trialled various different replacements for Hellbent before finally settling on [[ESEA-I|Invite]] veteran [[boomer]],<ref name="boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33341/ boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out]</ref> who was last seen in [[ESEA-I Season 15]]. Team captain [[Vand]] spoke of the underlying concerns of boomer's lengthy downtime in a [[TeamFortressTV]] interview, stating that boomer has "a great attitude towards teamwork and the game itself that is very similar to the rest of -bird noises-", and "[his attitude] was one of the most important things for us to consider while we were searching for new additions to the team".<ref name="boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33341/ boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out]</ref>
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'''-bird noises-''' were the first [[ESEA-I|ESEA-Invite]] team to make a roster change, dropping [[roamer]] [[Hellbent]] two weeks prior to the end of the [[ESEA Season 21/Invite#Playoffs|ESEA-Invite Season 21 playoffs]].<ref name="-bird noises- removes Hellbent">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/32848/ -bird noises- removes Hellbent]</ref> During the month long offseason the team trialled various different replacements for Hellbent before finally settling on [[ESEA-I|Invite]] veteran [[boomer]],<ref name="boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33341/ boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out]</ref> who was last seen in [[ESEA-I Season 15]]. Team captain [[Vand]] spoke of the underlying concerns of boomer's lengthy downtime in a [[TeamFortressTV]] interview, stating that boomer has "a great attitude towards teamwork and the game itself that is very similar to the rest of -bird noises-", and "[his attitude] was one of the most important things for us to consider while we were searching for new additions to the team".<ref name="boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33341/ boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out]</ref>
 
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The addition of boomer also came the withdrawal of [[Linkuser]],<ref name="boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33341/ boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out]</ref> who stepped in as [[scout]] for -bird noises- during the latter parts of the [[ESEA Season 21/Invite#Group_stage|Season 21 group stage]].<ref name="Linkuser replaces train on -bird noises-">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/31747/ Linkuser replaces train on -bird noises-]</ref> Linkuser opted to step down to focus on his real-life commitments, yet only five days later on May 4th [[corsa]] was brought in to replace him.<ref name="corsa to -bird noises-">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33404/ corsa to -bird noises-]</ref> corsa, having previously played on notable Invite teams [[Strawberry Mangoes]] and [[froyotech]], rounded out the -bird noises- roster for Season 22.
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The addition of boomer also came the withdrawal of [[Linkuser]],<ref name="boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33341/ boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out]</ref> who stepped in as [[scout]] for -bird noises- during the latter parts of the [[ESEA Season 21/Invite#Group_stage|Season 21 group stage]].<ref name="Linkuser replaces train on -bird noises-">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/31747/ Linkuser replaces train on -bird noises-]</ref> Linkuser opted to step down to focus on his real-life commitments, yet only five days later on May 4th [[corsa]] was brought in to replace him.<ref name="corsa to -bird noises-">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33404/ corsa to -bird noises-]</ref>
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-bird noises'- long time medic [[indust]] was replaced by [[Nursey]] on May 17th, three days after the disbanding of [[Luca Goers]] of which Nursey captained, due to time commitments and a shift of the team's playstyle that both conflicted with indust.<ref name="Nursey joins -bird noises-">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33716/ Nursey joins -bird noises-]</ref> However, Nursey's addition was short lived as she later joined [[RONIN gg]] two days before the start of Season 22 to replace RONIN gg's former medic [[phorofor]].<ref name="Ronin cuts phorofor, poaches Nursey">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33898/ Ronin cuts phorofor, poaches Nursey]</ref> Vand expressed his frustrations regarding the transfer and how close it was to the beginning of the season, saying that "the manner in which this was all handled and the timing of it relative to the start of matches is really, really lame for the team that is now down a medic and is scrambling to solve that."<ref name="Vand's comment on Nursey leaving the team">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33886?page=5#149 Vand's comment on Nursey leaving the team]</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible " style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible " style="text-align:center;"
 
