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Strong Opinions
Team Information
Tag:
S-O
Location:
Team Captain:
CeeJaey
Total Earnings:
$1,908
Game Mode:
Links
ETF2L Team Page
Steam Group
Achievements
First Place Highlander One-Night-Cup #6 HL Season 9 HL Platinum Season 18 HL Season 10 Map Test Cup BlackOutTV Highlander Invitational #1 HL Platinum Season 20 HL Experimental Cup #8 ETF2L Highlander Season 10, DeutschLAN, ETF2L Highlander Season 11
Second Place HL Platinum Season 21 HL Season 12
Third Place/Semifinalist(s) HL Platinum Season 19
History
Created:
2015-02-01


Strong Opinions is a highlander team currently competing in ETF2L Premiership and UGC Platinum.

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
Scouticon.png Scout Wales Funs
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro United Kingdom Stevepander
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden alle
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom Emilio Estevez
Engineericon.png Engineer Sweden Seal
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy Denmark Toast

UGC Season 21


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout Denmark Thalash
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro United Kingdom Stevepander
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden alle
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom Emilio Estevez
Engineericon.png Engineer Sweden Seal
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy Denmark Toast

ETF2L Season 11


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout Sweden Villdjack
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro United Kingdom Stevepander
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden alle
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom Emilio Estevez
Engineericon.png Engineer Sweden Seal
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy Denmark Toast

UGC Season 20


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout Sweden Villdjack
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro United Kingdom Stevepander
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden alle
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom Emilio Estevez
Engineericon.png Engineer Sweden Seal
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy Denmark Toast

DeutschLAN 2016


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout Germany feeling
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro United Kingdom goreston
Demomanicon.png Demoman Slovakia adysky
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom Emilio Estevez
Engineericon.png Engineer Poland Doom
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper India kcot
Spyicon.png Spy Denmark Toast

UGC Season 19


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout Denmark Thalash
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro United Kingdom Stevepander
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden alle
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom Emilio Estevez
Engineericon.png Engineer Sweden Seal
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy Denmark Toast

ETF2L Season 10


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout Denmark Thalash
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro United Kingdom Stevepander
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden korv
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom Emilio Estevez
Engineericon.png Engineer Poland Doom
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy Denmark Toast

UGC Season 18


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout Denmark Thalash
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro United Kingdom Stevepander
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden korv
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom Emilio Estevez
Engineericon.png Engineer Sweden Seal
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy Denmark Toast

ETF2L Season 9


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout Germany feeling
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro Germany MARS^
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden korv
Heavyicon.png Heavy Poland X-Wing
Engineericon.png Engineer Sweden Seal
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy France Elazul

UGC Season 16


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout Germany feeling
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro Germany MARS^
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden korv
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom sad panda
Engineericon.png Engineer United Kingdom Spade
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy France Elazul

ETF2L Season 8


Roster
Scouticon.png Scout United Kingdom Carlotso
Soldiericon.png Soldier Austria Raptor
Pyroicon.png Pyro United Kingdom goreston
Demomanicon.png Demoman Sweden Seal
Heavyicon.png Heavy United Kingdom sad panda
Engineericon.png Engineer United Kingdom RTC
Medicicon.png Medic Spain CeeJaey
Snipericon.png Sniper United Kingdom Cloudy
Spyicon.png Spy France Elazul

ETF2L HL Experimental Cup #6