ABR
not like your ego needs this (at all), but you were obviously incredible throughout the tournament. huge activity, incredible motivation, a team building machine and everything else i could ask for in a round 1 pick. we strung ou wins together throughout the tour and i don't regret drafting as 'ou heavy' as we did. our ou results weren't what we had hoped for in the final, but you worked hard all the way till the end. good luck in your quest to find the perfect girl for you, and by that i obviously mean that she's got to have the three most important qualities the future mrs. R.
must have: blue eyes, blonde hair and stockholm syndrome. :weary:
Ban Manaphy
you're actually the only player i managed/captained both times i managed/captained an official team tournament. i immediately told gingy and abr i wanted you for ou 100% and thankfully they were both on board right away. i love your mind for this game and we obviously share a
downright fantastic sense of humor too. i know you're busy with irl stuff the upcoming couple of months, but teaming up for wcop again would be my distinct privilege. you're low key the future of little cup as well for some reason lol. skentekenbewijs.
bugzinator
lads. i told gingy beforehand that getting you later on in the draft would be perfectly fine for uu. i never considered anyone else and you came through big in the final when it mattered most. 7 wins definitely isn't bad at all for a relatively late pick and you were a fantastic chat presence on top of that. did you know you now have the most official team tournament wins in both oras- and sm uu? we came close to winning 2/2 team tours together and i'm happy you enjoyed using the teams i prepared for you. you managed to make me actually laugh out loud more than once during the tour, which i rarely ever do so thank you for being your hilarious self.
Cdumas
cdudududududududududu. abr, gingy and i all really liked the idea of picking you, so we went quite early for you to make sure
obii nobody else could grab you before we did. i know you're disappointed about not coming through for the team in the final, but you won 10 games, including the deciding game in the tie breaker vs. the serpents. you're incredibly nice, infectiously ambitious and a fantastic competitor. i don't doubt that you'll keep improving and i can't wait to see a trophy below your name in the (near) future. :goat:
Gingy
why are you even badged? seriously you don't even do anything. anyway, i had some serious doubts about signing up to manage in this tournament. while i personally think i'm a delightful presence (at times), i wanted to make sure the chat presence would be A+, which is why i wanted to manage with you. you're funny, active, social and make a great addition to what i offer as a manager myself (i think). we can look back on drafting a really nice team my man. don't disappear/die/wake up on the other side of the country again/lose multiple fingers/
ever manage again!
Kory2600
france's second most anticipated prodigy after Kory260! we talked a bit about this already, but don't beat yourself up over your finals loss. this is your first year on smogon and in it you've made playoffs in two team tournaments AND top 8 in smogon tour. i hope you realize that's genuinely amazing. :fire: keep on keeping on and it would be my pleasure to team up again sometime. :flag_fr: :french_bread:
Lednah
i don't think i've seen anyone improve the mastery of not one but two languages (english and blobs) as rapidly as you did these past weeks. i really like the way you approach team building and i knew i respected you the moment you weren't afraid to jab at/roast omfuga in our team chat. :obamawhew: you were a great addition to our squad and i love you my man. :blobsalute:
marilli
>///////////////< when i first started researching potential doubles picks you were one of the names that popped up as very active in the doubles tournament community, while playing well/winning too. after you made my shortlist you sent me a very organized pastebin of your results the past year, which put you even higher on my list. seriously, a well organized pastebin does for me what marvin gaye music can do for others. :weary: you were fantastic! :goat:
Nat
nice name change! :D i know you did not have the record you had hoped for, but i'm glad you still enjoyed being on the team. you're a really nice person and you brought a lot to our team and especially our team chat. always a positive presence, able to comfortably socialize with everyone on the team and able to take jokes/make jokes, too. you should know that i appreciate that a lot and that i 100% do not regret drafting you. x_x
Omfuga
hey man. who knew that sliding into your twitter DMs would culminate in a tournament like this. after picking up abr in round 1 we decided to just go for it. drafting you is