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! colspan=4 | Player&nbsp;changes
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| [[File:MinusIcon2.png|20px|link=]]
 
| [[File:Soldiericon.png|x20px|link=Soldier]]
 
| [[File:Soldiericon.png|x20px|link=Soldier]]
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| {{Player link|ca|Hellbent_}}
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| {{Player link|ca|Hellbent}}
 
| April 7th
 
| April 7th
 
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| {{Player link|us|Linkuser}}
 
| {{Player link|us|Linkuser}}
 
| April 30th
 
| April 30th
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| [[File:MinusIcon2.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Medicicon.png|x20px|link=Medic]]
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| {{Player link|us|indust}}
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| May 17th
 
|- style="border-top:3px solid #aaa;"
 
|- style="border-top:3px solid #aaa;"
 
| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
 
| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
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| {{Player link|us|corsa}}
 
| {{Player link|us|corsa}}
 
| May 4th
 
| May 4th
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Medicicon.png|x20px|link=Medic]]
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| {{Player link|us|Nursey}}
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| May 17th
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|- style="border-top:3px solid #aaa;"
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| [[File:MinusIcon2.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Medicicon.png|x20px|link=Medic]]
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| {{Player link|us|Nursey}}
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| May 27th
 
|}
 
|}
 
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== {{Team/Aeonic}} ==
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'''Aeonic''' is a new invite team led by veteran medic [[lucrative]], who has competed in ESEA since [[ESEA-I Season 4|Season 4]]. Aeonic formed hoping to win the invite poll with players [[mu]] and [[mausy]] from [[The Bugs]], as well as [[Hellbent]] from [[-bird noises-]]. They also bring in experienced ESEA-Invite soldier [[SureShot]], last seen in Invite playing for [[THE HURRICANE]] and round out the roster with [[split_]], who had played medic and scout in Intermediate previously. Aeonic originally lost the invite poll to [[dog2]], but following the death of [[Luca Goers]] they were granted an invite spot by ESEA administrators.
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Aeonic swapped their poll scout [[mu]] with [[ex]] on May 27th due to "cohesion issues" with mu.<ref name="Aeonic acquires ex">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33888/ Aeonic acquires ex]</ref> ex was last seen on the roster of [[dog2]] before its disbanding on May 25th
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! colspan=4 | Player&nbsp;changes
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|-
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Soldiericon.png|x20px|link=Soldier]]
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| {{Player link|ca|Hellbent}}
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| May 4th
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|-
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Soldiericon.png|x20px|link=Soldier]]
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| {{Player link|us|SureShot}}
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| May 4th
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|-
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Demomanicon.png|x20px|link=Demoman]]
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| {{Player link|us|mausy}}
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| May 4th
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|-
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Medicicon.png|x20px|link=Medic]]
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| {{Player link|ca|lucrative}}
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| May 4th
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|-
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Scouticon.png|x20px|link=Scout]]
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| {{Player link|us|split_}}
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| May 8th
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|-
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Scouticon.png|x20px|link=Scout]]
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| {{Player link|us|mu}}
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| May 8th
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|- style="border-top:3px solid #aaa;"
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| [[File:MinusIcon2.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Scouticon.png|x20px|link=Scout]]
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| {{Player link|us|mu}}
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| May 27th
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|- style="border-top:3px solid #aaa;"
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Scouticon.png|x20px|link=Scout]]
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| {{Player link|us|ex}}
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| May 27th
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|}
  
 
== {{Team/Elysian Fields}}==
 
== {{Team/Elysian Fields}}==
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'''Elÿsian Fields''', formerly known as '''The Bugs''', parted ways with four players during the Season 21-Season 22 offseason. Scout [[newspeak]], soldiers [[goldfish_]] and [[Cole]] as well as demoman [[mausy]] were all dropped from the team's active roster in late April,<ref name="The Bugs shuffle up roster, rename to Elysian Fields">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33290/ The Bugs shuffle up roster, rename to Elysian Fields]</ref> leaving only core players [[mu^]] and [[Digi_]] left. Be that as it may, the team was swift to replace their losses; bringing in [[FARNSWORTH]], [[topshot]], and, four days later, [[kuestif]].<ref name="Elÿsian Fields roster history">[https://play.esea.net/teams/111717?tab=roster Elÿsian Fields roster history]</ref><ref name="Elysian Fields picks up kuestif">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33344/e Elysian Fields picks up kuestif]</ref>
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'''Elÿsian Fields''', formerly known as '''The Bugs''', parted ways with four players during the Season 21-Season 22 offseason. Scout [[newspeak]], soldiers [[goldfish_]] and [[Cole]] as well as demoman [[mausy]] were all dropped from the team's active roster in late April,<ref name="The Bugs shuffle up roster, rename to Elysian Fields">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33290/ The Bugs shuffle up roster, rename to Elysian Fields]</ref> leaving only core players [[mu]] and [[Digi_]] left. Be that as it may, the team was swift to replace their losses; bringing in [[FARNSWORTH]], [[topshot]], and, four days later, [[kuestif]].<ref name="Elÿsian Fields roster history">[https://play.esea.net/teams/111717?tab=roster Elÿsian Fields roster history]</ref><ref name="Elysian Fields picks up kuestif">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33344/e Elysian Fields picks up kuestif]</ref>
 
