Tourney Time! [CMS #33 18/4/20]

CTF Match Spotlight Issue #33

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Ad Fundum
Written by SloppySlapster
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Leader: Daveeeeeeeee
Age of Team: Official CTF team as of April 1st, 2020.
Recent Pickups: As previously indicated, AF is one of the two newer teams to emerge in the CTF community within the past month. However, some of the most recent additions to the team roster include NoSkillsJustPots, VapeV3_, and FireTurtle – three very seasoned players who will likely make significant contributions to the group dynamic.
Important Players: From an overall point of view, AF appears to possess equal offensive and defensive potential. 5ive_Head, who also happens to be one of five council members, is often praised for his diverse skill set on the offensive line, which typically encompasses both soldier and chemist classes. Likewise, Ninsanity is seen as a formidable medic capable of deterring threats from the flagholder. Both FireTurtle and Sen2ational maintain excellent reputations for their quick and vicious reflexes on the pyro class, while Cego and Kayrex act as strong bulk defenders who strike fear into the hearts of flagroom intruders.
Strengths: AF is acknowledged for their comprehensive skill set and adeptness to sudden changes in the gaming environment. Several of the active players are well-acquainted with one another and, therefore, have the advantage of maintaining decent communication both inside and outside of competitive matches. Additionally, most players have many years of CTF experience in their repertoires – including PPMs, regional tournaments, and extensive casual gameplay.
Weaknesses: As is the case with all newer teams, group chemistry needs time and patience before it can evolve into a fluent and effective ambiance. AF has had few publicly-announced team practices prior to the team tournament, as opposed to the majority. There are also many active players who feel overly comfortable with a single class and may face adversity when roles need to be shifted.

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Annihilation
Written by Paddishly
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Leader: Miskey
Age of Team: An extremely old team with very experienced players.
Recent Pickups: Recent additions to the team are Multack, Rejeqted, Salty_Ivan and the return of Sherisse. The additions of Rejeqted and Ivan are significant in bolstering Anni’s offense, which has taken a blow due to recent movement in rosters.
Important Players: Miskey, as the leader, is the most important member of Annihilation, being the sole voice of strategy and call outs for offence. This leadership leads the team to be unified and ensures strong chemistry throughout the match. Another player is BrandinoB, probably the oldest archer main in the tournament, a key player who is able to get a clean first shot, someone teams will have to pressure to hope for a win.
Strengths: The team consists of strong flex players who are capable of playing multiple roles up to a strong standard, such as Squantonias, Trebr and Trenny, allowing for flexibility across the board and adept coverage if a key player cannot show up to a match.
Weaknesses: The main weakness for Anni is potential lack of play time, whilst boasting one of the oldest rosters in the competition, a lot of them do not have much recent play time. Their recent pick ups help to ensure that the team has fresh active players on their roster and should boost their confidence going into the tourney.

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CITRIX
Written by Paddishly
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Leader: Flaze__
Age of Team: Originally created by chihaki, just over a year old.
Recent Pickups: Not much movement on the roster for CX, talismax has been moved from seasonal back to member, somewhat recent additions have been Yami and Colorr, bringing in a strong assassins and chemist player respectively. Very recent additions of Scapezar and Z_Hobo look to boost their pvp advantage.
Important Players: TheFatalBest has shown over the past year to be a dangerous force to reckoned with when ignored by the enemy defence, being able to sneak into the flagroom and get out relatively quickly, given elf’s wind element. This is especially dangerous on CX’s main map pick American Fort and will come into play on Adrenaline throughout the tournament. Additionally, Sytrisse is an archer to look out for in the tournament, clean and precise, with back up archer ACE_BLUE2 waiting in the wings if she can’t play.
Strengths: CX has a very strong, well-coordinated roster, especially under the leadership of Flaze, who is a master of playing offense support and making it all that much easier for his main cappers. Their roaming defence is also one to look out for, their ninjas and assassins working strongly together to eliminate all offense.
Weaknesses: A potential downfall of CX is the depth of their roster, if forced into a 12v12 they may struggle against other teams in this bracket. Their ninjas are also a problem, wulfi98 often carrying most of the burden with the support of CollegeDegree or now andrewdavid475, however both those players are perhaps not on the same level as wulfi.
Match History: Out of their 9 official matches, they have only lost 1 against The Renegades (who we now see in the form of TB) and tied against Annihilation, an impressive history that gives them a strong run into the tournament.

