Triumph complete roster with RZU, tweiss

9/6/2021 - 04:07

The lineup will play out the ESEA Premier season for the organisation on an uncontracted basis.

Triumph have announced that they have added Tyler "⁠tweiss⁠" Weiss and Jeff "⁠RZU⁠" Ngo to complete their lineup for the remainder of ESEA Premier Season 36, with the pair arriving to fill the gaps left by the departures of Alan "⁠Shakezullah⁠" Hardeman and Ian "⁠motm⁠" Hardy.

The change, which was first reported by Dust2.us, will see David "⁠cynic⁠" Polster pick up in-game leadership duties, a role he occupied prior to joining Triumph. Brendan "⁠Bwills⁠" Williams, who had announced that he was exploring his options after Shakezullah's departure, will also remain on the roster to close out the season for the team.

bwills will remain on the lineup

"Our players are not under contract at this time but will be graciously sticking with the Triumph name and brand," the organisation stated in their announcement. According to Dust2.us, the lineup has been in free agency for some time as the organisation searches for new investors to continue funding the team.

RZU previously stepped in for Bad News Bears during DreamHack Open March North America in place of Jonathan "⁠Jonji⁠" Carey, with the team exiting the tournament in 5-6th place following losses to paiN and Extra Salt. He also made an appearance for Recon 5 in ESEA Spring Cash Cup 5 alongside tweiss, who he now reunites with.

tweiss made his first appearance for Triumph against QcClan in ESEA Premier, where he averaged a 1.95 series rating, while RZU debuted more recently in a 2-0 win over GGPR. The team will next face Recon 5 on June 15, where playoff contention will be on the line as both teams are tied with 3-2 records in Group B.

Triumph are now:

Brendan "⁠Bwills⁠" Williams
Austin "⁠Cooper⁠" Abadir
David "⁠cynic⁠" Polster
Tyler "⁠tweiss⁠" Weiss
Jeff "⁠RZU⁠" Ngo

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2021-06-09 04:08

7 replies

top5 na in 2 days

2021-06-09 04:10

3 replies

who pls

2021-06-09 04:37

2 replies

tweiss move from faze to triump

2021-06-09 08:34

1 reply

from astralis not faze dumbass

2021-06-09 12:46

Lets go NA cs still not dead

2021-06-09 13:44

Rly?

2021-06-09 22:43

Yea bro still not dead

2021-06-10 11:48

2021-06-09 04:09

lmao ok

Nice

FeelsGoodMan

Cool.

where is shake wtf

2021-06-09 04:11

Joined Bad News Bears. To the moon!!!

2021-06-09 04:36

BNB

motm to mcdonalds full time

5 replies

why mcdonalds man? Worst fast food place in the US, BY FAR

2021-06-09 07:15

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Because a billion dollar ad campaign by the #1 marketing firm BBDO (yes, the opponents in Mad Men) taught us all to worship $.29 Tuesdays and $.49 Thursdays. I’m not even that old and I still reminisce about my parents buying me 2 cheeseburgers on Thursday for a dollar. Still loyal to the Golden Arches to this day. 🤷‍♂️

2021-06-09 12:19

where i grew up there was not a single fast food place in my town. i miss those times. fuck you fast food chains

2021-06-09 13:45

+1 my town was better without them

2021-06-09 21:47

yep, just local family owned restaurants with great food, local ingredients, usually grandma's recipes. good vibes

2021-06-10 01:09

they are signing bnb after premier is done

2021-06-09 04:12

Not bad

2021-06-09 04:13

Is RZU, TenZ's brother? Both surname are Ngo

common last name

2021-06-09 04:15

Nah it’s his brother

2021-06-09 11:47

no contract means not getting paid...after season bet they dump the whole team...

2021-06-09 04:17

DOPE

2021-06-09 04:21

EZ 4 TWEISS

2021-06-09 04:23

Damn... NA CS just getting sad bro... Not the players. But, basically playing for free under a brand. Like, can we get Elon Musk or someshit to invest. I really feel bad for these guys but, I love there drive so... Hopefully Triumph finds new investors.

2021-06-09 04:27

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Right now, the best chances for the NA region are Brazil/LATAM With the BR teams like O plano, Teamone and paiN And some latam teams like 9z, infinity or maybe STMN, who all are willing to move to NA

2021-06-09 06:39

The best chances for the NA region are Liquid, ES, Furia and EG. If orgs have no money the talent will simply leave. In this case it's to go play Valorant and it's hard to blame them with NA housing the games best and likely highest paid players right now.

2021-06-09 06:48

I'd put BNB above all of those teams other than maybe PaiN, and you're forgetting ES, Liquid, EG, and Furia. Even RBG was looking quite solid for a bit. There's plenty of talent in NA, it's just sitting dormant because of how few teams there are and the quality of practice is so much lower than EU.

