Teams shuffle rosters for 2015 Summer

Riot·May 19, 2015·0 votes·74,245 views

Each Split, every team hopes that they can win the Championship. But only one will reach that goal. Sometimes, progress towards that goal is enough for an organization, but sometimes, failure has consequences. Many teams opted to make dramatic changes to gear up for a Summer push. Check out all the roster shuffles of the offseason and see who the favorites are heading into the 2015 Summer Split.

EU LCS

Copenhagen Wolves, H2K, Giants Gaming, and Unicorns of Love all made no changes.

Copenhagen Wolves showed such improvement with their slightly changed roster and new coach Karl "Dentist" Krey that they probably thought changes would only break up synergy. Unicorns of Love and H2K, as new teams in the League, greatly exceeded expectations with 2nd and 3rd Place finishes respectively. Giants Gaming still has some work to do as far as improving, but they've decided this roster gives them the best chance.

Origen is one of the new teams competing in the EU LCS. They haven't made any roster changes, but we'd like to introduce you to this new team: Origen

Top: SoaZ
Jungle: Amazing
Mid: xPeke
ADC: Niels
Support: Mithy

Elements

Top: Wickd → Jwaow
Jungle: Shook → Dexter
Mid: Froggen
ADC: Rekkles → Tabzz
Support: Krepo → promisQ

Elements has undergone the most heavy renovation of any team in the LCS. After their disappointing 7th Place finish, they replaced all members except for their star mid laner Henrik "Froggen" Hansen. Their new lineup has some of the more reliable veterans in the EU scene such as Erik "Tabzz" van Helvert and Marcel "Dexter" Feldkamp, along with relative newcomers Jesper "Jwaow" Strandgren and Hampus "PromisQ" Abrahamsson. Both new members were hyped players coming from the Challenger Scene, particularly Jwaow from his time on Gamers2 and later MeetYourMakers in the EU LCS. Fnatic

Top: Huni
Jungle: Reignover
Mid: Febiven
ADC: Steeelback → Rekkles
Support: YellOwStaR

Despite winning the EU LCS Spring Split and a very strong showing at the 2015 Mid-Season Invitational, Fnatic decided to change their ADC. While Pierre "Steeelback" Medjaidi performed decently at ADC, he had many mechanical, positional, and strategic errors throughout the Spring Split. To put Fnatic over the top, the team decided to bring back former EU LCS MVP Martin "Rekkles" Larsson because of his strength as an ADC and synergy with team captain and support Bora "YellOwStaR" Kim. Gambit Gaming

Top: Cabochard
Jungle: Diamondprox
Mid: Betsy
ADC: P1noy → FORG1VEN
Support: Gosu Pepper (formerly Edward)

Gambit Gaming had a great rebound year after narrowly escaping elimination from the EU LCS last Split. With a roster of new stars and veterans alike, Gambit finished in the Playoffs, but they unfortunately didn't make it beyond that after losing to Unicorns of Love 3-1. As a result, Gambit made the impressive acquisition of reigning EU LCS MVP Konstantinos "FORG1VEN" Tzortziou-Napoleon. With one of the most mechanically gifted players in the world at ADC, Gambit hopes to make a push for the top of EU. ROCCAT

Top: Overpow → Steve
Jungle: Jankos
Mid: Nukeduck
ADC: Woolite
Support: VandeR

In 2014, ROCCAT came into the EU LCS as one of the most hyped teams, and justified it with finishes in 3rd and 4th in the Spring and Summer Splits. Given the upgrades of Erlend "nukeduck" Holm and Pawel "Woolite" Pruski, it was believed the roster might be a favorite in Europe. But the team had a very rough Split, finishing in 8th Place with a 6-12 record. They decided to shift long time member Remigiusz "Overpow" Pusch to the substitute position and bring in the little-known Etienne "Steve" Michels, formerly of Team-LDLC and ThunderBot SPARTA. ROCCAT expects to have more on their new roster in the coming days. SK Gaming

Top: fredy122
Jungle: Svenskeren
Mid: Fox
ADC: FORG1VEN → CandyPanda
Support: nRated

After SK Gaming finished the regular season with an impressive 15-3 record, there were high hopes for them going into the Playoffs. However, after FORG1VEN earned the EU LCS MVP award, his team was unable to advance in the Semifinals against Unicorns of Love, and then fell to H2K in the 3rd Place match (both series being 3-2). For team synergy reasons, FORG1VEN was transferred from the team, and SK Gaming's former ADC Adrian "CandyPanda" Wubbelmann will fill in instead.