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Elÿsian Fields were still yet to bring in a second scout, however on May 6th the team's ESEA roster was emptied out.<ref name="Elÿsian Fields ESEA roster history">[https://play.esea.net/teams/111717?tab=roster Elÿsian Fields ESEA roster history]</ref> Elÿsian Fields made the announcement they had disbanded on May 8th, with captain mu^ stating that the team broke up due to a struggle to find another scout, poor performance in [[Glossary#Scrims|scrims]] and an ill-guaranteed spot in the Invite division.<ref name="Elysian Fields disbands">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33488/ Elysian Fields disbands]</ref>
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Elÿsian Fields were still yet to bring in a second scout, however on May 6th the team's ESEA roster was emptied out.<ref name="Elÿsian Fields ESEA roster history">[https://play.esea.net/teams/111717?tab=roster Elÿsian Fields ESEA roster history]</ref> Elÿsian Fields made the announcement they had disbanded on May 8th, with captain mu stating that the team broke up due to a struggle to find another scout, poor performance in [[Glossary#Scrim|scrims]] and an ill-guaranteed spot in the Invite division.<ref name="Elysian Fields disbands">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33488/ Elysian Fields disbands]</ref>
  
 
== {{Team/eL cLaSsIcO}} ==
 
== {{Team/eL cLaSsIcO}} ==
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== {{Team/froyotech}} ==
 
== {{Team/froyotech}} ==
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[[File:-blaze at i55.jpg|thumb|Season 22 will feature the return of legendary roamer [[-blaze]] for team ''[[froyotech]]''.]]
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[[File:blaze at i55.jpg|thumb|Season 22 will feature the return of legendary roamer [[blaze]] for team ''[[froyotech]]''.]]
 
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'''froyotech''', reigning champions from the [[ESEA Season 21/Invite|previous season]], gained considerable attention when they announced that six-season long scout [[clockwork]] would be retiring once again from serious Team Fortress 2 competition in favour of Overwatch.<ref name="clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33414/ clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech]</ref> Having retired initially at the end of [[ESEA Season 20]] for the same reasons, he was replaced by his teammate of the same season, [[-blaze]].<ref name="clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33414/ clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech]</ref> The addition of -blaze to the froyotech squad reacquires another member of their original two time world championship team. The provisional lineup for the team is to shift erstwhile roamer [[paddie]] to scout to succeed clockwork and make way for -blaze.
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'''froyotech''', reigning champions from the [[ESEA Season 21/Invite|previous season]], gained considerable attention when they announced that six-season long scout [[clockwork]] would be retiring once again from serious Team Fortress 2 competition in favour of Overwatch.<ref name="clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33414/ clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech]</ref> Having retired initially at the end of [[ESEA Season 20]] for the same reasons, he was replaced by his teammate of the same season, [[blaze]].<ref name="clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33414/ clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech]</ref> The addition of blaze to the froyotech squad reacquires another member of their original two time world championship team. The provisional lineup for the team is to shift erstwhile roamer [[paddie]] to scout to succeed clockwork and make way for blaze.
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible " style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible " style="text-align:center;"
 
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
 
| [[File:Soldiericon.png|x20px|link=Soldier]]
 
| [[File:Soldiericon.png|x20px|link=Soldier]]
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| {{Player link|ca|-blaze}}
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| {{Player link|ca|blaze}}
 
| May 4th
 
| May 4th
 
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[[File:HRG at ESEA Season 13 LAN.png|thumb|''[[High Rollers Gaming]]'' after winning [[ESEA-I Season 13]]. [[shade]], [[cyzer]] and [[tagg]] (pictured second, third and fourth from left) all feature in the ''[[FROYO BLACK]]'' roster.]]
 
[[File:HRG at ESEA Season 13 LAN.png|thumb|''[[High Rollers Gaming]]'' after winning [[ESEA-I Season 13]]. [[shade]], [[cyzer]] and [[tagg]] (pictured second, third and fourth from left) all feature in the ''[[FROYO BLACK]]'' roster.]]
 
