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SVIFT rises again with a relaxed roster
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Aelkyr
June 4, 2020

While the name SVIFT is certainly a familiar sight, this latest iteration is a completely new creation. With more than a dozen Premiership gold medals amongst the whole roster, as well as some of the hottest NA talent, one could assume that they are clear-cut title contenders. And while they well may be, this squad got built to only play officials. While their status as a team capable of a real challenge for first place remains to be proven, their star-studded side will surely be enough to entertain.

The Scout pair will be entirely American, with slemnish and jayhyunpae representing the other side of the pond. The average European viewer will mainly remember these two as key members of the Ascent squad that took second place at Insomnia65, but the yank duo have been around for quite a while.

slemnish is definitively the most experienced of the two, with him formerly being a core member of both EVL Gaming and Ascent, having reached second place six times back in ESEA days, as well as winning a bronze medal with Meat Market during RGL’s first season.

jayhyunpae made his Invite debut with black swan and played the last two seasons of ESEA with Ascent, but recently had a Scout awakening, getting second place with 100 Beasts while playing as the bashful Bostonian during RGL S2. He will be returning to his Soldier roots domestically however, with froyotech's sudden recruitment of the player to fill in the shoes of yomps.

nubbi only started playing in Prem last season, but made quite an impact already. Finishing second with 6ix, he reaped the “Prem debut of the season” award with 75% of the votes and grabbed the "Roamer of the season" spot as well, the latter award being helped by an impressive Market Gardener kill against the Frenchies. He’ll be surely looking to prove that he can hang with his more experienced peers, and to further build on top of his impressive first season.

Resident PugChamp overlord nas boii will be on his signature role of Demoman. While he is best known for his skills in a pick-up game setting — with over 2500 games played on PugChamp (and somehow winning ETF2L’s fresh meat cup twice) — recent forays into Premiership, most recently with wer das liest ist doof, but also with The Bus Crew, showed his ability on the biggest stage too.

Team leader nas boii retraced how his team came to light, and pondered about their chances against keener opposition:

We had issues with our original roster, which was supposed to be jay and slem on scout, ever_x on pocket, nubbi roaming, me on demo and ace med. Sadly, it just didn't really work out, so me and nubbi just made a team with top prem/invite players that didn't wanna scrim but could be down to play an official a week.

We’d expect to finish around top 3 but seeing as we are not scrimming that might be a stretch.

We have a really good roster with DM monsters but how far can that take you without actually practicing and watching demos ?

Finally, seeds will be making his return on the Medic class. The English Medic rose straight to the top when Se7en picked him up from Div 2 back in Season 29 and has remained on the podium in every Premiership season following. The Pocket Soldier slot will be divided between papi, kaptain, and Thaigrr depending on their availability on each Thursday. Thaigrr is mainly known for his beastly scout playstyle, but he got his start in the top-flight on this specific class and it’ll be interesting to see him comeback to it. papi used to form a devastating combo with seeds, and I do not have enough words to describe how good kaptain really is, so watch Beater's Kaptain Legacy instead.

Everyone knew that they were trouble when they walked in, SVIFT is :

  • Scout: slemnish
  • Scout: jayhyunpae
  • Roamer: nubbi
  • Pocket: papi / Thaigrr / kaptain
  • Demoman: nas boii
  • Medic: seeds
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rotating pocket roster

rotating pocket roster
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holy fucking HUGE

holy fucking HUGE
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thaigr is never showing up

thaigr is never showing up
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leththaigr is never showing up

probs

[quote=leth]thaigr is never showing up[/quote]
probs
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Why play the game if you don't want to try?

Why play the game if you don't want to try?
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DoughyWhy play the game if you don't want to try?

why open your mouth if youre not gonna speak any sense?

[quote=Doughy]Why play the game if you don't want to try?[/quote]
why open your mouth if youre not gonna speak any sense?
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torrit3DoughyWhy play the game if you don't want to try?why open your mouth if youre not gonna speak any sense?

Pootis

[quote=torrit3][quote=Doughy]Why play the game if you don't want to try?[/quote]
why open your mouth if youre not gonna speak any sense?[/quote]

Pootis
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loll

loll
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Didn't jay make his invite debut with black swan, not Ascent?

