tfw 18 dollars

5/6 of our players are in hs
the other 1 was someone who couldn't get the money

i will also like to take this post to say thanks for anyone who payed for my esea season funds. every season i play i need someone to pay for it due to my parents being very resilient flr helping me out. thanks to icyfeather and b4nny for helping me out in s19, jaguarfiend for helping me in s22, and citric for helping me out in s23. it truely means a lot to me and i wouldnt have been able to play esea without u guys, so thanks

this was possibly my last season of playing esea due to other things taking priority and me feeling guilty that i need someone to pay for me every season. was fun tho, gg to happybob's team, wish we could've played.

was fun playing with you baby child row who cannot read,

sadly, even if we all paid up, i dont think anyone REALLY wanted to play. after all, being a friend team, people were busy with lives. so, this is probably my last season of esea too because work > video game. thanks to my current and past teams.

i'm sure the match against happybob's team would have been fun. in that case, ring me med

CAREER FORGOT IT WAS BO3 I WANTED TO GO TO BED REEEEE

I THOUGHT HE WAS KIDDING WHEN HE LEFT BUT HES FUCKIN SCHLEEP

gg yumpman. Monsta, you are honestly insane.

gg yumpman monsta actually hit every shot on sniper holy shit

Gg yung americans. We did better than I thought we would honestly.

<3. Thanks gg tho

gg yung americans. Those two halves on gully was the most intense tf2 I've played this season

gg to lial, sucks you guys forced us to play 5v6 and giving us 2 minutes to get a player while i just spent $17 and 10 minutes getting ahold of someone :D

forced us to 5v6 cause they couldnt wait 10 minutes, Most nerdvirgin shit i've ever seen.

Predictions for the 2nd round of Open
Should be a fun playoff, GL to all teams

1) Squad Fam Esports vs 8) PunchLine

• 1) Squad Fam Esports
  
• Scout - ebiskil
  
• Scout - n3
  
• Soldier - Molly
  
• Soldier - mikemat
  
• Demoman - Falkinghammer
  
• Medic - phobia

• 8) PunchLine
  
• Scout - Rogue
  
• Scout - N1ghT
  
• Soldier - Diplo
  
• Soldier - Psi
  
• Demoman - 3O1
  
• Medic - Drezzo

This has the potential to be one of the more interesting match-ups in the 2nd round. These teams did meet earlier in the regular season on Granary and it was a 5-0 win for SFE but the match did last 40 minutes so it was more competitive than the final score indicates. Since then, I believe PunchLine has improved with some roster changes. I really believe the Soldiers of PunchLine will dictate if this is a quick 2 map roll or a possible 3 map competitive match.

On Viaduct, the SFE scouts will be difficult to counter and should be stronger than PunchLine scouts as I doubt we will see another 68 kill performance in this match. The real difference will have to be Diplo/Psi outplaying Molly/mikemat for PunchLine to have a good chance on Viaduct. Falkinghammer has been arguably the strongest demo in open this season and should consistently outperform 3O1 while both medics should be roughly even.

When the match moves to Granary, and possibly Metalworks, the need for strong soldier play from PunchLine is even more important because they are soldier oriented maps.

Viaduct - 4-1 Squad Fam Esports
Granary - 5-2 Squad Fam Esports

12) LialAndThe1989WorldTour vs 4) the b0ys

• 12) LialAndThe1989WorldTour
  
• Scout - BUBBY_CHONER
  
• Scout - Lial1
  
• Soldier - Lial
  
• Soldier - JoJo
  
• Demoman - Lia1
  
• Medic - Rush

• 4) the b0ys
  
• Scout - Syath
  
• Scout - bo4r
  
• Soldier - goldfish
  
• Soldier - speedy
  
• Demoman - akemi
  
• Medic - neeks

The b0ys are likely the odds on favorite for Grand Finals on this side of the bracket and for good reason. It could be of some concern that they have not had a scrim for over a week together. Even when they were scriming, it was average results against teams they should be smashing. bo4r and goldfish have been carrying this team all season with really strong play. A possible weak spot is lack of overall experience on everyone except goldfish but there are no other teams in Open, besides offclassico, that could exploit it. The strong main calling from goldfish is probably offsetting any inexperience.

LialAndThe1989WorldTour, the team with the strangest name and half the roster using the same alias that confuses the shit out of me. They have played a strong season and it showed in their match against ISSA KNIFE. I watched most of the match and they did not win because of an unfortunate 5v6 ending on the 2nd map. The first map on Gully was a solid victory and I believe they looked like the stronger team throughout. In my opinion, it was an overall well deserved win.

I have scrimed against Lial many times this season and they have been "on and off". Some nights they would play us strong and others we would roll them so I am not sure which team will show-up against the b0ys but they are going to need everyone playing well to have a chance. Countering bo4r on viaduct will be critical and could likely be the focal point of that map. I don't think this will be easily done with the protection bo4r is likely to have. Lial will play much stronger against the b0ys on Granary and Metalworks, if it gets that far, and this match could be tighter than most people think.