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Delta Force
Written by Trebr
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Leader: wintergreen3
Tournament History:
1. 2015: Winners-Side Finalist (tournament was never finished)
2. 2016: Second Place
3. MSW (Former CMS) Tournament: N/A
4. 2018: 7th Place
Recent Roster Changes: As a number of teams disbanded in the winter, it leaves room for those active members to join current teams. About a billion (Actually 7) former TBF members have joined Delta Force to team up with the remaining 8 active ‘older’ members, and a myriad of other ctf regulars.
Key Players: As we move into group stages, teams will want to have a good mix of depth and skill to earn themselves a high seed in the bracket stage. For Delta Force, in recent matches, we have seen one similar roster with similar subs. TBF generally makes up the offense, sometimes with guest appearance from pro gamer TheSpartan33. Some defense staples are gamren on assassin, winter on archer of course, and now with some new roster changes we see new members (Code and DTJ) becoming very important staples on defense as well.
Strengths: Delta Force has always had the reputation as being one of the best teams not only for its coordination and synergy, but also because each of its players are great individually. There are a number of members who have been playing together for quite some time from the older DF side, allowing for the team-bond to form and overall gameplay to get to the next level over the years they have been together. The same can be said with their new pick-ups, TBF, as they have also been able to play together for quite some time and allow a similar bond to grow. As we move further into the bracket, and as their recent matches have gone, we have been essentially watching a co-op; however, I think we will begin to see one more solid Delta Force.
Weaknesses: While having two different groups of people who work well together is a good thing on the surface, it can lead to some issues with an overall cohesive group. This is not inherently a bad thing, but a natural part of forming any team. We will hope to see DF becoming more cohesive; as it can possibly lead to match-deciding issues. If DF continues using their general one roster (from most recent matches) this can lead to other teams catching onto the commonalities and being able to strategize counters. In addition to this, it becomes problematic if one of the key players from this roster can not make it. We hope to see DF be able to get more than enough sign-ups so they can rely on their amazing team depth to win matches; and not one roster.

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Olympus
Written by Foodcourt ​

Leaders: Lceman502 and Foodcourt
Recent Roster Changes: With the tourney being announced, members such as 2ensational, Chhimichanga, hamzacx, Raging_, Sayan, and thgstarburst have been added to the roster.
Key Players: Aussi and Carowinds have made a name for themselves throughout the community through their impressive PvP skill. Additionally, a ninja duo of Slurp_ and chugs__, coupled with APLiterature on Mage provide a very strong defensive front. On the offensive end, Participated, Ducksfan101, and esoffron form OLY's primary trio.
Strengths: Believe it or not, Olympus is one of the older teams in the tournament, only in the shadow of Annihilation, Delta Force, and The Crusaders. Much of the core roster has stuck together, and having an experience edge over half of the other teams in the tournament is nothing to be overlooked. Finally, communication is extremely valued on OLY. With almost every member being able to speak in matches, call-outs will be made very often.
Weaknesses: Coordination, especially on offense, needs to improve as the tournament goes on. In the past OLY has gotten into a habit of being incredibly staggered on the offensive end, and, with every push being incredibly valuable, this is an issue that needs to be ironed out quickly.

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The Baguettes
Written by hamzacx
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Leader: LuvAzolandPigThree
Age of Team: Official CTF team as of April 1st, 2020.
Recent Pickups: As previously indicated, TB is a newer emergence in the CTF community. However, some of the most recent additions to the team roster include Choowie, one of the best-equipped pyros/assassins in the game, and Chickdee, a very strong defensive player known for his PvP skills.
Important Players: TB currently has several of the leading class-specific players on their active team roster. PigThree, for example, is a stealthy and calculating defensive assassin in the game and, as evidenced in PPMs, can often get clutch kills and recoveries. TB’s defense also has other powerhouses like Haise, Mikye, and Alaskka, who are all highly skilled players seen as big threats to opposing offensive waves. MrBubDub is perhaps one of the most versatile and strategical offensive players. Likewise, Lara is a solid medic who knows how to manage against pesky ninjas and archers with her game-changing heals and coordination.
Strengths: Generally speaking, TB is recognized for their broad-ranging skill set. The team has some of the best players on ctf, best being the players that are seen doing the most with in past matches and PPMs. Additionally, many players have years of competetive CTF experience under their belts. This, combined with the extensive PvP capability of several key players, is something that could potentially lead to many victories. TB’s current roster is also very active, with many of their players seen daily in casual CTF and PPMs. Finally, TB seems to be organized nicely with a 6 person council and a full roster.
Weaknesses: It is hard to deny TB’s high overall skill level, but from an outsider point of view, it does seem that it significantly lacks team synergy. It appears that more than anything TB is a group of some of the most skilled players in CTF, where on the other hand many other CTF teams are composed of
different friend groups who do more than just play CTF together. Additionally, some of the active TB players do not often speak in calls, which could hurt effective coordination throughout matches. Keep in mind that this team is fairly new, so we are not entirely sure about their dynamic and how it functions, and on the bright side, due to what appears as great leadership, their synergy seems to be greatly improving, as they have begun to participate in more team PPMs and practices.

