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[HotS] Storming the CCL: Newcomers in the League

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[HotS] Storming the CCL: Newcomers in the League

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April 23rd, 2021 15:32 GMT




STORMing the CCL


Newcomers in the League


Written by: Koznarov




A new STORM has reached the CCL shores. With a name like STORM Esports, they’re a perfect match for the Heroes of the Storm scene. The Chicago based organization has just arrived, but they’re already feeling comfortable in our community. We had the opportunity to talk to Alcove—one of the STORM owners—a few days before draft day. We’ve asked him for a blind prediction about their first CCL run:

Stepping into CCL, STORM is looking to grow as well as prove ourselves, despite our only recent involvement in HotS from an org perspective. Being the new kid on the block is always tough, but in the past few weeks we’ve been able to meet players and key members of the CCL community in order to help educate ourselves and drive our decision making on draft day. I would consider placing in the top three a satisfying result considering this is our first season involved. However, coming in and placing first as a newcomer is high on the priority list.


Alcove was deadly serious when he told us that. STORM traded and drafted its way to quite a stacked roster with some of the strongest players in the scene:

  • Lauber
  • BBJ
  • ibtingz
  • Qepi
  • Daykwaza
  • CPX


Those big brain draft moves and high—though doable—expectations are not the only thing STORM is bringing in. As an organization, competing is only one aspect of being involved. They’re also quite focused on communities (for example, hosting game servers) and production. This production-oriented side synergizes well with CCL. In fact, they want to co-stream their matches by developing a relationship with the talent in the streamer pool. Moreover, they’re also looking for any broadcasting opportunities within the Heroes of the Storm scene.

We are excited to announce that STORM has accepted an org spot to compete in Season 2 of @heroeshearthccl. We are grateful for the opportunity to be involved with such a passionate community and feel at home.

Check out our blog post for details: https://t.co/waWZp1ED6f pic.twitter.com/GIYOL0hi0M

— STORM Esports (@StormEsportsUS) March 16, 2021


Content creation as a whole has become a great priority for STORM Esports in 2021, Alcove tells us. They want to help the players grow their personal brands under the STORM name. That’s something they’ve been doing with their current rosters—in CS:GO, Valorant and Rocket League—and are willing to do with their Heroes of the Storm roster as soon as they draft it.

STORM was born as a gaming community for a group of friends to play and meet new people. Though CCL is consuming all their time in HotS right now, they want to also get involved with the community beyond the HeroesHearth league. They began as a community and they’re always happy to come back to their roots. With that in mind, they’re exploring their options in terms of starting an academy team like Chilly Mountain or Simplicity have in the NGS Storm Division. They want to provide a space for players to reach their highest potential and maybe draft them into their main roster in the future.

Even if this is their first MOBA, the STORM staff are doing their homework. They don’t see being the newcomers as something bad, but as an opportunity. “Coming into HeroesHearth CCL gives us momentum and pushes our passion further to provide a fun, competitive environment for all fans”, Alcove says.

He encourages all those fans to cheer for STORM and promises to make them feel surrounded by a group of friends while enjoying the CCL games. No matter what happens, STORM wants to keep the community at the focus of everything they do.




Thank you Alcove for sharing all your insight with us! We wish STORM Esports the best in the upcoming CCL Season 2. Don’t forget to tune into the next draft!




If you enjoyed this piece, check out our latest articles:

CCL Season 2: ONYX
The Road to Paris: Master Clash Championship Preview
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Writer(s): Koznarov
Editor(s): Allyssa Grey
Formatting: Allyssa Grey
Design: shiroiusagi
Art Credit: Blizzard


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storm_zahti
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United States1 Post
April 23 2021 19:54 GMT
#2
We are excited to STORM the CCL
Creager
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany1896 Posts
April 24 2021 09:01 GMT
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Really nice to see that at least the community still has faith in this game :D
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