NA LCS

Team SoloMid, Team Liquid, Team Impulse, Team Dignitas and Team8 were the North American teams that made no changes.

Although TSM had a shaky MSI performance, their dominance in NA leaves them hopeful for improvement. Team Liquid and Team Impulse started with rough chemistry issues, but improved dramatically over time. Team8, as a new team, vastly exceeded expectations, and narrowly missed the NA LCS Playoffs. Team Dignitas had some roster changes during the season at jungle (multiple times) and likely was a reason they felt they didn't need to change during the offseason. We'd also like to welcome team Enemy Esports and Team Dragon Knights to the LCS Enemy Esports:

Top: Flaresz
Jungle: Trashy
Mid: Innox
ADC: Otter
Support: Bodydrop

Team Dragon Knights

Top: Seraph
Jungle: Kez
Mid: Ninja
ADC: Emperor
Support: Smoothie

Counter Logic Gaming

Top: ZionSpartan
Jungle: Xmithie
Mid: LiNk → Pobelter / HuHi
ADC: Doublelift
Support: Aphromoo

Oh boy. After simultaneously an impressive regular season and a disappointing Playoffs, CLG hasn't done too much wheeling and dealing this offseason. But a flurry of dramatic posts have revealed a lot of inner organizational turmoil. The team has decided to stay with many its core members despite the trouble, including Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng and Zaqueri "Aphromoo" Black. However after many Splits of investment, CLG and mid laner Austin "LiNk" Shin decided to part ways. Replacing him is not just one player, but two. The CLG organization is trying out a Korea-like structure of time-shared mid laners similar to SKTelecom T1's Sang-hyok "Faker" Lee and Ji-hoon "Easyhoon" Lee. The two players the team selected are Eugene "Pobelter" Park and Jae Hyun "HuHi" Choi. Cloud9

Top: Balls
Jungle: Meteos
Mid: Hai → Incarnati0n
ADC: Sneaky
Support: LemonNation

Cloud9 stumbled out of the gates in Spring, but managed to finish up strong in 2nd Place despite their inconsistency. The team ultimately decided that they wouldn't be able to succeed with their current lineup, and mid laner Hai "Hai" Lam voluntarily retired to join the organization as Chief Gaming Officer. As a response, C9 held tryouts for their mid position and ended up making one of the most anticipated acquisitions of the offseason. After several years of being banned from League of Legends, Nicolaj "Incarnati0n" Jensen was added to C9's roster. After holding rank 1 on EU Solo Queue, Incarnati0n is touted as one of the best mechanical players in the world. Cloud9's success will depend on if Incarnati0n can adjust to the professional metagame and team play. Gravity

Top: Hauntzer
Jungle: Saintvicious → Move
Mid: Keane
ADC: Cop → Altec
Support: Bunny FuFuu

Gravity hasn't mentioned a lot about their roster this offseason. Saintvicious tweeted he was likely retiring, but not much else was stated by the team. It was later announced that he joined Team Coast as head coach. The roster that Gravity have submitted for the LCS features former Winterfox ADC Johnny "Altec" Ru and former Edward Gaming academy player Kang "Move" Min-su. Given the lack of public communication by Gravity, we can only speculate why Brandon "Saintvicious" DiMarco and David "Cop" Roberson are leaving the roster. What roster changes are you most excited about? Which teams do you think won the offseason? Let us know on Twitter @lolesports or in the comments below. Tune in to the start of the 2015 LCS Summer Split, where you can see all the rosters in action on May 28, 2015. Frank Fields is a Senior Editor for Riot Games' Esports Web Content team. You'll find him flash charming people in Diamond... or on Twitter where he'd love to talk to you about esports.

139 Comments

God is love 316May 19, 201556 votes

I am really sad to see cop leave gravity, he's one of the main reasons why I loved the team to start with when they first got into the LCS item 3070

DaroxMay 19, 201513 votes

I'm with you on that. Cop is one of, if not my favorite professional player in the LCS. I can only wonder why they would get rid of him/he would leave, seeing as the past two splits he's been outstanding.

