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Team Clash becomes Back2Back.SC2!

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VirgilSC2
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States6151 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-06 02:00:59
June 06 2012 01:46 GMT
#1
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We at Team Clash are very proud to announce that from today forward we will be competing as the Starcraft 2 division of Back2Back Gaming, a multigaming organization that boasts a stellar pedigree from the Counter-Strike 1.6 era of eSports. We are all very excited to be working with an organization of their caliber and helping them begin to make a footprint in the new wave of eSports titles. You can expect to see some of our players representing the organization at the upcoming Major League Gaming Spring Championships in Anaheim, California this coming weekend, and at many more events to come!

This merger is something we're very excited about. I feel it's a really big step for our team in more than one aspect. Unfortunately we did part ways with a good portion of our previous roster, on great terms I would add. Some decided to step back from Professional play, others chose to move on to other teams. For privacy sake, I can't really add as to where they're going or where they might end up in the future, but we wish the best of luck to them all. It's also with extreme sadness that I have to add we lost our ace player, and great friend Eun "(P)MoOk" Kang to the Korean Military Service requirement, as he's very near the maximum age of mandatory service. However, we're very excited about the new additions to our roster and hope they can grow with us and make the team even stronger in our new, healthier training environment.

Representing us at MLG Spring Championships will be:

Alex “(P)Shew” Raymond

“I'm really excited to be joining B2B. I feel that we are building a strong line-up of talent and our potential is limitless. The management is also the strongest and most hardworking of any organization I've been a part of firsthand. I hope to make B2B proud in both my and my team's performance.”

Kevin “(P)Siphonn” Bentz

After leaving my previous team, Flow Gaming, I came in search of a different team with players who wanted to improve and had the determination that I did. After looking around for a bit I finally heard about B2B, they had great players and I knew I could grow a lot if I was on a team with some really good practice partners, so I joined! I am happy with my decision and the future looks bright, hope B2B as a team can show good games to everyone and be the best we can possibly be!

Also remaining from the previous roster from Team Clash:

Chad “ Drone” Dallyn – Player/Coach

“As time passed and we were notified of MoOk's military requirements, we became increasingly aware of the need to restructure the team. We had two possible directions: building the team with known players with existing fan bases or strong but lesser known players that have the potential to become something special. As I have seen in my time with both Starcraft: Brood War and Starcraft 2, I feel that a homegrown talent makes a team really feel like a family rather than mercenaries who are paid to come in and win. With that mindset, I felt that I would help retool the team with strong players with tons of potential, in the attempt to allow this to blossom into something truly special. My work is never done as I am constantly scouting players, looking for the next future star. I now present to you the fruits of our labor, Back2Back.SC2”
Daniel “(Z)ZaiZai” Xie

Patricio “(T)PaTo” Borghi

Brian “ Roger” Lee

The owner of the organization, Nick Canarelli had some wonderful compliments to share as his views on the acquisition

“Speaking on behalf of Back2Back Gaming, we are pleased to announce the acquisition of Team Clash, along with additional players to further strengthen the roster. We feel very strongly about the decision we have made and are extremely excited to see what the future holds for us. These players have an exceptional amount of talent, and have continued to show their dedication and hard work ethic as they've progressed. We hope with the additional support we can provide that the team can achieve even more growth and success in the future.”

We’d also like to extend our thanks to our new sponsors that help provide the support it takes to maintain a team!
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This announcement is a little rushed on our end, but we didn't want to miss the opportunity to represent the organization at one of the largest LAN events of the year! Expect to see our roster gain more strength officially on June 21st!

We’re also proud to finally release the brand new Back2BackGaming Website along with this announcement! Check it out to learn more about the new team!
Clarity Gaming #1 Fan | Avid MTG Grinder | @VirgilSC2
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13396 Posts
June 06 2012 01:48 GMT
#2
Cool, congrats and GL to the old team clash ^^
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
yawnoC
Profile Joined December 2010
United States3704 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-06 01:55:48
June 06 2012 01:49 GMT
#3
GL to clash as B2B. Sucks about MoOk aswell :-\

Wish you still had the best north american CS team under your banner though ...
GG - UNiVeRsE is the best player in the WORLD
GHSTxJet
Profile Joined January 2012
United States154 Posts
June 06 2012 01:52 GMT
#4
Sounds awesome, gl to you all at MLG!
SuppySon
wattabeast
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States957 Posts
June 06 2012 01:57 GMT
#5
Congrats Alex! So psyched to finally see this come into fruition!
:O
PyreSC
Profile Joined September 2010
United States258 Posts
June 06 2012 02:00 GMT
#6
Congrats~~! Shew and Siphonn Fighting!
ucsd~
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
June 06 2012 02:01 GMT
#7
Go Virgil! GO B2B!
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Shew
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States460 Posts
June 06 2012 02:07 GMT
#8
Come say hi and cheer us on @ MLG Anaheim !
http://www.twitch.tv/shew_tv | @ClarityShew on Twitter~
Siphonn
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States298 Posts
June 06 2012 02:22 GMT
#9
On June 06 2012 11:00 iS.Pyre wrote:
Congrats~~! Shew and Siphonn Fighting!


Thanks Pyre :D thanks a bunch to everyone else as well :D
playLoud
Profile Joined April 2012
United States114 Posts
June 06 2012 02:25 GMT
#10
Pato is going to MLG all the way from brazil? interesting havent seen him since wc3. he was quite a good NE back then.
chadissilent
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada1187 Posts
June 06 2012 02:30 GMT
#11
On June 06 2012 11:25 playLoud wrote:
Pato is going to MLG all the way from brazil? interesting havent seen him since wc3. he was quite a good NE back then.

Pato is not attending MLG, although his WCS qualifiers are coming up soon. Only Shew and Siphonn will be representing us at this event. Thanks for the love, guys!
ROOTIllusion
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1060 Posts
June 06 2012 02:33 GMT
#12
Alex Raymond (bbShew): bigbootyShew

Darn! This will do.
www.twitter.com/rootillusion & www.facebook.com/illusionsc2
IPA
Profile Joined August 2010
United States3206 Posts
June 06 2012 02:33 GMT
#13
Gl brosephs.
Time held me green and dying though I sang in my chains like the sea.
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
June 06 2012 02:37 GMT
#14
Good luck guys!! Sad to hear about MoOk.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2929 Posts
June 06 2012 02:41 GMT
#15
Gratz, GL SHEW!
Cinematographer / Steadicam Operator. Former Starcraft commentator/player
ZisforZerg
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States224 Posts
June 06 2012 02:46 GMT
#16
Good luck! Zowie sponsor really cool. I <3 their stuff.
"I'm too drunk, to taste that chicken."
Pato
Profile Joined January 2004
Argentina67 Posts
June 06 2012 02:58 GMT
#17
super cool :D
GoSuSocrates
Profile Joined March 2011
206 Posts
June 06 2012 02:59 GMT
#18
Congratz ~!
www.itsgosu.com | twitter.com/GoSuSocrates
Inside.Out
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada569 Posts
June 06 2012 03:05 GMT
#19
what happened to Katu?
TheRealNanMan
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1471 Posts
June 06 2012 03:06 GMT
#20
Awesome news congrats and good luck this year! :D
Sc2 Caster | Host of Sc2 Up & Coming | The Godfather of Team LXG | Sc2 Historian | Youtube.com/NanMan | Twitch.tv/TheRealNanMan | Twitter.com/TheRealNanMan |
TBone-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2309 Posts
June 06 2012 03:07 GMT
#21
Congrats on the pickup!
Eve online FC, lover of all competition
VirgilSC2
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States6151 Posts
June 06 2012 03:08 GMT
#22
On June 06 2012 12:05 EcstatiC wrote:
what happened to Katu?

Since I didn't really highlight it in the announcement I guess saying it here will make it "official"!

Katu is still part of the team as our media broadcaster! You can check him out casting EVERY major Korean Online Tournament currently, be it the EWM, the KSL, or the ESV Korean Weekly!

We could never get rid of Kevin, we love him too much <3
Clarity Gaming #1 Fan | Avid MTG Grinder | @VirgilSC2
klibrt
Profile Joined August 2010
United States533 Posts
June 06 2012 03:08 GMT
#23
Lol I hear from my brother that they're a pretty shady organization... look up into the cs 1.6 stuff

nevertheless congrats and a good pick up ! :D oo and zowie sponser~
OSM.OneManArmy
Profile Joined April 2011
United States509 Posts
June 06 2012 03:10 GMT
#24
GOGO SHEW!!!
Admin of High School Starleague // hsstarleague.com // https://www.facebook.com/HSStarleague // UCI Dota2 President https://www.facebook.com/groups/ucidota/
Pato
Profile Joined January 2004
Argentina67 Posts
June 06 2012 03:18 GMT
#25
Katu is on the team :o
Hulavuta
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1252 Posts
June 06 2012 03:26 GMT
#26
GL, Knights who 'til recently were Clash.
Done with Team Liquid for a while. Don't expect to find me here.
Soloturtle
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada333 Posts
June 06 2012 03:45 GMT
#27
gl guys, hope much luck at MLG upcoming up.
Shew is really cool and talented, GL!!!
Cool
B2Bgoldman
Profile Joined June 2012
4 Posts
June 06 2012 04:08 GMT
#28
whoop whoop
rUiNati0n
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1155 Posts
June 06 2012 04:09 GMT
#29
GL guys. Its too bad that Mook had to do military service; he was just starting to make a name for himself. What about the other Koreans like Messiah and Panther?
eating corn while thinking about eating more corn
KeyHunt
Profile Joined August 2010
United States218 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-06-06 06:10:11
June 06 2012 06:05 GMT
#30
On June 06 2012 13:09 rUiNati0n wrote:
GL guys. Its too bad that Mook had to do military service; he was just starting to make a name for himself. What about the other Koreans like Messiah and Panther?


Panther is now with us over at CheckSix.

Congrats and good luck to all the Clash guys.
Shew
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States460 Posts
June 06 2012 09:02 GMT
#31
thanks everyone for the kind wishes, means a lot <3 u all
http://www.twitch.tv/shew_tv | @ClarityShew on Twitter~
MentalGNT
Profile Joined January 2011
Denmark1264 Posts
June 06 2012 09:05 GMT
#32
How sad that MoOk has to leave
What a player
vileChAnCe
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada525 Posts
June 06 2012 09:20 GMT
#33
A long long time ago B2B picked up a scrub team i was on, they promised to finance a 75$ tournament but after the tournament was held they asked if our manager could front the bill. Needless to say I really like shew as a player and friend and hope this works out well for them.
Day[9] i've broken 6 mice, 5 keyboards, 3 pairs of headphones, and a mousepad, all from raging after starcraft losing streaks
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
June 06 2012 09:22 GMT
#34
xsixpanther huh. very happy for him.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
EmilA
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark4618 Posts
June 06 2012 12:16 GMT
#35
Who is playing the TeamClash account on EU?
http://dotabuff.com/players/122305951 playing other games
Hassybaby
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United Kingdom10823 Posts
June 06 2012 12:51 GMT
#36
It hurts that Mook is going so much
"These guys are mindfucking me into a sex coma" | "Mayonnaise is a must-have lubricant when performing necrophilia"
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