ESEA Season 22: Invite Division

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[e][h]ESEA Invite Season 22
ESEA Season 22 Banner.jpg
League Information
Game Mode:
6v6
Type:
Online
Location:
North America North America
Format:
Double Round Robin Groups
Double Elimination (Bo3)
Start Date:
19-5-2016
End Date:
30-8-2016
Total Teams:
9
Links
Homepage
Chronology

ESEA-Invite Season 22 is the 21st iteration of an Invite Division in ESEA. It will start on the 19th of May, 2016 and continue until the 30th of August, 2016; which is also the conclusive date of Insomnia58.

Offseason changes

-bird noises'- long-time medic veteran, indust.

-bird noises- Icon.png -bird noises-

-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] corsa, having previously played on notable Invite teams Strawberry Mangoes and froyotech, rounded out the -bird noises- roster for Season 22.

Player changes
MinusIcon2.png Soldiericon.png Canada Hellbent_ April 7th
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png United States Linkuser April 30th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States boomer April 30th
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States corsa May 4th
The Bugs, after finishing their first season of Invite at 7th place, have decided to reform the majority of their roster along with rebranding to Elÿsian Fields.

Elysian Fields Icon.png
Elÿsian Fields

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,[5] 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.[6][7]

Elÿsian Fields were still yet to bring in a second scout, however on May 6th the team's ESEA roster was emptied out bar mu^.[8] It is unknown whether the team has folded.

Player changes
MinusIcon2.png Scouticon.png United States newspeak April 23rd
MinusIcon2.png Soldiericon.png United States Cole April 23rd
MinusIcon2.png Soldiericon.png United States goldfish_ April 23rd
MinusIcon2.png Demomanicon.png United States mausy April 23rd
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States FARNSWORTH April 23rd
PlusIcon.png Medicicon.png United States topshot April 28th
PlusIcon.png Demomanicon.png United States kuestif May 1st
EVL TV have decided to once again sponsor an ESEA-Invite team, this time captained by garbuglio.

EVL Gaming Icon.png EVL Gaming

EVL Gaming has undergone a complete roster switchup after its previous team, captained by arekk, fully disbanded on the 3rd of May.[9] One day before, the aforementioned arekk and roamer botmode had made the decision to leave the team for various reasons;[10] with arekk having lost interest in competing[11][12] and botmode stepping down due to "scheduling conflicts".[10] 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.[9] 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.[9]

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.[13] delpo, an Invite newcomer joining from mid-table Intermediate team Don't Slip, was also picked up by the team.[13] 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".[13]

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
Season 22 will feature the return of legendary roamer, -blaze, for team froyotech.

Froyotech icon.png 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.[14] 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.[14] 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
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 Icon.png
FROYO BLACK

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 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.[15]

Player changes
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png Canada cyzer May 5th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States tagg May 5th
PlusIcon.png Demomanicon.png United States duwatna May 5th
PlusIcon.png Medicicon.png United States shade May 5th
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

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.[16] 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.[17] 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).[18]

There has been no formal statement from Luca Goers regarding their new team formation, the team still requires a roaming soldier to round out their roster. Players alec_, marmadukeGRYLLS and Connor_ have been speculated to be in contention for a place on the team.

Player changes
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States icTus May 6th
PlusIcon.png Scouticon.png United States slemnish May 6th
PlusIcon.png Soldiericon.png United States bl4nk May 6th
PlusIcon.png Demomanicon.png Canada Hassassin May 6th
PlusIcon.png Medicicon.png United States Nursey May 6th
Team Running with Scizors have successfully picked up Sezco, a talented scout with a plethora of ESEA LAN experience.

Running with Scizors Icon.png
Running with Scizors

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.[19] 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.[20] 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
Former 20b` scout cyzer, who has competed in every TF2 season of ESEA,[21] has joined the star-studded lineup of FROYO BLACK along with 20b` demoman duwatna.

Street Hoops eSports Icon.png Street Hoops eSports

Street Hoops eSports made the call to disband on the 5th of May[22] after their 3rd place finish in the previous season.[23] 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.[22]

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 grape May 5th
MinusIcon2.png Demomanicon.png United States duwatna May 5th
MinusIcon2.png Medicicon.png United States cozen May 5th

Potential participants

Traditionally, the Invite Division of ESEA will hold nine teams to compete in a double round robin group stage. Teams who competed in the previous ESEA-I season are automatically invited to compete, along with the winner of the previous ESEA-IM season. If there is a shortage of teams, an "Invite Poll" voted on by the community will decide which remaining teams will make up the next Invite season. The Invite Poll for Season 22 is scheduled for the 8th of May,[24] and with the high amount of roster changes and team folds throughout the Season 21-Season 22 offseason there are many Invite teams yet to be decided in the upcoming 22nd season.