a bit of a risk and it turned out to be a wild adventure to say the least. having said that though, you were an amazing team mate. you're afraid your reputation goes against you and that you're considered a poor team mate. well, to everyone reading this, omfuga was a great team mate. even after the forum ban and before knowing you were allowed to finish the tournament, you immediately told us you'd see through the tournament till the end. man, we got so close and i know this one did some damage to you as well. keep dominating in melee handsome. :triumph:
qsns
quick scope no scone (?). as soon as i knew doubles was going to be in the tournament i knew i wanted a second doubles player to make sure our doubles slot wouldn't be unsupported. we teamed up in spl 8, which didn't happen btw, and you were a great team mate just like in spl, had that tournament actually taken place. you jumped into the nu slot when it was asked of you and were an A+ team mate overall. you played a big part in our great doubles record and i consider you to be an above average looking human being at the very least. :3
Sken
skendrick lamar omfg. i still don't really get lc all that well but i do know you build some of the hottest teams around. lc team building and the way you (but also zoro) are super casual about potential threats keep me up at night, but you were an excellent team mate (again). i'm sorry for not being able to help you as much as i'd have liked to, although you seemingly had everything under control throughout the tour. compared to my constant state of panic you were extremely relaxed at all times which calmed me down a bit as well, so thank you. i gotta say i still don't rate ashlynn though, no offense. :qsns:
snagaa
pick #140 and possibly the only good thing to come out of inbreeding. must be nice to not have to stand in the sun for an undetermined in an ironic twist, did you know charles darwin married and got children with one of his first cousins? jokes aside, i incested on grabbing you as a substitute because of your willingness to work hard for not only yourself, but also your team mates. you know and play a multitude of tiers and added a lot to our team. you worked your way into the starting line-up and won big when it mattered most. you were excellent my man. i was going to make a 'tapu allele' genetics joke, but it technically doesn't work. :'(
The Trap God
other than abr and myself you were probably the biggest reason for our terrible reputation. i guess a td drafting the ubers player with the worst rep this side of mazar is kind of a bad look, huh. for those wondering, my reasoning is simple. the trap god isn't tournament banned and is a good ubers player. i thought he'd make a good pick because i rate him highly as a player, so i picked him. i love your approach to this game and despite my serious trust issues, i gotta say i trust in the vision now. :p
Yui.
an admittedly risky pick, but i don't regret taking a chance on you. considering nu
and its playerbase is quite volatile (xatu vs. the world!), multiple teams had to be built and the fact that you're a very creative builder i felt it was a risk worth taking. i wish you weren't as nervous during the games because you were hot fire during the tests. :c having said that, you made a very nice addition to our chat and i can easily forgive a disappointing record if you're funny, which you are.
Chill Shadow
self proclaimed 'top 4 unluckiest' (are you seeing this gtm?) and my main point of focus for my geography based jokes. thank you for offering to help us out during playoffs and being an active chat presence on top of that. :blobguns:
Da Raikage
man our team chat must have been the po heaviest of any smogon tournament to date. yui wanted to have you around and i'm very glad he did. i really enjoyed having you in our chat and i know the others did too. you're a great nu player with very cool ideas for teams as well. i was afraid that benching yui meant you'd be less active or even unmotivated to help at all, but you stuck with us till the end, for which i'm very grateful. it was an absolute pleasure, good sir. c:
New Breed
always time for friends right? with omfuga going into ru for the final you immediately offered your support to help us out. we didn't get the w in ru or the final as a whole, but you should know that we all appreciate you helping omfuga a ton. good luck in gsc during spl 9!
ZoroDark
if mrs. flygon knew how often i've called you handsome she might legit be worried lmao. as a fellow sarah shahi admirer you're obviously a very intelligent human being and that 9-0 run is a great look for you as well. apologies for bringing up the custap berry every once in a while and know that i love you a whole whole lot.