The Crusaders
Written by Paddishly ​

Leader: xAshes
Age of Team: 6 years old, have been around competitive CTF for a long time, strong bonds between members and extremely friendly environment.
Recent Pickups: Recent additions to the roster of TC include Heartsrevolution, Doodleberry7, Caligraph & Pablik. Notably Heartsrevolution comes in as a pyro for TC in replacement of ghenry, who has moved to playing offense.
Important Players: TC are well known for having a strong offense, so it only makes sense that we speak about two of their strongest offensive players, SirLeo and Pudgy. Leo has the capability to steal the flag without a defence even knowing, making pyros sweat in their dreams and go home crying to their families. Additionally, a capper isn’t anything without their offensive medic, Pudgy, who’s synergy with her large variety of offensive players always peaks when playing with TC, a dangerous duo to look out for. Strengths: TC have a distinct advantage in having played with each other for a long time, ensuring they have the maturity to tackle competition together with their synergy being an important aspect.
Weakness: Some may say that what TC is strong with in offense, they lack in defence. Recent history shows a struggle to catch up to carriers and recover, something that has potentially been rectified with the additions of DoodleBerry and Heartsrevolution. Further, the team has a lot of flex players who do not have a main class, as such it is difficult to field the best roster possible as multiple players classes overlap.

The Roxerces
Written by Foodcourt ​

Leader: bar1234
Age of Team: Approximately seven months old.
Recent Pickups: Recent additions to the roster include blackfurrykitty, an old chemist player, NinetyThree, a recent transfer from CITRIX, and Stellians, a Pyro main who has been teamless for some time.
Important Players: The Roxerces’ new additions give them more strength on the offensive and defensive end. Adding blackfurrykitty and NinteyThree, players who add PvP skill to the roster, will certainly need to come up big in this tournament. Aside from newer additions to the team, Bar, DuhWither, and Fella001 make-up a strong offense that is overlooked by many. Additionally, Zxcvb (Shadoun) and Kevivi form a ninja duo capable of dealing lots of damage.
Strengths: ROX is better than people give them credit for. Their roster is filled with individual talent and is capable of performing well if coordinated properly. If they are able to achieve a high level coordination and communication, ROX can definitely compete with the older more experienced teams.
Weaknesses: While their roster being filled with individual talent is a strength, it is also their biggest weakness. Because many of their new additions seek to be key contributors in their matches; it is unlikely that these players will be used to playing together with the older members of The Roxerces Roster.

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Pre-Match interview with @Daveeeeeeeee
by @Godman
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Godman: What do you see as Annihilation’s biggest strengths that you will need to consider?
Dave: Well obviously they have BrandinoB who has a reputation of being one of the best archer's in the game. They also have Austin who is a very troublesome mage. Both of these players will likely be irritating for our offense. Defensively our main concerns would be Salty_Ivan and Chactation most likely. While Chac may be rusty he is still a great soldier and Ivan is a very solid chemist/el
Godman: At this point in time, what do you see as being your biggest advantage/disadvantage?
Dave: Advantages: Pyro mains, Medic offense, activity, believe we have more squad depth too Disadvantage: Ninja mains/assassin mains
Godman: How do you feel about Annihilations designated map selection
Dave: We feel farely comfortable on Pagodas III, it definitely suits their mage and archer so I can see why they would pick it

