I am happy to announce an intercontinental LAN roster for i61 that plans to challenge for the gold medal: Team SVIFT.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ZYS0GXy.jpg[/img](It’s pronounced swift, but alle insisted)

[b]Roster[/b]
Pocket: b4nny
Roamer: Silentes
Demoman: alle
Scout: astt
Scout: SVMZI
Medic: Raptor

After it became clear that froyotech would not be able to attend i61, I quickly looked at other options and discovered that this group of EU contenders was still looking for a pocket soldier. Naturally, I jumped at the opportunity to join up with them for the LAN, especially after seeing some familiar faces (hopefully you recognize 3 from the i58 Full Tilt core) and hearing that their intentions were to take home the championship title. While it is still disappointing not to have a full NA team of top players at the event, I am hoping there can still be a touch of NA flair and rivalry with my solo participation. Despite the distance and ping between me and the rest of the team, we still plan to prepare online together in the coming weeks to build our chemistry. While we expect the in-game side of things to go smoothly, financial struggles from the squad mean that the team will be looking for some community support to help make this event an all around success.

[b]Fundraiser[/b]
We are looking to raise $2000 for this event to help cover the team’s costs which include expenses for travel, lodging, PC rentals and BYOC tickets. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Fundraiser concluded, total raised: $1765
Supporter perks: https://goo.gl/mCr9cJ
Join the SVIFT discord to coordinate fundraiser perks here: discord.gg/8JzsRzN

Thank you all for your time and any support you can offer. We will be monitoring this thread closely to answer any questions and provide updates on the progress of the fundraiser. We hope to make the competition interesting for you all, so here’s to a great i61!