CrayonDragonMay 19, 20154 votes

aww cop. Maybe he wanted to coach or just decided he didnt like the pro life.

Mag1kMay 19, 20156 votes

Yep, only reason I supported Gravity, really really was hoping cop could get to worlds.

allupinyobaseMay 23, 20151 votes

i hope some one picks him up... CLG CLG CLG

ShmeepicusJun 9, 20153 votes

You have a TSM Summoner Icon you bandwagoner.

EmoxesMay 19, 201519 votes

Quite a bit of changes, here is where I see them panning out:

Origen: This team spells promise, with banned players that had time to hone their skills to veterans that still have more left in the tank, this team could go far... I think they will be the most unpredictable team, as high as 3rd and as low as 8th could be where they fall, but considering their dominance of the challenger scene, I'd lean toward the former.

Elements: With the lineup they had, followed by their fall, I think its something in their organization rather than their talent. Maybe they fixed it with getting a more synergistic roster, but I don't see it with the improvements other teams are making... and how strong some of the top teams did in the Spring. Tabzz, their former ADC is a downgrade, I'm not a huge fan of Jwaow, and I think Dexter has seen his glory days pass. PromisQ is promising (I had to) but I don't think he will be able to turn it all around for this squad. I see them finishing ahead of Giants... but honestly, they could finish 9th unless they really did fix their internal issues with this team.

Fnatic: Definite upgrade, he can fit into this organization since he has before, and he just has to learn to play with these new faces. Fnatic is, in my mind, the best organization in Europe, so they shouldn't have much issue getting Rekkles back to his dominance. Expect them to finish first once against unless UoL has more growth than they do.

Gambit: Well SK gave Gambit a silver platter. This one move is huge, because they have a great team otherwise (their mid might still be a bit shaky). Expect 3rd or 4th place for this squad this time around.

Roccat: Good move to fix synergy. But as we learned from M5, teams that all come from one part of Europe and speak one language that isn't English eventually fall until they reform. Roccat maybe in that stage, and with the level of competition, 7th or 8th is probably where they land.

SK: This may have been the single worst move of the off-season. SK has had a history of doing well in the split then under performing during playoffs. It had nothing to do with Forgiven but rather the organization. If there are players to replace, its Fox who did admirably but not as great as some other mids in the scene. They will likely finish the split in 2nd-4th, but if they don't get second, I expect them to fall out first round of the playoffs being the 6th best team when it matters most.

Enemy and TDK: Truly unpredictable, I think both are about equal... anywhere from 5th to 10th... its that hard to say.

CLG: Upgrade... maybe not a major one. Doublelift is past his prime and needs to leave as well. Their strategy of adopting the SK1 strat could work... but its too early to tell. I see them improving from their bad playoffs last split and landing 4th... unless team Liquid wants their curse back.

C9: What a move. Hai knew that despite his shotcalling, despite his teamwork, it wasn't enough. Back when they started, the mid lane competition was not as good as it is now in NA, and his lack of mechanics could not keep up. They got someone who can now. The only question is can they find a shot caller and a leader. If they can, they could even take down TSM, if not, they could stumble as low as 5th. 2nd again is the best prediction I can make.

Gravity: We saw these two retiring eventually, Altec is an upgrade, and Move... its hard to say, but this looks promising IF they can work as a team... 6th place is my prediction, they could go higher or lower dependent on how well they can work as a team and not as individuals (what happened to Winterfox).

I will say this though, despite being from NA and I hate to say it... although the top teams maybe similar talent wise (also assuming they work out kinks for major events so they can show up to them), all in all EU seems strong this split for the first time in awhile.

BBQBoyMay 19, 20159 votes

i agree with mostly what you said. I like that you put so much time into this. One problem i have, just my opinion is that Tabazz is not a downgrade for Rekkles. Sure Rekkles is much better mechanically, but Tabazz is a better team player. During the Summer split he could play the supportive damage when Froggen went off, but when Froggen had a rought time Tabazz was able to take the carry role. so overall I would say that they are stronger in the areas that the other is not. Also i think that if C9 does well with Incarnation the TSM will fall, Dyrus should probably retire soon, getting old and the top lane has shifted to an even more important role, Dyrus can not follow Darien foot steps. For a time the "feed to win strat" might have fooled the NA scene but they will continue to struggle on the international stage if Dyrus can not at least go even in his lane. He needs to communicate with the rest of the team and ask for assistance .

mericrMay 19, 201511 votes

Dyrus's troubles are not totally of his own making. His entire team has just left him out to dry game after game. Yes, Dyrus needs to play safer and communicate more with his team. The larger issue with TSM is that they for some reason think they can win the game by only focusing pressure bot and mid and letting top lane get camped. Hopefully TSM's problem at MSI was just nerves or lack of preparation and not a serious flaw with their entire team's strategy, otherwise NA isnt quite as good as we thought.

