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Following Season 8, the team needed a new Heavy, after the loss of [[Sad Panda]]. S-O used UGC Platinum Season 16 as an opportunity to trial new players, and they made playoffs - finishing in 4th place overall. However, this saw [[feeling]] grow tired of Scout, and move to backup on the team. The team still had aspirations of playing in the Premiership division for Season 9, but a recruitment drive was required. [[Thalash]] was brought in on Scout, and following DeutschLAN [[Emilio Estevez]] & [[Stevepander]] joined as Heavy and Pyro respectively. After MegaKillerz eSports folded, their Spy [[Toast]] also joined the ranks, resulting in a full roster. | Following Season 8, the team needed a new Heavy, after the loss of [[Sad Panda]]. S-O used UGC Platinum Season 16 as an opportunity to trial new players, and they made playoffs - finishing in 4th place overall. However, this saw [[feeling]] grow tired of Scout, and move to backup on the team. The team still had aspirations of playing in the Premiership division for Season 9, but a recruitment drive was required. [[Thalash]] was brought in on Scout, and following DeutschLAN [[Emilio Estevez]] & [[Stevepander]] joined as Heavy and Pyro respectively. After MegaKillerz eSports folded, their Spy [[Toast]] also joined the ranks, resulting in a full roster. | ||
| − | Strong Opinions applied for Premiership for Season 9, and beat Team Colonslash: Express in the qualifiers to guarantee their place. During the pre-season thoughts were divided on how well S-O would fare in Prem - however they managed to secure their spot in the playoffs with a match to spare. During the Premiership Playoffs of Season 9 they knocked out [[Highpander]] in the Semi-Finals, before beating defending champions [[Tourettes Chessclub]] in the Grand Final to become the winners of Season 9 Highlander. Following this triumph, the team went on to play UGC Platinum Highlander, going on an undefeated run of 12 games to win the title, only dropping 3 rounds in total. Before the start of Season 10, S-O participated in the Pre-Season Map Test Cup, defeating [[Highpander]] in the final for another tournament win. Unfortunately, after this cup win, Demoman [[Korv]] had issues with internet and had to move down to sub - with [[alle]] stepping in as main. During Season 10 the team would go on to finish 2nd in the regular season - winning their Semi-Final against [[The Bureau]] and beating top seed [[Fair Enough]] in the Grand Final to seal their second successive Premiership title. | + | Strong Opinions applied for Premiership for Season 9, and beat Team Colonslash: Express in the qualifiers to guarantee their place. During the pre-season thoughts were divided on how well S-O would fare in Prem - however they managed to secure their spot in the playoffs with a match to spare. During the Premiership Playoffs of Season 9 they knocked out [[Highpander]] in the Semi-Finals, before beating defending champions [[Tourettes Chessclub]] in the Grand Final to become the winners of Season 9 Highlander. Following this triumph, the team went on to play UGC Platinum Highlander, going on an undefeated run of 12 games to win the title, only dropping 3 rounds in total. Before the start of Season 10, S-O participated in the Pre-Season Map Test Cup, defeating [[Highpander]] in the final for another tournament win. Unfortunately, after this cup win, Demoman [[Korv]] had issues with internet and had to move down to sub - with [[alle]] stepping in as main. During Season 10 the team would go on to finish 2nd in the regular season - winning their Semi-Final against [[The Bureau]] and beating top seed [[Fair Enough]] in the Grand Final to seal their second successive Premiership title. In Season 11 the team won all their matches on route to becoming Champions once again (albeit due to a default win in the Grand Final due to Chessclub's lack of availability) and thus became one of the first teams to win three successive Premiership Highlander titles since [[SNSD]] won from Seasons 1-3. |
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Revision as of 15:01, 28 January 2017
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Strong Opinions is a highlander team currently competing in ETF2L Premiership and UGC Platinum. They are the current ETF2L Highlander champions.
Origin
Strong Opinions was founded at the start of 2015 under the name of 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'. The team aimed to play in the High division in ETF2L for Season 8, and their first tournament together was ETF2L's 6th Experimental One-Night Highlander Cup. Placed in the High bracket, the team went on to beat Premiership opposition (such as WASP) on the way to victory in the tournament. There were a number of a roster changes after the cup, and during the ensuing season. After a number of departures, CeeJaey took over leadership, and the team decided a change of name and identity was needed.
The team were rebranded as 'Strong Opinions' - an ongoing joke that the team's Soldier, Raptor, had a strong opinion on every topic. S-O went on in ETF2L Season 8 High, sealing a playoff spot on the last matchday, but unfortunately losing out in the semi-finals to eventual winners MegaKillerz eSports. This third place result was seen as something to build on for the future.
Premiership
Following Season 8, the team needed a new Heavy, after the loss of Sad Panda. S-O used UGC Platinum Season 16 as an opportunity to trial new players, and they made playoffs - finishing in 4th place overall. However, this saw feeling grow tired of Scout, and move to backup on the team. The team still had aspirations of playing in the Premiership division for Season 9, but a recruitment drive was required. Thalash was brought in on Scout, and following DeutschLAN Emilio Estevez & Stevepander joined as Heavy and Pyro respectively. After MegaKillerz eSports folded, their Spy Toast also joined the ranks, resulting in a full roster.