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'''FROYO BLACK''' is an [https://play.esea.net/teams/132877 active-listed ESEA roster] consisting of numerous retired Invite champions, primarily from the cores of [[High Rollers Gaming]] and the first rendition of froyotech. There have been no announcements from the team regarding their intentions for Season 22, but statements from [[b4nny]] and [[clockwork]] (the latter of whom is listed on the FROYO BLACK roster) suggest that FROYO BLACK aims to be a "no-scrim" team for ESEA-Invite, with a current confirmed roster of [[shade]], [[duwatna]], [[tagg]] and [[cyzer]]. On May 6th the official [[froyotech]] Twitter account, managed by [[shade]], had its media changed to images of the FROYO BLACK logo.<ref name="@froyotech Twitter screenshot archive">[http://archive.is/mRaBr @froyotech Twitter screenshot archive]</ref>
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'''FROYO BLACK''' is an [https://play.esea.net/teams/132877 active-listed ESEA roster] consisting of numerous retired Invite champions, primarily from the cores of [[High Rollers Gaming]] and the first rendition of froyotech. There have been no announcements from the team regarding their intentions for Season 22, but statements from [[b4nny]] and [[clockwork]] (the latter of whom is listed on the FROYO BLACK roster) suggest that FROYO BLACK aims to be a "no-scrim" team for ESEA-Invite, with a current roster of [[shade]], [[hassassin]], [[bl4nk]], [[tagg]], [[clockwork]] and [[cyzer]].<ref name="FROYO BLACK ESEA roster">[https://play.esea.net/teams/132877 FROYO BLACK ESEA roster]</ref> The team also plans to utilise [[alfa-]] and [[grape]] as backups for the season.<ref name="FROYO BLACK ESEA roster">[https://play.esea.net/teams/132877 FROYO BLACK ESEA roster]</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible " style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible " style="text-align:center;"
 
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|-
 
| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
 
| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Soldiericon.png|x20px|link=Soldier]]
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| [[File:Scouticon.png|x20px|link=Scout]]
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| {{Player link|us|tagg}}
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| {{Player link|us|clockwork}}
 
| May 5th
 
| May 5th
 
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|-
 
| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
 
| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Demomanicon.png|x20px|link=Demoman]]
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| [[File:Soldiericon.png|x20px|link=Soldier]]
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| {{Player link|us|duwatna}}
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| {{Player link|us|tagg}}
 
| May 5th
 
| May 5th
 
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| {{Player link|us|shade}}
 
| {{Player link|us|shade}}
 
| May 5th
 
| May 5th
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|-
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Soldiericon.png|x20px|link=Soldier]]
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| {{Player link|us|bl4nk}}
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| May 21st
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|-
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|x20px|link=]]
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| [[File:Demomanicon.png|x20px|link=Demoman]]
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| {{Player link|us|hassassin}}
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| May 21st
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|}
 
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[[File:bl4nk at ESEA Season 18 LAN.jpg|thumb|Luca Goers' pocket [[bl4nk]] competing alongside [[indust]] (left) for [[The Mad Men]] at the [[ESEA-I Season 18]] LAN.]]
 
[[File:bl4nk at ESEA Season 18 LAN.jpg|thumb|Luca Goers' pocket [[bl4nk]] competing alongside [[indust]] (left) for [[The Mad Men]] at the [[ESEA-I Season 18]] LAN.]]
 
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'''Luca Goers''' is a team made up of the remnants of the initial EVL Gaming team along with newcomers [[icTus]] on scout and [[bl4nk]] on pocket.<ref name="Luca Goers ESEA team page">[https://play.esea.net/teams/92727 Luca Goers ESEA team page]</ref> Both icTus and bl4nk are noted for their frequent PUG play, with bl4nk having also played across a multitude of previous ESEA-Invite teams such as [[WOOOPS]], [[The Mad Men]], and most recently backing up for [[Street Hoops eSports]].<ref name="bl4nk ESEA team history">[https://play.esea.net/users/441379?tab=history bl4nk ESEA team history]</ref> The team's medic and captain, [[Nursey]], has continued to play on this same team throughout its ESEA-Open to Invite rise and is the only remaining member from their debut Invite season (known then as [[Getawhale Fanclub]]).<ref name="Nursey ESEA team history">[https://play.esea.net/users/593835?tab=history Nursey ESEA team history]</ref>
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'''Luca Goers''' was a team made up of the remnants of the initial EVL Gaming team along with newcomers [[icTus]] on scout and [[bl4nk]] on pocket.<ref name="Luca Goers ESEA team page">[https://play.esea.net/teams/92727 Luca Goers ESEA team page]</ref> Both icTus and bl4nk are noted for their frequent PUG play, with bl4nk having also played across a multitude of previous ESEA-Invite teams such as [[WOOOPS]], [[The Mad Men]], and most recently backing up for [[Street Hoops eSports]].<ref name="bl4nk ESEA team history">[https://play.esea.net/users/441379?tab=history bl4nk ESEA team history]</ref>
 