Troll PoolMay 19, 201512 votes

How people blame Dyrus for MSI just blows my mind. Santorin was afk the whole tournament. Their picks were absolute trash, they couldn't do basic things like laneswap vs Fnatic, they never adapted throughout the whole tournament and even kept picking champions they were horrible at like Chogath.

The most blame by far falls on their coach loco. Not only if he responsible for the horrible picks, never adapting during the tournament and not fixing their many flaws during their regular season. They also didn't scrim against Fnatic because they thought it'd be an easy win. This would be the biggest mistake of the whole tournament as this match was key for getting into groups and cost them $25,000.

They've had their wake-up call at MSI, they can't get away internationally with what they can in the NA LCS. If Loco steps up bigtime as a coach and make the team start supporting Dyrus. And Santorin starts actually jungling instead of playing PvE then they will probably have a strong performance at worlds.

SAFFATLOLMay 19, 20155 votes

I agree. Many analysts even said that Dyrus wasn't playing particularly poorly and he did alright for what he was given.

Astral GeminiMay 20, 20152 votes

Agreed. Personally, i feel that Dyrus does a great job considering all the BS he has to put up with, like getting all his power picks banned out EVERY GAME and getting no Jungler help while being camped. He is one of the most experienced Pro players in the world, and it shows when he is allowed to get ahead. The problem is that TSM has decided that Bjergsen is more important than Dyrus, and leaves him out to dry, even favoring WildTurtle over him, which I feel is silly. Just for some context, I am not a TSM fan, I am a C9 fan, but that doesn't stop me from being able to see a player's potential.

JùiceboxMay 20, 20153 votes

First off I do agree that it's not all Dyrus fault for them losing but a big part of it was their team strategy of letting any team camp Dyrus and get the whole team fed just from contuniously killing one man. Furthermore they should have known that, that strategy was not going to work again since they used the exact same strategy at the IEM Tournement. The only reason why they continue to play that strategy is because the players are struggling with adapting to new strategies where Dyrus is the carry or WildTurtle is the carry.

Loco has made it very clear that he wants to move away from the strategy where Mid gets fed and Mid carries the game. It's a very risky strategy that is in place from when Reginald was Mid and will not always work as we all saw. Not only that but it is Dyrus fault for not playing or at least attempting to master other champs besides Tank top laners, if that's all he can play then he can get banned out every game from here on out and lose lane horribly every game.

Its not just one person's fault no, but collectively its the teams fault. Bottom line is stop relying so heavily on getting mid fed, other lanes matter also. Plus they need to learn other strategies that involves, getting other lanes going so that everyone has the potential to carry from time to time. Plus the champ pool's of everyone on that team is pretty small right now at the moment. They need to Upgrade their team comp's that are available to them.

DeathscytheDuoMay 19, 20152 votes

I also dont think Dyrus is the problem. If you look at most of the matches he goes even or does better than his opponent in top lane, UNTIL the jungle comes in. Had there ever been a decent countergank or just a regular gank at all for him, i think most of the matches would have gone way different. I also think if they stop putting him on tanks and support tops only, and enable him to carry a game once in a while they'd do even better than last split. I mean even as Sion he had games he kinda carried on.

Eraest97May 19, 20152 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsxD3_oL5RQ

For those who haven't seen it, this is dyrus's vblog about MSI

OHminusMay 19, 201512 votes

Regular season standings: NA:

TL
C9
TSM
TIP
GV
CLG
TDK
T8
DIG
Enemy

EU:

FNC
GMB
H2k
ORIGEN
UOL
SK
ELE
ROC
CW
GIA

I might be a bit too nice on elements here. Feel free to swap CW with them if you want to.