2021-06-09 09:08

I'm saying it from another perspective, except for ES, Liquid and EG, how many NA orgs are willing to pay for a top team, this is the same thing that happened with StarCraft men, the people lost interest So, if NA orgs aren't willing to pay they players because the scene is dead, maybe orgs from another country can revitalize this thing

2021-06-09 16:29

Yo does triumph not pay these people?

2021-06-09 07:56

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According to this article… Not for sometime. They lost there investor(s) it seems.

2021-06-09 08:08

Damn that's rough, I hope cynic finds a good org that pays. He's talented It's quite sad that valorant killed na cs off so hard that there's not a single org willing to invest anymore even for cheap rosters like these one.

2021-06-09 08:19

Dude, how is Bad News Bears still unsigned lol. It’s just sad going from C9 winning a major to this.

2021-06-09 15:03

Sadge hopefully na makes a comeback, I'd assume this whole covid thing has it's part to play in the downfall of na cs Also I baited hltv today lol, so bored cause of this stupid lockdown.

2021-06-09 15:52

Jesus Christ you did. Baited hltv to oblivion lol.

2021-06-09 15:56

Lol I thought hltv had learned it's lesson by now but I couldn't have been more wrong

2021-06-09 16:01

2021-06-09 04:29

2021-06-09 04:30

MAKE YOUR BEST PLAYER IGL smart NA

Twiz leave faze for this?

+Tweiss

2021-06-09 04:56

GL guys. Cooper seems like a nice guy and this kid cynic has been playing quite well.

2021-06-09 04:57

rzu pogpogpog

2021-06-09 04:58

Save cooper and cynic

2021-06-09 05:01

hltv top 1 soon

2021-06-09 05:11

How the fuck USA have so much money and they can’t even afford more than 3 teams... (Liquid, ES and RBG)? Meanwhile BR have way less money and we keep sending anonymous guys abroad, which make things way more expensive, banking them with our devalued currency... lol

Probably because NA owners have never really seen any type of ROI in CS. Meanwhile in League they have made a little cash so Valorant looks like a much better financial bet. It's really that simple. Shit ton of money being thrown around in Valorant. Tenz is worth more as a Valorant player then Ropz is as a CS player. Which is fucking crazy I know but is also reality.

2021-06-09 06:50

The economics of CSGO esports is just horrible. Everything is waaaay overpriced & there’s no way of netting a profit. At least for a competitive t1 team. NA t2 scene has 0 incentives as well.

2021-06-09 07:22

wtf I thought you're supposed to sign me

2021-06-09 05:26

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You're too old mens))

2021-06-09 06:42

Dignitas told me that age didn't matter and you can still be good even if you're old bro ;(

2021-06-09 07:08

True, but those guys have 10 -17 years experience in the pro scene. I think it's too late for us mens)) (Only guessing by your flair) Competative puzzle may suit you better.

2021-06-09 07:23

I have 10-17 years of experience watching them play, does that count? I got this if I put my mind to it~ Also sadly my tremors (yes actually, ever since I was little I've had shakiness in my hands, blood and brains scans say I'm dine though) stop me from doing a lot of puzzle games competitively (like jigsaw).

2021-06-09 07:27

That counts, YOU CAN DO IT BUDDY! Pfft, your shakiness gives you great advantages in competative puzzles. Just pick up 2 pieces and pracc dropping at the right moment.

2021-06-09 07:35

Yes I can!!! I guess I should go pro in both CS and puzzle games ^_^

2021-06-09 07:45

Nice, Let me know if want to duo in puzzle, the prize pool is pretty good.

2021-06-09 07:50

Perhaps soon, I need to begin practice

2021-06-09 07:54

dead team rip

2021-06-09 05:49

NA CS dying

2021-06-09 05:50

cynic IGL?

2021-06-09 06:33

Yes, he used to be IGL before Triumph he is the best =D

GLHF boois

2021-06-09 06:47

Ooh Cynic was actually an IGL before ? Thats surprising , he is mechanically pretty good though. Hopefully he was able to run as much as he could from Shake for as long as they played together , which wasnt for such long. I see the whole squad getting dropped after this tournament is finished , sucks but it is what it is.

2021-06-09 07:16

He wasn't shakezullah was.. pretty dumb to make cynic igl lol

2021-06-09 08:20

read the 2nd para of the article and #46, i know Shake was the IGL of Triumph for a long time

2021-06-09 09:00

Cynic came to Triumph because he wanted IGL can you read

2021-06-09 09:26

my name Jeff

2021-06-09 07:25

another day another trimph roster move

2021-06-09 07:40

So basically an org less random na mix untill they get bored

Hope it goes well

2021-06-09 09:34

Exciting!

2021-06-09 09:40

cynic was a great fragger.. now as an igl.. his numbers are gonna drop so hard...

2021-06-09 10:24

They’re not gone, nice!

the team is not getting paid? god damn

2021-06-09 11:10

this will mean the death of the NA scene if there are no financially capable t2/3 orgs to feed the t1 orgs it will be the end triumph broken, bnb wihtout org and looking for sponsors, etc. only extra salta is around

2021-06-09 16:04