Ascent.EU loses Elacour, goes all in with alle

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January 15, 2019

Ascent.EU have announced on Twitter that Elacour will be parting ways with the European team, and will be replaced by alle as a replacement. After finishing in second place last season, the AMS-led roster hopes that the addition of the tenured Swede will help fill the vacancy left by Elacour, especially as the next LAN event inches closer.

Welcome to Ascent @allebwai.

Our Updated EU TF2 Roster: @Ascent_Credu @amppis1 @Drackke @Silenteees @allebwai @Condawgcondawg pic.twitter.com/UzTorGkNNP
— Ascent (@AscentEsports) January 14, 2019

Elacour was a part of Ascent.EU ever since the org crossed the Atlantic to sponsor a team at i61. Noted as having some of the strongest DM as a Demo main in Europe, Elacour certainly made an impact on the ETF2L crowd, picking up the “Demoman of the Season” award every time he made playoffs, as well as being proclaimed “Best Player of the Season” for his performance during Season 28.

The pickup of alle is nothing too surprising as the Swedish Demoman was currently teamless after the old Faint EU roster disbanded following the end of ETF2L Season 31. alle also was an integral part of a previous iteration of Ascent.EU (then named sauna slayers), who finished second in Season 25.

alle will ascend candy mountain with Ascent.EU (picture by Ness "uberchain" Delacroix and Jasmine "Jasbutts" Ho)

alle first made a name for himself during his spell with Full Tilt, notably achieving second place at i58. But he has also found success with many other teams, winning Premiership with Se7en, Arctic Foxes and SVIFT in Seasons 26, 27 and 28 respectively. Recently, he oversaw Faint Gaming’s old European squad climb to the top, starting in Division 1 and ending up with a bronze medal last season in Premiership. He has notably known for his impressive jumps and aggressive playstyle.

We’ve asked alle about his reckonings for next season, and just like in game, he was fast to the point.

we are gonna Ascend to the Top with Our Gameplay On Peak on Fleek

Team leader AMS shared his thoughts about next season and being re-united with alle.

It's not easy to replace a player like Elacour, but thankfully there were some good players out there that we got to try out.

After just one night of playing with alle, it was obvious to us that he was the best candidate. I think alle is arguably a better fit for the team than Elacour was, since we now have a much more united idea of how we want to play the game and he brings a lot to the table in terms of calling as well. Most of us also have also played with him in the past and there is some pre-existing synergy between us.

I'm really excited to keep playing with this team and we are all as motivated as ever, especially with LAN coming up.

With alle’s presence ensuring big fan love from Sweden, the Ascent.EU roster is now:

Scout: AMS
Scout: credu
Roamer: Drackk
Pocket: Silentes
Demoman: alle
Medic: Connor

oyea

29 Frags – +

Fat pickup go allebwai
This roster definetly seems strong enough to challenge 7 for first place imo

qbown

11 Frags – +

large team

H0jin

11 Frags – +

!bet Ascent EU 4th place

niko

0 Frags – +

uhhhhhhhhhh

Muma

20 Frags – +

big

sheepy_dogs_hand

-2 Frags – +

"After just one night of playing with alle, it was obvious to us that he was the best candidate"

How can frenchies even compete?

"After just one night of playing with alle, it was obvious to us that he was the best candidate"

How can frenchies even compete?

cirlo

37 Frags – +

Daiumn! Each player in this roster is equal or comparable to their correspondent on the i61 full tilt!

EDIT: connor.

Daiumn! Each player in this roster is equal or comparable to their correspondent on the i61 full tilt!

EDIT: connor.

Racso

10 Frags – +

nice one alle big fan love from sweden haha yes :)

Dombasek

3 Frags – +

se7en black

#10

oriano

3 Frags – +

sick roster

#11

Ombrack

52 Frags – +

Probably worth precising that Elacour left because of school commitment, otherwise he would have kept on playing with Ascent.EU.

#12

BumFreeze

17 Frags – +

WE WANT KOS

#13

Aelkyr

12 Frags – +

OmbrackProbably worth precising that Elacour left because of school commitment, otherwise he would have kept on playing with Ascent.EU.

I swear I didn't forget to put that in
its uh bleghfarec who removed that
as a ploy to take away my nerdstars

[quote=Ombrack]Probably worth precising that Elacour left because of school commitment, otherwise he would have kept on playing with Ascent.EU.[/quote]
I swear I didn't forget to put that in
its uh bleghfarec who removed that
as a ploy to take away my nerdstars

#14

sheepy_dogs_hand

-10 Frags – +

OmbrackProbably worth precising that Elacour left because of school commitment, otherwise he would have kept on playing with Ascent.EU.

So you're saying its just a coincidence that Alle just so happened to join the team shortly after Elacour left? Something doesn't make sense here.

EDIT: I get it now, Alle joined the team because they needed a demoman

[quote=Ombrack]Probably worth precising that Elacour left because of school commitment, otherwise he would have kept on playing with Ascent.EU.[/quote]

So you're saying its just a coincidence that Alle just so happened to join the team shortly after Elacour left? Something doesn't make sense here.

EDIT: I get it now, Alle joined the team because they needed a demoman

#15

Houdini

2 Frags – +

cirloDaiumn! Each player in this roster is equal or comparable to their correspondent on the i61 full tilt!

EDIT: connor.

did you mean i58 LOL

[quote=cirlo]Daiumn! Each player in this roster is equal or comparable to their correspondent on the i61 full tilt!

EDIT: connor.[/quote]

did you mean i58 LOL

#16

sheepy_dogs_hand

-3 Frags – +

Just wanting to confirm something. Dunno if a frenchie could possibly ask elacour if losing to me on demo (http://logs.tf/2179908#76561198040284781) despite doing twice as much damage had anything to do with his quitting TF2. I mean I would quit if it happened to me.

#17

denisbit13

-2 Frags – +

wow blade AND Elacour sheepy is RACIST!!!

#18

nuze

10 Frags – +

please tell me this is the start of the return of the shitpost sheepy

i've been downfragging so sparingly recently, help a brother out

please tell me this is the start of the return of the shitpost sheepy

i've been downfragging so sparingly recently, help a brother out

#19

torrit2

3 Frags – +

nice one alle big fan love from sweden haha yes :)

#20

MidnightMick

6 Frags – +

nuzeplease tell me this is the start of the return of the shitpost sheepy

i've been downfragging so sparingly recently, help a brother out

The cracks are starting to appear for sure..

[quote=nuze]please tell me this is the start of the return of the shitpost sheepy

i've been downfragging so sparingly recently, help a brother out[/quote]

The cracks are starting to appear for sure..

#21

hobophobiccityplanner

-6 Frags – +

oyeaFat pickup go allebwai
This roster definetly seems strong enough to challenge 7 for first place imo

Give them a couple seasons together and it'll be an actual rivalry.

[quote=oyea]Fat pickup go allebwai
This roster definetly seems strong enough to challenge 7 for first place imo[/quote]

Give them a couple seasons together and it'll be an actual rivalry.

#22

sheepy_dogs_hand

7 Frags – +

nuzeplease tell me this is the start of the return of the shitpost sheepy

i've been downfragging so sparingly recently, help a brother out

Just returning to my roots you know, sometimes you need to remember who you are and where you came from.

[quote=nuze]please tell me this is the start of the return of the shitpost sheepy

i've been downfragging so sparingly recently, help a brother out[/quote]

Just returning to my roots you know, sometimes you need to remember who you are and where you came from.

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