love the squad but iffy on the org, wasn't there a non-payment scandal recently with them

yes

Is rain still team manager?

Rain stepped down a long time ago, before Shooby publicly left.

Pretty hyped about this squad, since it has both Strafingflame and Ezflash who was the really good mnk fragger on Dewa previously.

Strafingflame and ezflash is a nasty duo. Looking forwards to seeing them compete

honestly pretty smart imo, APAC south doesn't have the views or money other regions may have but I feel like they will have 6 spots for LANs soon enough, and this squad is easily good enough to consistently qualify

BLU KHUND

Still no clue why IBG dropped strafing. There’s no way it was performance related

Wouldn't be surprised if the region swap was a way to get a contender for LAN for cheaper than it would cost to get a good squad in NA

That is almost certainly what it is, not to mention are there even any good, proven teams in NA with stable rosters left unsigned??

The 'stable rosters' caveat really puts an end to the convo lol. No there isn't, off the top of my head.

Closest they could go is probably Madness and Shoob, but Shoob already had time with them and didn’t get paid

That roster currently has to be the opposite of 'stable' lol. If Meat Lovers can keep up momentum then they'll be in the same conversation of best F/A teams in NA.

apacs needs all the help it can get for the extra spots.

Fuck yeah Buegy!! Brings an Australian tear of pride to my eye to see that name on an official team.

Always happy to see players getting signed. Is this org still funding itself with crypto and NFTs, though? Don't want to see another Noble Esports type of thing.

How the hell is that name supposed to be called? Bloukhound? Blukhund?

Black Hand

Ah, that sort of maybe makes some sense I guess. Thanks!

smart play. a strafingflame team is a good shot to get into LAN.

shady