Automatically invited teams

Note: Teams and their rosters are tentative and subject to change

-bird noises-
Scout  United States corsa 
Scout  United States Vand
Roamer  United States Voll
Pocket  United States boomer
Demoman  United States sighguy
Medic  United States indust
Maintained from S.21


Elÿsian Fields
Scout  United States mu^ 
Scout  Template:Flag/filler flag TBD
Roamer  United States Digi_
Pocket  United States FARNSWORTH
Demoman  United States kuestif
Medic  United States topshot
Maintained from S.21


eL cLaSsIcO
Scout  United States air 
Scout  United States wrech
Roamer  Canada Connor_
Pocket  United States sneaky____
Demoman  United States Chriz Tah Fah
Medic  United States bear
Promoted from Intermediate


froyotech
Scout  Canada paddie 
Scout  United States Freestate
Roamer  Canada -blaze
Pocket  United States b4nny
Demoman  United States Muma
Medic  United States ninjanick
Maintained from S.21


Luca Goers
Scout  United States slemnish 
Scout  United States icTus
Roamer  Template:Flag/filler flag TBD
Pocket  United States bl4nk
Demoman  Canada hassassin
Medic  United States Nursey
Maintained from S.21


RONIN gg
Scout  United States Shrugger 
Scout  United States yomps
Roamer  United States Ma3la
Pocket  United States rando
Demoman  United States Bdonski
Medic  United States phorofor
Maintained from S.21


Running with Scizors
Scout  United States Evil MrMuffinz 
Scout  United States Sezco
Roamer  United States Rekuso
Pocket  Canada Deathy
Demoman  United States Jarrett
Medic  Canada Skye
Maintained from S.21


Potential teams

Note: Teams and their rosters are tentative and subject to change

dog1
Scout  United States ex_ 
Scout  United States -Blues
Roamer  Canada Rolling
Pocket  United States froot
Demoman  United States mae
Medic  United States cookiejake
2nd place S.21 Intermediate


EVL Gaming
Scout  United States sen- 
Scout  United States Scizor
Roamer  United States garbuglio
Pocket  United States highfive
Demoman  Canada delpo
Medic  Canada zilly


Results

Group Stage

ESEA-I S21 Table
1. -bird noises- Icon.png -bird noises- -
2.
Elysian Fields Icon.png
Elÿsian Fields 		-
3.
EL cLaSsIcO Icon.png
eL cLaSsIcO 		-
4. Froyotech icon.png froyotech -
5.
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Luca Goers 		-
6. RONIN gg Icon.png RONIN gg -
7.
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Running with Scizors 		-
-bird noises-
Elÿsian Fields
eL cLaSsIcO
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Luca Goers
RONIN gg
Running with Scizors
-bird noises-Elÿsian FieldseL cLaSsIcOFroyotech icon.pngLuca GoersRONIN ggRunning with Scizors

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Playoffs

Semi-finals
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Third Seed
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Losers' Round 1
 
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Losers' Finals
 
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Prizes

Place $ USD Team
First Place 1st $- To Be Determined TBD"-" is not a number.
Second Place 2nd $- To Be Determined TBD"-" is not a number.
Third Place 3rd $- To Be Determined TBD"-" is not a number.
Fourth Place 4th $- To Be Determined TBD"-" is not a number.

Additional Content

Streams

References

  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. ↑ The Bugs shuffle up roster, rename to Elysian Fields
  6. ↑ Elÿsian Fields roster history
  7. ↑ Elysian Fields picks up kuestif
  8. ↑ Elÿsian Fields ESEA roster history
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 EVL Gaming disbands
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 arekk & botmode leave EVL Gaming
  11. ↑ slemnish's statement on arekk leaving EVL Gaming
  12. ↑ Nursey's statement on arekk leaving EVL Gaming
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 EVL Gaming sponsors new team
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 clockwork retires, blaze returns to froyotech
  15. ↑ @froyotech Twitter screenshot archive
  16. ↑ Luca Goers ESEA team page
  17. ↑ bl4nk ESEA team history
  18. ↑ Nursey ESEA team history
  19. ↑ sen leaves Running with Scizors
  20. ↑ Sezco joins Running with Scizors
  21. ↑ cyzer ESEA player history
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Street Hoops eSports walks off the court
  23. ↑ ESEA-I Season 21 standings
  24. ↑ Statement on the Season 22 Invite poll date


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