Didn't jay make his invite debut with black swan, not Ascent?
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hogging talent

hogging talent
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go seedo

go seedo
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#12
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@svmzi can you sponsor my d2 team ? please

@svmzi can you sponsor my d2 team ? please
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go nasboii!!

go nasboii!!
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large

large
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how does this work with jay replacing yomps on froyo im confused

im being dumb i can feel it i just dont know /how/

how does this work with jay replacing yomps on froyo im confused

im being dumb i can feel it i just dont know /how/
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wrub1xhow does this work with jay replacing yomps on froyo im confused

im being dumb i can feel it i just dont know /how/

timezones

[quote=wrub1x]how does this work with jay replacing yomps on froyo im confused

im being dumb i can feel it i just dont know /how/[/quote]
timezones
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NASBOI LETS GOOOOOOOO

NASBOI LETS GOOOOOOOO
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You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:

You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:
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directstar1You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:

toemas was going to play in NA this season until his team died

[quote=directstar1]You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:[/quote]
toemas was going to play in NA this season until his team died
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directstar1You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:

eu games are at 11am for west coast / 2pm for east coast

na games are at 5-7 am for eu. not hard to see why one direction crosses over and the other doesnt

[quote=directstar1]You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:[/quote]
eu games are at 11am for west coast / 2pm for east coast

na games are at 5-7 am for eu. not hard to see why one direction crosses over and the other doesnt
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NAS BOIIII

NAS BOIIII
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If this team stays alive for a season i am buying nasboii a rolex

If this team stays alive for a season i am buying nasboii a rolex
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which 1

which 1
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directstar1You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:

not seeing many australians in NA/EU either

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/015/878/thatsnoneofmy.jpg

[quote=directstar1]You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:[/quote]

not seeing many australians in NA/EU either

[img]https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/015/878/thatsnoneofmy.jpg[/img]
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Spritedirectstar1You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:not seeing many australians in NA/EU either

we just don't want to risk coming 3rd...again

edit: pogchamp these players even if its a relaxed roster

[quote=Sprite][quote=directstar1]You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:[/quote]
not seeing many australians in NA/EU either
[/quote]
we just don't want to risk coming 3rd...again

edit: pogchamp these players even if its a relaxed roster
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directstar1You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:

seems like I have baited a lot of EU snowflakes :)

[quote=directstar1]You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:[/quote]
seems like I have baited a lot of EU snowflakes :)
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directstar1directstar1You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:seems like I have baited a lot of EU snowflakes :)

you are cringe

[quote=directstar1][quote=directstar1]You see NA players play in EU, but never see EU players play in NA, makes you think about the skill difference :thinking:[/quote]
seems like I have baited a lot of EU snowflakes :)[/quote]

you are cringe
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if banny is good then why did he never win etf2l?

if banny is good then why did he never win etf2l?
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Missed opportunity to call the team 8ight, the superior team to 6ix and se7en

Missed opportunity to call the team 8ight, the superior team to 6ix and se7en
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zenmodeDidn't jay make his invite debut with black swan, not Ascent?

I have no clue, and the liquipedia article lists Ascent as his first invite team so I went with that. If you follow NA TF2 a fair bit, I'd strongly recommend you update one of the wikis when you're bored. The ETF2L website (apart from the snap) has a lot of info that I can easily dig up, but my NA co-workers simply don't have this luxury and have to slog throgh VODs and logs to find similar information. Support the news staff, update the wiki.

also i was too busy finding Taylor Swift lyrics I could sneak in the article to check

[quote=zenmode]Didn't jay make his invite debut with black swan, not Ascent?[/quote]

I have no clue, and the liquipedia article lists Ascent as his first invite team so I went with that. If you follow NA TF2 a fair bit, I'd strongly recommend you update one of the wikis when you're bored. The ETF2L website (apart from the snap) has a lot of info that I can easily dig up, but my NA co-workers simply don't have this luxury and have to slog throgh VODs and logs to find similar information. Support the news staff, update the wiki.

also i was too busy finding Taylor Swift lyrics I could sneak in the article to check
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