Strong Opinions applied for Premiership for Season 9, and beat Team Colonslash: Express in the qualifiers to guarantee their place. During the pre-season thoughts were divided on how well S-O would fare in Prem - however they managed to secure their spot in the playoffs with a match to spare. During the Premiership Playoffs of Season 9 they knocked out Highpander in the Semi-Finals, before beating defending champions Tourettes Chessclub in the Grand Final to become the winners of Season 9 Highlander. Following this triumph, the team went on to play UGC Platinum Highlander, going on an undefeated run of 12 games to win the title, only dropping 3 rounds in total. Before the start of Season 10, S-O participated in the Pre-Season Map Test Cup, defeating Highpander in the final for another tournament win. Unfortunately, after this cup win, Demoman Korv had issues with internet and had to move down to sub - with alle stepping in as main. During Season 10 the team would go on to finish 2nd in the regular season - winning their Semi-Final against The Bureau and beating top seed Fair Enough in the Grand Final to seal their second successive Premiership title. In Season 11 the team won all their matches on route to becoming Champions once again (albeit due to a default win in the Grand Final due to Chessclub's lack of availability) and thus became one of the first teams to win three successive Premiership Highlander titles since SNSD won from Seasons 1-3.
Roster
| Roster | |
|---|---|
 Scout
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 Thalash
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 Soldier
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 Raptor
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 Pyro
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 Stevepander
|
 Demoman
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 alle
|
 Heavy
|
Emilio Estevez
|
 Engineer
|
Seal
|
 Medic
|
 CeeJaey
|
 Sniper
|
Cloudy
|
 Spy
|
Toast
|
ETF2L Season 11
| Roster | |
|---|---|
| Scout
|
 Funs
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| Soldier
|
Raptor
|
| Pyro
|
Stevepander
|
| Demoman
|
 adysky
|
| Heavy
|
Emilio Estevez
|
| Engineer
|
Seal
|
| Medic
|
CeeJaey
|
| Sniper
|
 Der_Milchmann
|
| Spy
|
Toast
|
UGC Season 20
| Roster | |
|---|---|
| Scout
|
Villdjack
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| Soldier
|
Raptor
|
| Pyro
|
Stevepander
|
| Demoman
|
alle
|
| Heavy
|
Emilio Estevez
|
| Engineer
|
Seal
|
| Medic
|
CeeJaey
|
| Sniper
|
Cloudy
|
| Spy
|
Toast
|
DeutschLAN 2016
| Roster | |
|---|---|
| Scout
|
feeling
|
| Soldier
|
Raptor
|
| Pyro
|
goreston
|
| Demoman
|
adysky
|
| Heavy
|
Emilio Estevez
|
| Engineer
|
 Doom
|
| Medic
|
CeeJaey
|
| Sniper
|
 kcot
|
| Spy
|
Toast
|
UGC Season 19
| Roster | |
|---|---|
| Scout
|
Thalash
|
| Soldier
|
Raptor
|
| Pyro
|
Stevepander
|
| Demoman
|
alle
|
| Heavy
|
Emilio Estevez
|
| Engineer
|
Seal
|
| Medic
|
CeeJaey
|
| Sniper
|
Cloudy
|
| Spy
|
Toast
|
ETF2L Season 10
| Roster | |
|---|---|
| Scout
|
Thalash
|
| Soldier
|
Raptor
|
| Pyro
|
Stevepander
|
| Demoman
|
korv
|
| Heavy
|
Emilio Estevez
|
| Engineer
|
Doom
|
| Medic
|
CeeJaey
|
| Sniper
|
Cloudy
|
| Spy
|
Toast
|
UGC Season 18
| Roster | |
|---|---|
| Scout
|
Thalash
|
| Soldier
|
Raptor
|
| Pyro
|
Stevepander
|
| Demoman
|
korv
|
| Heavy
|
Emilio Estevez
|
| Engineer
|
Seal
|
| Medic
|
CeeJaey
|
| Sniper
|
Cloudy
|
| Spy
|
Toast
|
ETF2L Season 9
| Roster | |
|---|---|
| Scout
|
feeling
|
| Soldier
|
Raptor
|
| Pyro
|
MARS^
|
| Demoman
|
korv
|
| Heavy
|
X-Wing
|
| Engineer
|
Seal
|
| Medic
|
CeeJaey
|
| Sniper
|
Cloudy
|
| Spy
|
 Elazul
|
UGC Season 16
| Roster | |
|---|---|
| Scout
|
feeling
|
| Soldier
|
Raptor
|
| Pyro
|
MARS^
|
| Demoman
|
korv
|
| Heavy
|
sad panda
|
| Engineer
|
Spade
|
| Medic
|
CeeJaey
|
| Sniper
|
Cloudy
|
| Spy
|
Elazul
|
ETF2L Season 8
| Roster | |
|---|---|
| Scout
|
Carlotso
|
| Soldier
|
Raptor
|
| Pyro
|
goreston
|
| Demoman
|
Seal
|
| Heavy
|
sad panda
|
| Engineer
|
RTC
|
| Medic
|
CeeJaey
|
| Sniper
|
Cloudy
|
| Spy
|
Elazul
|
ETF2L HL Experimental Cup #6