BBQBoyMay 19, 201511 votes

I think you are over estimating Team Liquid, and TDK I also think that you are underestimating TIP, Enemy, H2K, UOL, Sk and ELE. Here what i think

NA: 1:C9/TSM 2:C9/TSM 3:TIP/TL 4: TIP/TL 5:GV 6:CLG 7:Enemy/T8/TDK/DIG 8:Enemy/T8/TDK/DIG 9:Enemy/T8/TDK/DIG 10:Enemy/T8/TDK/DIG

EU: 1:FNC 2:UOL/H2K/GMB 3:UOL/H2k/GMB 4.UOL/H2k/GMB 5:ELE/SK/ORIGEN 6:ELE/SK/ORIGEN 7:ELE/SK/ORIGEN 8:CW 9:ROC 10:GIA

CrayonDragonMay 19, 20155 votes

gg c9 and tsm fanyboy. tbh TL and TiP have a high possibilty of overriding those two at this point. stop the bandwagon pls.

Troll PoolMay 19, 201510 votes

His ranking is pretty damn accurate. Although Origen is a bit of a wildcard and i think he's overrating H2K a bit. I don't see them as a top 2 contender. But most likely a third to fifth. They do have lots of potential to grow though.

Taking the throne from TSM and C9 is no easy feat and i don't think TL and TiP have shown they have a large chance to do it. I'd give them both maybe a 15% chance each to be first with TSM/C9 taking the other 70%.

warpedmindMay 19, 20155 votes

H2K got third place in their first split. i think he is not overrating them

lLercMay 21, 20152 votes

Origen no better than 5th? Did you just start watching Pro League of Legends this season? They have monster experience on their team. Top 3 Team in my opinion.

Fulfill DestinyMay 19, 201510 votes

I thought that girl was incarnation for a sec and I got like half a boner

HąiMay 19, 20157 votes

It's gonna be a hell of a split :)

YonihoMay 19, 20156 votes

I disagree on Steelback position errors, it team fight positioning was his core strength his laning was his problem.

jellyfueeshMay 19, 20155 votes

they forgot the T8 roster change with Nien as ADC instead of maplestreet

CrayonDragonMay 19, 20153 votes

NOOOO, i loved maple. he was always smiling

SiyanorMay 20, 20152 votes

Nien smiles just as much as maple...

Tbone6May 19, 20151 votes

Thats just a rumor. There is no confirmation of that happening unless it will happen mid-split. (Which I doubt it will happen)

YonihoMay 19, 20153 votes

Cali confirmed in on reddit

JHeiMay 19, 20155 votes

C9>tsm they gonna prove it this split

endtime00May 19, 20154 votes

I hope that the changes will help C9, and Elements; it'll be exciting watching these teams climb back up to the top again.

Euijin SongMay 19, 20155 votes

Yeah I want C9 to leave that #2 spot forever and reclaim #1!

BloodtotemzMay 19, 20154 votes

Looking forward to the roster change to my team C9. If Incarnati0n is anything like what people have been saying, he is going to usher in another age of C9 dominance.

The Great ShmoopMay 19, 20154 votes

now before i get down voted for considering Origen so highly, i think that xpeke/soaz both have renewed motivation and that amazing is among the best of junglers, a good fit for the team. mithy/niels are seemingly a very good bot lane and if they keep up and improve their level of synergy they could contest duos like rekkles and yellowstar, the team has 5 carry players, all of them can take a game and run away with it, especially xpeke and amazing. given some time to practice and adjust i can see them placing highly, possibly 1st through 3rd place this split. 1:OG/FNC 2:OG/FNC/H2k 3:OG/H2K/UOL 4:UOL/H2K/GMB 5SK/GMB/EL and i'm too lazy too keep going on that, but there is my take, i'd enjoy a not so toxic response if that isnt too much to ask from our community

Doctor JarvisMay 19, 20154 votes

"For team synergy reasons, FORG1VEN was transferred from the team" That's a fancy way of calling FORG1VEN a douchebag.

damaskedbuttholeMay 19, 20153 votes

Guys this Cloud 9 move I feel is without a doubt the biggest move on the list. (other than Fnatic and Gambit ADC swaps) Cloud 9 had the same roster for 4 splits and we always knew what they could do, we always knew at the least they would manage a top 3 in the absolute worst case scenario.

However we have no clue what Incarnation can even do. As we all know from Seraph from CLG, solo queue excellence does not always translate to LCS success. Again, As we know from the Fnatic rookies talent from a CS team and solo queue can translate to success.