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Pre-Match interview with @Miskey
by @CoasterHamza
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Hamza: Hi Miskey! First off I am going to ask about match readiness: What measures have you taken to prepare for this upcoming tournament match against AF?
Miskey: As a team, we've had practices or played ppms together every day this week. We've tried out many different team comps and roster combinations and are confident that we know what gives us our best shot into their team!
Hamza: I see. Now moving onto AF’s roster, are there any particular players you are most worried about for the match?
Miskey: There aren't really any players in specific that we're worried about. We know they're solid all around, and quite a few of their players were formerly with Annihilation. We know they'll come to play, and we plan on doing the same.
Hamza: Alright. What do you see as AF's biggest strengths that you will need to consider?
Miskey: Their communication should be strong, as a lot of their members have played together in the past. They also have a strong pvp based offense that utilizes chemist/heavy a lot, which is definitely a strength on certain maps.
Hamza: Ok, now moving onto more Anni specific questions, at this point in time, what do you see as being your biggest advantage/disadvantage?
Miskey: Our biggest advantage right now is depth. In the past, having our starting roster determined how the match would go, now we have good players outside of our starting roster that should allow us to play at full strength regardless. As far as our biggest weakness goes, I'm not too sure. We've come together in a fairly short amount of time and have made a lot of improvement, so our biggest weaknesses are getting fixed over and over again. An example of something we recently fixed is roles on recovery/support and offensive communication.
Hamza: That is fair. What significant contributions do you expect your newly recruited players to provide?
Miskey: The offensive players we picked up, Ivan and Chac, are both very good players and communicate extremely well. Rejeqted, who was formerly a Chemist main, has brought new life to our core defense after moving to Pyro. Overall, I think the biggest thing provided by the new members is synergy and the ability to have a very solid player in every role.
Hamza: Alright. And I think you partly answered this, but could you add on to: Looking at your roster, there are many new additions to the team that have joined in the past week. How do you think these new players will fit into the playstyle that Annihilation is used to?
Miskey: They won't. The new additions to the roster were picked up to change our playstyle, not perfect the one we had before. There were major issues with how we played before, so changing our playstyle was a major goal of picking up new players.
Hamza: Ok! thank you for the interview and good luck in the tournament
Miskey: No problem, looking forward to seeing the article!

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Pre-Match Interview with @iFlaze and @TheFatalBest
by @SloppySlapster
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SloppySlapster: Hello Flaze and TheFatalBest -- I hope that you are both doing great! I have a few pre-tournament questions that I would love to ask you both, just to get an idea of CX's mindset prior to these exciting series of matches. First and foremost, how are you feeling about the upcoming competitions that you will be faced with?
Flaze: Hello! I'm good, thanks. I'm quite excited for this tourney. I believe we have the chance to put up a good fight in our upcoming matches. I also feel like every team in our group has the potential to go to playoffs so matches should be pretty intense and interesting. And overall, a lot of teams are close in terms of level so I think it's going to be very fun! Some matches will be a real challenge.
TheFatalBest: I think the upcoming competition will be extremely fun especially with every team being very strong that all matches will be close and intense. Im curious to see how the matches will go because every team has different capabilities and strategies.
SloppySlapster: Awesome! It’s great to hear that everyone is in good spirits, and that you are looking forward to putting your diverse set of strategies to the test. Speaking of strategies, CX has obviously been preparing for this event for an extensive amount of time – between team PPMs, practices, and other official matches. What do you currently see as your biggest advantages?
TheFatalBest: One of our biggest advantages would be our communication and teamwork especially on offense as we protect each other against the roaming and then we go into the flag room at the same time. Another advantage we have is our defence being very strong with roaming as they never let key roles such as medic get to the flag room.
Flaze: For offense, I would say our biggest advantage is coordination because we really try to work together and go as a team. We can also communicate easily as almost all of our offenders talk. An advantage of our defense would be that most of our players are used to roam together, especially our ninjas, archer, assassin and bulk. Our medic has learnt to switch between helping the roaming and helping the pyro as well.
SloppySlapster: It sounds like you all have really pieced together your strengths and are continuing to facilitate cohesive teamwork! Recently, a few key players – including Exeadra and NinetyThree – have left CX to find new homes in the CTF community. What adjustments have you guys been making in order to compensate for these losses?
Flaze: After them leaving, we compensated it by starting to practice more with our other offenders, such as Colorr or R4ve, and had scapezar and Z_Hobo joining a bit after.
TheFatalBest: We have made some adjustments recruiting 2 new members just as Flaze mentioned. We have members to fill in the places as we make sure we can have multiple players per role just in case this happens or another member being unable to turn up to a match.
SloppySlapster: Absolutely – all of your recent recruits are formidable players with a lot of CTF experience in their repertoire. You are slated to play TB next Saturday, which has a roster full of former RNG and TT talent. What kind of advice or words of encouragement do you plan on relaying towards your team prior to this match?
Flaze: Like for every match, we would of course give our members some strategic advice, but in the end I would probably tell them to just do their best and have fun, since we aren't overly focused on winning and will just try to appreciate the match, which should be quite entertaining given the strength of TB's roster.
SloppySlapster: Of course! Thank you both so much for providing some initial insight. I hope CX has a blast, and I wish you all the best of luck!
TheFatalBest: Thank you very much!