Viaduct - 4-0 the b0ys
Granary - 5-2 the b0ys

11) Yung Americans vs 3) offclassico

• 11) Yung Americans
  
• Scout - Career
  
• Scout - Muse
  
• Soldier - SpaceCadet`HX
  
• Soldier - Percy
  
• Demoman - Stock
  
• Medic - Iggynacio

• 3) offclassico
  
• Scout - ??
  
• Scout - ??
  
• Soldier - ??
  
• Soldier - ??
  
• Demoman - ??
  
• Medic - ??

I will just talk about my teammates here instead of the match. I have only been on the team for about 1/4th of the season but I have had a very fun time and enjoy their company. I am also happy that I was able to find an active team that scrims often with a drive to improve.

This was my first time playing with Percy in a team setting and it is nice to meet someone who likes to help newer players in a positive way, a real team oriented player who is just as solid on soldier as on scout.
This is my 3rd or 4th season playing with Muse and he is an absolute monster that not enough people know about. There is no question that he is easily a High IM scout and a very positive teammate.
Stock is the silent glue that holds us together. His play has consistently impressed me and I believe is often overlooked by other teams because of the IM players on our roster. He will no doubt be a highly sought after demo in the near future.
Career has been steadily improving since I meet him and has the rare trait of accepting criticism without tilting or taking it personally. He generally wants to get better so I see a lot of potential that could be reached with a few more seasons of experience. (Be sure to remind him not to go to sleep after the first match in a best of 3)
Iggy is a good medic with solid mechanics that will continue to get better over time. He is willing to put in the time and is dedicated. He probably has the most drive on the team to improve and learn the "how's and why's" to playing TF2 properly.

7) UGC Silver 6s vs 2) top invite

• 7) UGC Silver 6s
  
• Scout - LAB8
  
• Scout - Thoughtcrime
  
• Soldier - Jun
  
• Soldier - Chronoxyde
  
• Demoman - Lucky
  
• Medic - HappyBob

• 2) top invite
  
• Scout - Fen
  
• Scout - Apt
  
• Soldier - Shounic
  
• Soldier - Alanny
  
• Demoman - ly
  
• Medic - bleh

I think it would be a huge mistake for top invite to sleep on this match and assume a win. Top invite has not scrimed together for over a week while UGC Silver has been active with solid scrim results against high open teams. IMO, top invite seems stronger in every combat class except demoman. Having hooli on demo was an important switch that brought maturity and experience to a team with the potential to tilt at any moment. Losing or switching hooli for ly will hurt on the stat sheet and in mumble. The medic change from tino to bleh is mostly a lateral move but the overall medic matchup should be fairly even between these teams.

I can see Viaduct being an upset in this matchup. UGC Silver have played this map pretty strong throughout the season and top invite have been average at best with little real practice. LAB8 is a good enough sniper to change the pace should things start badly but I predict Lucky to have a standout game. There is potential for fen/Apt scout pair to dominate but I don't think it will play out that way. The real question is going to be if the Soldier pair of Jun/Chronoxyde can keep up with Shounic/Alanny for 3 maps. It might not be that big of an issue on Viaduct but when it switches to Granary and possibly Metalworks, there may be problems in the soldier department.

Viaduct - 4-3 UGC Silver 6s
Granary - 5-1 top invite
Metalworks - 3-1 top invite

They won gully fair, but I'm not sure how you didn't notice the reason they came back from their 2-4 deficit on sunshine so quickly is because we only had 5 in the server lol.

im the medic for squad fam

I'm playing scout on Punchline now.

replacing which one?

Changed

Kiosk, my bad.

his name is spelled ebiskil

Says different on ESEA page, which is what I used, but i'll change it.

https://i.gyazo.com/f3598f17c5cab79222693428eee4ffc0.png

FOOK

ebsikillyourselfmyman

fuck african dads

I wanted to explain what happened from our side last night. It was past midnight, and some of our guys had work as early as 5:30 this morning — I think we were all just rushing to finish up the game and go to bed. Unpausing in the second map wasn’t about getting the win. Having said that, I asked tri last night to get the match overturned so that issa could play in round 2. Unfortunately, he said it wouldn’t be possible. We feel bad that we weren’t able to play the match out properly. Like I said, it was getting late, and we were really anxious to wrap it up. Hopefully there’s no bad blood between us; we’re all dealing with other real life stuff and it sucks when that interferes with matches.

Sounds like ISSA KNIFE needs to Shake it off

who the fuck thinks its a good idea to schedule a tf2 match that late when you have work at 5:30 AM that is actually the dumbest thing i've ever heard holy shit
i guess that dude just hates himself or can function on <6hrs of sleep on the daily

thats right thanks for reminding me bear our match tomorrow is at 5pm I hope your dad picks your stupid ass up in time from daycare

No one really wanted to start that late but scheduling conflicts forced it to be that late.

CEVO | Lange: noted

I had a conference call at 6 am this morning, but I mean I knew that when I agreed to play in a match that could go to 3 maps too.