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While Luca Goers were speculated to be recruiting players such as [[alec_]] or [[Connor_]], the team completed their roster on May 7th with the addition of [[marmadukeGRYLLS]] on roamer.<ref name="Luca Goers ESEA roster history">[https://play.esea.net/teams/92727?tab=roster Luca Goers ESEA roster history]</ref> Luca Goers made their first announcement on the full extent of the team's roster changes on the same day.<ref name="ex-EVL players form new roster">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33501/ ex-EVL players form new roster]</ref>
 
While Luca Goers were speculated to be recruiting players such as [[alec_]] or [[Connor_]], the team completed their roster on May 7th with the addition of [[marmadukeGRYLLS]] on roamer.<ref name="Luca Goers ESEA roster history">[https://play.esea.net/teams/92727?tab=roster Luca Goers ESEA roster history]</ref> Luca Goers made their first announcement on the full extent of the team's roster changes on the same day.<ref name="ex-EVL players form new roster">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33501/ ex-EVL players form new roster]</ref>
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Despite his intended inclusion in the team for the full season, slemnish chose to depart Luca Goers on May 12th.<ref name="Luca Goers ESEA roster history">[https://play.esea.net/teams/92727?tab=roster Luca Goers ESEA roster history]</ref> The roster made the decision to fully disband on May 14th, with [[Aeonic]] (formerly ''Uncharted'') replacing them in the Season 22 Invite Division.<ref name="Luca Goers disbands, Aeonic receives spot">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33617/ Luca Goers disbands, Aeonic receives spot]</ref>
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
 
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| [[File:Scouticon.png|x20px|link=Scout]]
 
−
| {{Player link|us|slemnish}}
 
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| April 18th
 
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
 
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| [[File:Demomanicon.png|x20px|link=Demoman]]
 
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| {{Player link|ca|Hassassin}}
 
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| April 18th
 
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|-
 
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| [[File:PlusIcon.png|20px|link=]]
 
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| [[File:Medicicon.png|x20px|link=Medic]]
 
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| {{Player link|us|Nursey}}
 
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[[File:cyzer at ESEA Season 18 LAN.jpg|thumb|Former [[Street Hoops eSports|20b`]] scout [[cyzer]], who has competed in every TF2 season of ESEA,<ref name="cyzer ESEA player history">[https://play.esea.net/users/113719?tab=history cyzer ESEA player history]</ref> has joined the star-studded lineup of ''[[FROYO BLACK]]''.]]
 
[[File:cyzer at ESEA Season 18 LAN.jpg|thumb|Former [[Street Hoops eSports|20b`]] scout [[cyzer]], who has competed in every TF2 season of ESEA,<ref name="cyzer ESEA player history">[https://play.esea.net/users/113719?tab=history cyzer ESEA player history]</ref> has joined the star-studded lineup of ''[[FROYO BLACK]]''.]]
 
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'''Street Hoops eSports''' made the call to disband on the 5th of May<ref name="Street Hoops eSports walks off the court">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33460/ Street Hoops eSports walks off the court]</ref> after their 3rd place finish in the previous season.<ref name="ESEA-I Season 21 standings>[https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=league&d=standings&division_id=2614 ESEA-I Season 21 standings]</ref> The team's captain and pocket soldier, [[showstopper]], stated that the team lacked motivation and commitment for the whole of Season 21, and that both him and the team's medic [[cozen]] will be pursuing success the ESEA'' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Intermediate division.<ref name="Street Hoops eSports walks off the court">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33460/ Street Hoops eSports walks off the court]</ref>
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'''Street Hoops eSports''' made the call to disband on the 5th of May<ref name="Street Hoops eSports walks off the court">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33460/ Street Hoops eSports walks off the court]</ref> after their 3rd place finish in the previous season.<ref name="ESEA-I Season 21 standings>[https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=league&d=standings&division_id=2614 ESEA-I Season 21 standings]</ref> The team's captain and pocket soldier, [[showstopper_]], stated that the team lacked motivation and commitment for the whole of Season 21, and that both him and the team's medic [[cozen]] will be pursuing success in the ESEA'' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Intermediate division.<ref name="Street Hoops eSports walks off the court">[http://www.teamfortress.tv/33460/ Street Hoops eSports walks off the court]</ref>
 
