Tempo Storm Acquires 2Faced

The 2Faced roster was initially formed in July this year just ahead of the Challenger League qualifiers. Despite briefly falling down into the losers bracket, they won the very first qualifier and made it to the Challenger League where they surprised many with their success. While Obey Alliance took a commanding lead, 2Faced and Rise Nation battled it out for second place since the mid-season, with the two teams tied on points with two playdays remaining. Eventually, both teams ended the season with 19 points, meaning 2Faced’s 6-6, 7-4 victory over Rise was the difference to push them into the Pro League relegation matchup against Rogue.

The end of season standings in the NA Challenger League via play.eslgaming.com

This game was undoubtedly tighter than Soniqs vs Obey game, however, 2Faced proved their worth as a few rounds on map two of Consulate were key to defeating Rogue 2-1 (2-7, 7-5, 7-2) to qualify for the Pro League. The day prior to this matchup, 2Faced also played another promising roster in Katsu in the US National qualifiers, where another 2-1 victory (7-3, 3-7, 7-3) booked their tickets to the $158,000 LAN Finals in Las Vegas.

Now, as the team prepares for these two huge tournaments in the coming weeks, they have joined the Tempo Storm organisation as they expand their presence in R6 esports:

Tempo Storm was first founded in 2014 by the Hearthstone player of Andrey "Reynad" Yanyuk and has expanded significantly since. The Tempo Storm (TS) Hearthstone roster has now grown to five members (including Reynad), and TS currently has teams in Heroes of the Storm -- where they finished last years World Championships in the quarter-finals -- Fortnite, FIFA, Magic the Gathering, and PUBG, where they finished 14th in the $4m 2019 Global Championship. As well as this, Tempo Storm has also previously been in games such as League of Legends, Overwatch, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with the latter including players now on teams such as MIBR, INTZ e-Sports, Furia and Luminosity Gaming.

The Tempo Storm roster which won Season 9 of the CS:GO CEVO Pro League via DreamHack

Ryan Turner, Tempo Storm's Partnerships & Marketing Manager had the following to say about the pickup:

This pickup won’t be the first time Tempo Storm has ventured into R6, as they also signed the ex-Pro League player of Steven "Snake_Nade" White as a streamer after he retired following appearances at the Pro League Finals in Seasons 1 to 4 and a runners-up finish the 2017 Six Invitational. Now, as their first competitive lineup prepares for their first real test in two weeks' time, we spoke to the team about the pickup:

Why did you choose Tempo Storm, did you have many other offers and what made TS stand out?

What kind of support are you guys getting from your new organization that you didn’t have before?

How have you been preparing for USN vs Soniqs?

Introduce your team and roles; as a new team to PL many fans aren’t familiar with you

What are your goals over the next 6 months as a team?

Tempo Storms’ debut game will be on December 13th against the Susquehanna Soniqs in the US Nationals quarter-finals followed by a possible game against either SSG or DarkZero for a spot in the grand-finals with the following roster:

Alex "Butterzz" O'Campo

Mitch "Dream" Malson

Tim "Creators" Humpherys

Xavier "Filthy" Garcia

Giuliano "Krazy" Solon

Trevor "KenZ" D Kenzie (their coach)

David "DnA" Thomas (their co-analyst)

Tanner "Forceful" McHattie (their co-analyst)