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Tournament Random Battles Extension League 2 - FINALS (Won by Team Kangaskhan)
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Feeling to write some short shotuouts. After last year losing to finals in this same tour, Komeback Kangas allowed me to do a comeback and win it! The entire team deserves this win, we had a great run and a great team environment, that could not go better. Well, it could have gone better because of my tilting season, but winning it all pays off.
First of all, thank you managers JustOut459 Trade Ghostilex. It was an incredible run and I am flattered you trusted me. I know I have not had a good run but I hope you are happy enough with what I brought. Specifically, thank you justin for playing some rands throughout the tour and giving me all the confidence you could. I felt really well besides my tilting season and that's bc of you. I really hope we can team up again! However, next time we see each other is gonna be face to face. Be prepared my friend :).
Shing I really wasnt expecting winning a team tournament with you on the side (even less in RBs!), as we normally end up on opposite teams. But this makes this win even better. I hope this does not mean an end of an era, but the beginning of a winning streak by your side. Tussen takk my beloved friend!
Star Wheel Idk you but since day 1 I realized you were something else. You insight on the game is crazy, I guess you were in RBEL because it was your first year, but you truly deserve to be on RBTT. