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State joins ROOT Gaming

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Master of DalK
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada1803 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-09 22:30:00
August 09 2013 22:29 GMT
#1
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Today, we're happy to announce that Ryan "State" Visbeck has joined ROOT Gaming, and will be living in the ROOT House in California. You can expect him to be playing and streaming from the team house immediately.


State will still remain being personally sponsored by GameFront, and there's some interviews on GF with some great insight of CatZ and State.
Excerpt:
ROOT Gaming has changed a lot since it was reformed two years ago. What is your overall vision for ROOT? Where do you see ROOT in another two years?

We are a lot more organized than we were previously. The first run ROOT had was a great one, but as owners of the team, we had little clue about what to do, and this is a difficult industry to get informed about. This time around, we got more people involved to cover different areas of the team on the management side.

Link to GF article

Gratz to ROOT and State!
ROOT4ROOT
@MasterDalK | Maelstrom Entertainment | Streaming Every Esport Under the Sun
Drake
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany6146 Posts
August 09 2013 22:30 GMT
#2
nice, so nice ! finally catz can cheer again for all the good us guys ^^
Nb.Drake / CoL_Drake / Original Joined TL.net Tuesday, 15th of March 2005
BoB_KiLLeR
Profile Joined September 2010
Spain620 Posts
August 09 2013 22:31 GMT
#3
Great player to a great team.
skatblast
Profile Joined September 2011
United States784 Posts
August 09 2013 22:32 GMT
#4
Grats to state and ROOT!
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33565 Posts
August 09 2013 22:35 GMT
#5
nice, root solid NA toss line-up =o
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
AyaaLa
Profile Joined February 2012
Spain629 Posts
August 09 2013 22:36 GMT
#6
nicenice
i balance whine all the time.
LiLSighKoh
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States588 Posts
August 09 2013 22:36 GMT
#7
ROOT for STATE
"Want some? Go get some!"
-Kyo-
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Japan1926 Posts
August 09 2013 22:37 GMT
#8
wow i kno this guy, hes pretty good i heard!
:D
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Sated
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
England4983 Posts
August 09 2013 22:42 GMT
#9
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TBone-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2309 Posts
August 09 2013 22:43 GMT
#10
yay state!
Eve online FC, lover of all competition
MistSC2
Profile Joined February 2012
Sweden583 Posts
August 09 2013 22:46 GMT
#11
Wow ROOT picking up all the NA powerhouses! Congratz!
Maru, TY, Clem <3
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
August 09 2013 22:51 GMT
#12
Congratulations (: <3
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
tozi
Profile Joined October 2008
United States506 Posts
August 09 2013 22:53 GMT
#13
Awesome pickup!!! ROOT now just needs another top terran to help them practice
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Dr.Sin
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada1126 Posts
August 09 2013 22:53 GMT
#14
Root for Root! A very good pick up, Root keeping the NA scene alive.
HeeroFX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2704 Posts
August 09 2013 22:54 GMT
#15
That is awesome, hope to see him more
Tannex
Profile Joined July 2011
United States196 Posts
August 09 2013 22:58 GMT
#16
For some reason whenever I think of State I always think Root.State. Glad to see this actually being the case! Great pick-up by Root!
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
August 09 2013 22:58 GMT
#17
We're going to need an entire state to fit the root team at this rate.
Moderatorshe/her
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darkscream
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada2310 Posts
August 09 2013 23:10 GMT
#18
based state
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
August 09 2013 23:11 GMT
#19
Congrats to Root & State!
Moderatorlickypiddy
Shantastic
Profile Joined October 2011
United States435 Posts
August 09 2013 23:21 GMT
#20
Great news for the NA scene during an otherwise strange week. Congrats to State and ROOT4ROOT!!!
"My grandpa could have proxied better, and not only does he have arthritis, but he's also dead." -Sean "Day[9]" Plott
ReachTheSky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3294 Posts
August 09 2013 23:23 GMT
#21
Congratz!!!!!! On the topic of root, when are we gonna see kiwikaki back in action?
TL+ Member
Thrax
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada1755 Posts
August 09 2013 23:24 GMT
#22
Nice pickup! Thrilled for State.
Iodem
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1173 Posts
August 09 2013 23:26 GMT
#23
Grats State!
If you don't like it, you can quit.
tjtombo
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States295 Posts
August 09 2013 23:30 GMT
#24
YES! I love root and and I love state! ROOT FOR ROOT
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard
Holdenintherye
Profile Joined December 2012
Canada1441 Posts
August 09 2013 23:30 GMT
#25
Congrats!
I'm just glad to see not terrible news
Corsica
Profile Joined February 2011
Ukraine1854 Posts
August 09 2013 23:37 GMT
#26
perfect fit
CreatureSC2
Profile Joined July 2010
United States156 Posts
August 09 2013 23:48 GMT
#27
Great pick up! I was expecting a terran player though since ROOT are very low on terrans. Maybe we will see another pickup for ROOT this week!
shid0x
Profile Joined July 2012
Korea (South)5014 Posts
August 09 2013 23:55 GMT
#28
After seeing his games at redbull TG i think he has potential.
GL root.
RIP MKP
Siphonn
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States298 Posts
August 10 2013 00:17 GMT
#29
Really good player, he deserves it. ROOT is one of the teams that has a really solid lineup, that would be hard to beat in a team league. Clarity vs ROOT showmatch? :D
ROOTheognis
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
United States4482 Posts
August 10 2013 00:17 GMT
#30
Congrats Ryan! USAUSAUSA!!! FIGHTING!!!
If you avoid your weakness, it will remain your weakness. www.twitter.com/#!/rootheognis Follow me!
synd
Profile Joined July 2011
Bulgaria586 Posts
August 10 2013 00:21 GMT
#31
State is an extremely talented NA toss. I believe that he'll show great results soon after you give him some time in the team house
Ettick
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States2434 Posts
August 10 2013 00:24 GMT
#32
At this rate, every single relevant NA player will be on ROOT someday.
Zax19
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Czech Republic1136 Posts
August 10 2013 00:31 GMT
#33
Cool, I thought he went with personal sponsorship because of studying but I hope it works out well for him .
Really Blizz, really? - Darnell
KoDo
Profile Joined December 2010
United States683 Posts
August 10 2013 00:40 GMT
#34
i swear ROOT picks up just about everyone lol
iNsaNe-
Profile Joined January 2005
Finland5201 Posts
August 10 2013 00:58 GMT
#35
On August 10 2013 09:40 KoDo wrote:
i swear ROOT picks up just about everyone lol