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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{{ESEA competitions}}
 
{{ESEA competitions}}

Latest revision as of 22:59, 7 October 2016

Overview   Invite   Intermediate   Open    
Offseason   Main Season    

The ESEA Season 22 Offseason between Season 21 and Season 22 is taking place from the 22nd of April, 2016 to the 25th of May, 2016. It featured many roster changes and team folds, many more than seasons past.

-bird noises- Icon.png -bird noises-[edit]

-bird noises'- former medic indust.

-bird noises- were the first ESEA-Invite team to make a roster change, dropping roamer Hellbent two weeks prior to the end of the ESEA-Invite Season 21 playoffs.[1] During the month long offseason the team trialled various different replacements for Hellbent before finally settling on Invite veteran boomer,[2] who was last seen in ESEA-I Season 15. Team captain Vand spoke of the underlying concerns of boomer's lengthy downtime in a TeamFortressTV interview, stating that boomer has "a great attitude towards teamwork and the game itself that is very similar to the rest of -bird noises-", and "[his attitude] was one of the most important things for us to consider while we were searching for new additions to the team".[2]

The addition of boomer also came the withdrawal of Linkuser,[2] who stepped in as scout for -bird noises- during the latter parts of the Season 21 group stage.[3] Linkuser opted to step down to focus on his real-life commitments, yet only five days later on May 4th corsa was brought in to replace him.[4]

-bird noises'- long time medic indust was replaced by Nursey on May 17th, three days after the disbanding of Luca Goers of which Nursey captained, due to time commitments and a shift of the team's playstyle that both conflicted with indust.[5] However, Nursey's addition was short lived as she later joined RONIN gg two days before the start of Season 22 to replace RONIN gg's former medic phorofor.[6] Vand expressed his frustrations regarding the transfer and how close it was to the beginning of the season, saying that "the manner in which this was all handled and the timing of it relative to the start of matches is really, really lame for the team that is now down a medic and is scrambling to solve that."[7]

Player changes
MinusIcon2.png Soldiericon.png Canada Hellbent April 7th
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png United States Linkuser April 30th
MinusIcon2.png Medicicon.png United States indust May 17th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States boomer April 30th
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States corsa May 4th
PlusIcon.png Medicicon.png United States Nursey May 17th
MinusIcon2.png Medicicon.png United States Nursey May 27th

Aeonic Icon.png Aeonic[edit]

Aeonic is a new invite team led by veteran medic lucrative, who has competed in ESEA since Season 4. Aeonic formed hoping to win the invite poll with players mu and mausy from The Bugs, as well as Hellbent from -bird noises-. They also bring in experienced ESEA-Invite soldier SureShot, last seen in Invite playing for THE HURRICANE and round out the roster with split_, who had played medic and scout in Intermediate previously. Aeonic originally lost the invite poll to dog2, but following the death of Luca Goers they were granted an invite spot by ESEA administrators.

Aeonic swapped their poll scout mu with ex on May 27th due to "cohesion issues" with mu.[8] ex was last seen on the roster of dog2 before its disbanding on May 25th

Player changes
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png Canada Hellbent May 4th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States SureShot May 4th
PlusIcon.png Demomanicon.png United States mausy May 4th
PlusIcon.png Medicicon.png Canada lucrative May 4th
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States split_ May 8th
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States mu May 8th
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png United States mu May 27th
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States ex May 27th

Elysian Fields Icon.png
Elÿsian Fields[edit]

Elÿsian Fields, formerly known as The Bugs, parted ways with four players during the Season 21-Season 22 offseason. Scout newspeak, soldiers goldfish_ and Cole as well as demoman mausy were all dropped from the team's active roster in late April,[9] leaving only core players mu and Digi_ left. Be that as it may, the team was swift to replace their losses; bringing in FARNSWORTH, topshot, and, four days later, kuestif.[10][11]