Interview with @wintergreen3
by @Foodcourt
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Foodcourt: Hey Winter! At this point in time, what do you see as being your biggest advantage/disadvantage?
wintergreen3: A lot of people don't currently know what to expect against our roster. We have a deep amount of talent and have multiple combinations to throw at teams, so they'll never know who to expect and at what position. Sometimes it takes us a bit to all get on the same page, at least defensively, so as long as we can stay sharp and communicate we shouldn't have too many issues.
Foodcourt: What kind of advice or words of encouragement do you plan on relaying towards your team prior to the match?
wintergreen3: Everyone's on the same page going into the tournament, overall we have a more serious tone now that it's tournament time but expectation wise we want to let the matches speak for themselves.
Foodcourt: After The Blue Flagger’s disband, Delta Force has been a common team where ex-TBF members have found a home. Has the way you are approaching the tournament changed in light of these new additions?
wintergreen3: Our approach hasn't really changed. Everyone fits in well and gets along even better, so we really have had no issues with playing with our new members.
Foodcourt: TC is known for having a very strong and coordinated offense. With that being said, your team’s defense needs to be strong in order to stop this high-powered offense. What sort of things have you been preparing for to face an offense like this?
wintergreen3: We've been getting in a LOT of practice as a team and getting our synergy and roles down, with the right plan in mind we can shut down most offenses.
Foodcourt: Thank you very much. Best of luck on Saturday!

Interview with @Paddy__M
by @Foodcourt
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Foodcourt: Good afternoon Paddy. What are your thoughts on the current Roxerces roster?
Paddy: I think The Roxerces are actually quite a strong roster that many may underestimate, having recently added some more experienced players like NinetyThree and Stelians. Their offense in particular is quite intimidating, with strong soldiers in Fella and Glashe, elf in bar1234. Definitely a team that has recruited well prior to the tourney.
Foodcourt: At this point in time, what do you see as being your biggest
disadvantage?
Paddy: The Olympus roster is quite strong, we have a fairly diverse class selection at hand. I think our biggest disadvantage will be playing on the new tourney maps, our off may struggle to adjust to these newer maps that all seem to be quite defense based.
Foodcourt: Who is the handsomest member of your team?
Paddy: Ugliest team in the competition not gonna lie but clearly arkham2012.
Foodcourt: OLY is boasting a 5-game win streak in official matches prior to the tournament. What needs to be done in order to carry that momentum into the tourney?
Paddy: The most important thing is chemistry and enjoying playing together which tends to maintain this momentum. Through a few team events we’ve managed to continue playing well together and ensuring we’re learning each other’s strategies.
Foodcourt: You are scheduled to play The Roxerces this week - how have you guys been preparing to take on ROX?
Paddy: Preparations for our match against ROX have generally involved having practices or ppm VS OLY in the lead up to the tourney to ensure we’re a well oiled machine. We’ve also done our research into map picks and team compositions and have worked to practice appropriately to combat strategies that ROX may throw at us.