? they haven't picked anyone in ages, plus theognis just retired

Anyway gl to ROOT
It takes a fool to remain sane.
NervO
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Netherlands511 Posts
August 10 2013 01:22 GMT
#36
Gl , I need to get a root jersey :D
Currently working with Team Acer CSGO | @AcerNervO
JacobShock
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Denmark2485 Posts
August 10 2013 01:39 GMT
#37
Nice seeing an old team Vile guy on ROOT. I always thought there was a little rivalry going on between the teams way back when. Grats to both State and ROOT =D

Maybe ROOT can pick up Spanishiwa too. That kid has always been smart and talented as hell. Maybe he's too focused on studying though.
"Right on" - Morrow
VoiceSC
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada109 Posts
August 10 2013 01:50 GMT
#38
Spanishiwa is on Under Rated Gaming.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
DeVx
Profile Joined September 2011
United States98 Posts
August 10 2013 02:04 GMT
#39
On August 10 2013 09:17 ROOTheognis wrote:
Congrats Ryan! USAUSAUSA!!! FIGHTING!!!


ROOT is still missing one key person... *wink* *wink*
Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
August 10 2013 02:32 GMT
#40
Congrats on the new team!
Team Slayers, Axiom-Acer and Vile forever
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
August 10 2013 02:49 GMT
#41
I was waiting for State to be picked up by a NA team. He was teamless for too long.
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