Elÿsian Fields were still yet to bring in a second scout, however on May 6th the team's ESEA roster was emptied out.[12] Elÿsian Fields made the announcement they had disbanded on May 8th, with captain mu stating that the team broke up due to a struggle to find another scout, poor performance in scrims and an ill-guaranteed spot in the Invite division.[13]

EL cLaSsIcO Icon.png
eL cLaSsIcO[edit]

eL cLaSsIcO, winners of the previous ESEA-Intermediate season, have picked up pocket ranga to replace sneaky____.[14] ranga had most recently played for dog1 in their Intermediate Grand Finals against eL cLaSsIcO, and is noted for his demoman appearances in ESEA-Invite during Season 15 and Season 17.[15]

Player changes
MinusIcon2.png Soldiericon.png United States sneaky___ May 7th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States ranga May 7th

EVL Gaming Icon.png EVL Gaming[edit]

EVL TV have decided to once again sponsor an ESEA-Invite team, this time captained by garbuglio.

EVL Gaming has undergone a complete roster switchup after its previous team, captained by arekk, fully disbanded on the 3rd of May.[16] One day before, the aforementioned arekk and roamer botmode had made the decision to leave the team for various reasons;[17] with arekk having lost interest in competing[18][19] and botmode stepping down due to "scheduling conflicts".[17] The team made the conscious decision to disband after further time conflicts with their other scout, slemnish, along with pocket soldier aim resigning because of a lack of motivation also.[16] Nursey and Hassassin elected to recruit players for a seperate team, Luca Goers, choosing to discontinue their sponsorship with EVL and its partner Sloth E-Sports.[16]

Only two days had passed before EVL had found its next sponsorship team, headlined by the core of the ESEA-I Season 19 cafe monster in garbuglio (known then as PurpleShirt), highfive and zilly; as well as picking up Scizor and sen- from the previous season's Running with Scizors lineup.[20] delpo, an Invite newcomer joining from mid-table Intermediate team Don't Slip, was also picked up by the team.[20] In an interview, the now team captain garbuglio said EVL Gaming is "hoping to place at least 5th but definitely looking to achieve top 4".[20]

Player changes
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png United States arekk May 2nd
MinusIcon2.png Soldiericon.png United States botmode May 2nd
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png United States slemnish May 3rd
MinusIcon2.png Soldiericon.png United States aim May 3rd
MinusIcon2.png Demomanicon.png Canada Hassassin May 3rd
MinusIcon2.png Medicicon.png United States Nursey May 3rd
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States Scizor May 5th
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States sen- May 5th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States garbuglio May 5th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States highfive May 5th
PlusIcon.png Demomanicon.png Canada delpo May 5th
PlusIcon.png Medicicon.png Canada zilly May 5th

Froyotech icon.png froyotech[edit]

File:Blaze at i55.jpg
Season 22 will feature the return of legendary roamer blaze for team froyotech.

froyotech, reigning champions from the previous season, gained considerable attention when they announced that six-season long scout clockwork would be retiring once again from serious Team Fortress 2 competition in favour of Overwatch.[21] Having retired initially at the end of ESEA Season 20 for the same reasons, he was replaced by his teammate of the same season, blaze.[21] The addition of blaze to the froyotech squad reacquires another member of their original two time world championship team. The provisional lineup for the team is to shift erstwhile roamer paddie to scout to succeed clockwork and make way for blaze.

Player changes
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png United States clockwork May 4th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png Canada blaze May 4th

FROYO BLACK Icon.png
FROYO BLACK[edit]

High Rollers Gaming after winning ESEA-I Season 13. shade, cyzer and tagg (pictured second, third and fourth from left) all feature in the FROYO BLACK roster.

FROYO BLACK is an active-listed ESEA roster consisting of numerous retired Invite champions, primarily from the cores of High Rollers Gaming and the first rendition of froyotech. There have been no announcements from the team regarding their intentions for Season 22, but statements from b4nny and clockwork (the latter of whom is listed on the FROYO BLACK roster) suggest that FROYO BLACK aims to be a "no-scrim" team for ESEA-Invite, with a current roster of shade, hassassin, bl4nk, tagg, clockwork and cyzer.[22] The team also plans to utilise alfa- and grape as backups for the season.[22]

Player changes
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png Canada cyzer May 5th
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States clockwork May 5th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States tagg May 5th
PlusIcon.png Medicicon.png United States shade May 5th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States bl4nk May 21st
PlusIcon.png Demomanicon.png United States hassassin May 21st

Luca Goers Icon.png
Luca Goers[edit]

Luca Goers' pocket bl4nk competing alongside indust (left) for The Mad Men at the ESEA-I Season 18 LAN.