For me, being a huge C9 fan I of course am biased, it is honestly hard to imagine a split where Cloud 9 does not have the supposedly "world class" shot calling, but rather the residual shot calling and they have to rely on their individual talents. We all know Meteos is one of the best junglers in both LCS. We all know Sneaky is a proven consistent player and a great mechanical player. We all know LemonNation is the brain of the team and the skeleton the keeps Sneaky afloat, even though he by no means is a top 3 support in the LCS. We all know Balls can play Rumble and some bruisers, but he struggles with the current meta AP tops. we all know C9 is an all time great NA organization in E-Sports. Is the first time though where we go a whole year without seeing C9 attend a Riot hosted tournament?

SAFFATLOLMay 19, 20152 votes

Cloud 9 can finish third and still go to worlds as the number 2 seed as long as TSM doesn't finish second. I'm fairly sure they'll be going to worlds this year.

SinatraZMay 19, 20152 votes

NA I think the top 3 will be fought between TL,C9, TSM and TIP. Biggest surprise for NA will be Enemy, I think they have a lot of potential and might end at 4th spot.

EU I think the top 3 will be fought between FNC, OG and H2K. Biggest surprise for EU will be ELements, I think they will make a comeback. I didn't put UOL in the top 3 because in my opinion they had great playoffs but others teams will be more prepared against them this time around.

Also, I can't wait to see FORGIVEN and Edward chemistry lol because they are both agressive and emotive players so it might not work out.

PhoenixeggMay 19, 20152 votes

although i watch more EU ive always liked cloud 9 and their roster. Its a shame that Hai is leaving. THe team had great teamwork and you could tell how close they all were in the gameplay.

Lets hope they can keep the cohesion with the new mid laner.

Also think fnatic should have kept steelback, he really stepped it up against SKT and played worthy of any team.

HgBTEfjD6BMay 20, 20152 votes

Nicolaj "Incarnati0n" Jensen reached fame for being a very skilled high-Elo player known for his extremely toxic and negative attitude in soloqueue. On January 23, 2013, Incarnati0n received an indefinite suspension from all Riot-affiliated events due to behavioral issues.[1] ---- This could be a problem for C9 despite him being a better person now

GibonGraMay 20, 20152 votes

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Nicolaj "Incarnati0n" Jensen reached fame for being a very skilled high-Elo player known for his extremely toxic and negative attitude in soloqueue. On January 23, 2013, Incarnati0n received an indefinite suspension from all Riot-affiliated events due to behavioral issues.[1] ---- This could be a problem for C9 despite him being a better person now

That was 2.5 years ago, and Riot unbanned him from LCS for his much improved behavior. All indications point to him having matured a lot, so if he goes back to being toxic I'd say all toxic players are hopeless.

Zanzan42May 20, 20152 votes

Sweet Jesus, I just read though the entirety of the CLG drama posts by Link/Double/Chauster, and all I can say is that "pro gaming" is anything but professional. I understand that we're dealing with teens/early-20s people here (likely with no real world business experience, since they're so young), but the complete lack of people skills, communication skills, management and leadership skills, and conflict resolution skills on display here would never fly in the real world. Unbelievable.

Son, I am disappoint...

Fuzzy PlatypusMay 20, 20152 votes

Aatrox

L7 ArcherMay 21, 20151 votes

Team 8 is gonna go all the way this year RekSai Orianna

ViewtifulCrowMay 21, 20151 votes

WTF COP NOOOOOOOO item 3070

FurankiMay 21, 20151 votes

Not really surprised with Elements. After how well they performed last season to how they performed this season's Spring split was like night and day. Something clearly went wrong so perhaps this roster change might clean some of that up, we'll see.

On the NA front, interesting seeing some of the changes that have occurred and it will be worth seeing how CLG fairs with a two-player mid set-up to switch off of for matches; good to see Aphromoo still on the team given he's a fun Support to watch.

All I can say though is its good to see Winterfox (formerly Evil Geniuses) knocked out as their performance last season and this season was lackluster; however, it's truly good to see Team Coast out as it felt more like 9 teams competing with a tenth team that was a guaranteed win for whoever took on Coast. Hopefully these two new teams prove of interest and provide a shakeup to the competition like Team Impulse (formerly LMQ) did last Summer split.