Interview with @Azol
by @Ninsanity
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Ninsanity: So first off some questions about team chemistry At this point in time, what do you see as being your biggest advantage/disadvantage?
Azol: We see no disadvantages
Ninsanity: Oh I see, coming in very confident. Love to see that What kind of advice or words of encouragement do you plan on relaying towards your team prior to the match?
Azol: Win. If not, we're disbanding after tournament.
Ninsanity: Very good advice, and now the most important question concerning team chemistry: Who is the handsomest member of your team?
Azol: Azol.
Ninsanity: Finally, your roster boasts RNG and TT talent with a few others mixed in between. TT is the most recent tournament winner and was a dominant team throughout their lifespan, and RNG themselves having a solid record. One small concern is how well are these players going to mix. While skill and game sense is essential in winning a tournament, team synergy is also important. Are you concerned at all with team synergy, or is everyone playing well with each other?
Azol: Nope we all gucci
Ninsanity: Actually, I do have one more question I want to ask. Do you think there is any team right now that can take a win over you?
Azol: Lol no

Interview with @xAsh
by @Miskey
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Miskey: Hey Ash! I want to start off by getting your initial thoughts on your own team heading into the match. How strong are you guys feeling and what have you done to prepare for tomorrow?
Ash: We're excited! I think we feel pretty confident that it will be a good, close game. We've been running regular practices (both PPMs and within the team) for a week and I feel good about our chances.
Miskey: Sounds like you guys are nice and prepped for the match! Regarding the team environment in TC, many of your players have been playing together for years, while a few members were added to TC’s roster just last week. What has the process been like integrating these new members into your team?
Ash: A lot of team bonding! With everyone being home so much lately, it's been easier than ever for us to come together as friends and I've been having such a great time. Almost daily we have 8+ hour calls where we play tons of casual CTF but also a variety of activates together (my favorite has been our late night Disney+ binge sessions). It makes it really easy to come together as a group when you spend so much time together- on the more competitive side, I would say the Very Active PPM discord has helped us a lot too.
Miskey: Spending a lot of time together as a team and developing that sort of camaraderie is something that's definitely bound to help you guys perform on match day. Talking about match day, you already mentioned that your previous match vs. Delta Force was very close, ending in an overall tie. What changes have you guys made to make sure you come out on top this time?
Ash: There have been a lot more team discussions/debates and strategic planning this time around, which is not something TC typically does before a match. Generally we just get a roster and go in to have a good time but for the tournament we have been thinking a little more seriously about our matches and trying to plan things out.
Miskey: Glad to hear that, looking forward to an exciting matchup! For the final question, is there anyone specific on Delta Force that you guys are worried about facing? Do any of their players stand out as threats specifically into what you guys like to run?
Ash: I can't say for certain as we're still not sure who is on DF's roster for tomorrow yet, but I do know Link is always quite annoying to defend against. I think TC these days has a pretty varied roster though-a far cry from our four offensive soldier days-so we've grown pretty capable of adapting to different threats if we have to.
Miskey: Gotcha, well thank you for letting me interview you and best of luck in your match tomorrow!

Interview with @bar1234
by @Foodcourt
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Foodcourt: Hey Bar, good afternoon. At this point in time, what do you see as being your biggest advantage/disadvantage?
bar1234: Well if you are talking about my biggest advantage, I think that my advantage is that I'm playing almost every day keeping my activity up and i'm pretty good at CTF and my disadvantage is that my timezone is not ideal for practices and matches.
Foodcourt: What kind of advice or words of encouragement do you plan on relaying towards your team prior to the match?
bar1234: I would say that win or lose, we do not care. What cares about is that we need to focus on playing and have fun and try to improve. We want to win but we are excited to play more than anything.
Foodcourt: What significant contributions do you expect your newly recruited players to provide (NinetyThree, Blackfurrykitty, Stellians)?
bar1234: I hope they will help us in the game and that they will try to make us better as much as they can, we are excited to have them.
Foodcourt: Olympus is your week one matchup. What sort of preparations have you guys been making in order to take on OLY?
bar1234: We are not prepared much and we do not think that we will win. We will show everyone that will try and do the best we can! We want to practice as much as possible and we hope that leads to captures in the match.

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Thank you all for reading this tournament preview of CTF Match Spotlight! Here is the upcoming tourney schedule:

Friday, April 17th [completed]:
Blue Conference:
The Roxerces vs. Olympus: 2-2, 3-0, 5-0 OLY Victory
POTG OLY: Carowinds
POTG ROX: CatShanti

Saturday, April 18th:
Blue Conference:
Delta Force vs. The Crusaders: 4pm EST

Red Conference:
Ad Fundum vs. Annihilation: 2pm EST

Week 2 Pairings:
Blue Conference:
Olympus vs. The Crusaders
Delta Force vs. The Roxerces

Red Conference:
The Baguettes vs. CITRIX

Make sure to tune in to CMS for live coverage of each tournament matchup!