Strong Opinions

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Strong Opinions

Team Information

Tag:

S-O

Location:

Europe

Team Captain:

CeeJaey

Sponsor:

tf2pickup
whitelist.tf

Total Earnings:

€45

Game Mode:

Highlander

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History

Created:

1-2-2015

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

Origin

Strong Opinions was founded at the start of 2015 by RTC 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 the departure of their founder, 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 would go on to do well 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.

Roster

Roster
Scout	Thalash
Soldier	Raptor
Pyro	Stevepander
Demoman	korv
Heavy	Emilio Estevez
Engineer	Seal
Medic	CeeJaey
Sniper	Cloudy
Spy	Toast