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Sandbagging – A Problem?

January 31, 2014 thesupremecommander 0 Comments AG Rinkuing with Rinku, BUDSQUAD, CEVO, ESEA, ETF2L, Invite, Main, Open, Professional, Quantum Flux, sandbagging, team placement, TeamFortress.TV, UGC

TeamFortress.TV is known to many (and to some proudly) as a ripe source of drama within the competitive community. Whether it’s the newest revelations about the ESEA scandal, players getting VAC banned, or a top player leaving a team, TF.TV will gulp it all up. This week has brought renewed attention upon a certain phenomenon – sandbagging. To recap, the ESEA Main grand finals took place on Wednesday night between Street Hoops eSports and AG Rinkuing with Rinku. AG Rinkuing with Rinku, which had been a roster moved down from Invite that had recently picked up several Invite players to… [Continue Reading]

The Competitive Corner

Fall Recap and Look Ahead

December 13, 2013 thesupremecommander 1 Comment 6v6, Classic Mixup, Epsilon eSports, ESEA, ETF2L, Highlander, Intermediate, Invite, iT, Main, MenaceToSociety, Open, Street Hoops eSports, TeamFortress.TV, UGC, willy wonka's chocolate factory, ZOWIE

Well, as I said in my column last week, it is the end of the season for most… or is it? Apparently not, as ETF2L Highlander will wrap up their regular season next week, and ESEA has decided to give us all a wonderful winter break and decided to start playoffs the first week of January. But enough of that. It’s time to cover our latest results. First of all is the TeamFortress.TV ZOWIE Invitational conducted this past Sunday. The first tournament conducted of its kind by TeamFortress.TV, it comprised top teams of North American 6v6 in a competition for… [Continue Reading]