Luca Goers was a team made up of the remnants of the initial EVL Gaming team along with newcomers icTus on scout and bl4nk on pocket.[23] Both icTus and bl4nk are noted for their frequent PUG play, with bl4nk having also played across a multitude of previous ESEA-Invite teams such as WOOOPS, The Mad Men, and most recently backing up for Street Hoops eSports.[24]

While Luca Goers were speculated to be recruiting players such as alec_ or Connor_, the team completed their roster on May 7th with the addition of marmadukeGRYLLS on roamer.[25] Luca Goers made their first announcement on the full extent of the team's roster changes on the same day.[26]

Despite his intended inclusion in the team for the full season, slemnish chose to depart Luca Goers on May 12th.[25] The roster made the decision to fully disband on May 14th, with Aeonic (formerly Uncharted) replacing them in the Season 22 Invite Division.[27]

Running with Scizors Icon.png
Running with Scizors[edit]

Team Running with Scizors have successfully picked up Sezco, a talented scout with a plethora of ESEA LAN experience.

Running with Scizors, a relatively consistent team in terms of results and rosters, made their first change of the offseason by letting scout sen- depart on the 10th of April.[28] Reportedly leaving to play with friends before joining Invite rivals EVL Gaming two weeks later, sen- was a continuous performer for the team and was vital to their 6th place success. After trialling with a handful of potential replacements, Running with Scizors settled on Sezco two weeks later on April 26th.[29] Sezco played out the previous season with 8th place disbanded team The Grime, but is also noted for his Season 15 spell with lost in translation (now RONIN gg) where the team ended up third in the peak of Sezco's TF2 career.

Player changes
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png United States sen- April 10th
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States Sezco April 26th

Street Hoops eSports Icon.png Street Hoops eSports[edit]

Former 20b` scout cyzer, who has competed in every TF2 season of ESEA,[30] has joined the star-studded lineup of FROYO BLACK.

Street Hoops eSports made the call to disband on the 5th of May[31] after their 3rd place finish in the previous season.[32] The team's captain and pocket soldier, showstopper_, stated that the team lacked motivation and commitment for the whole of Season 21, and that both him and the team's medic cozen will be pursuing success in the ESEA Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Intermediate division.[31]

Player changes
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png United States alec_ May 5th
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png Canada cyzer May 5th
MinusIcon2.png Soldiericon.png United States ash May 5th
MinusIcon2.png Soldiericon.png United States showstopper_ May 5th
MinusIcon2.png Demomanicon.png United States duwatna May 5th
MinusIcon2.png Medicicon.png United States cozen May 5th

References[edit]

  1. ↑ -bird noises- removes Hellbent
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 boomer joins -bird noises-, Linkuser out
  3. ↑ Linkuser replaces train on -bird noises-
  4. ↑ corsa to -bird noises-
  5. ↑ Nursey joins -bird noises-
  6. ↑ Ronin cuts phorofor, poaches Nursey
  7. ↑ Vand's comment on Nursey leaving the team
  8. ↑ Aeonic acquires ex
  9. ↑ The Bugs shuffle up roster, rename to Elysian Fields
  10. ↑ Elÿsian Fields roster history
  11. ↑ Elysian Fields picks up kuestif
  12. ↑ Elÿsian Fields ESEA roster history
  13. ↑ Elysian Fields disbands
  14. ↑ ranga in for eL cLaSsIcO
  15. ↑ ranga ESEA team history
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 EVL Gaming disbands
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 arekk & botmode leave EVL Gaming
  18. ↑ slemnish's statement on arekk leaving EVL Gaming
  19. ↑ Nursey's statement on arekk leaving EVL Gaming
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 EVL Gaming sponsors new team
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 FROYO BLACK ESEA roster
  23. ↑ Luca Goers ESEA team page
  24. ↑ bl4nk ESEA team history
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Luca Goers ESEA roster history
  26. ↑ ex-EVL players form new roster
  27. ↑ Luca Goers disbands, Aeonic receives spot
  28. ↑ sen leaves Running with Scizors
  29. ↑ Sezco joins Running with Scizors
  30. ↑ cyzer ESEA player history
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Street Hoops eSports walks off the court
  32. ↑ ESEA-I Season 21 standings


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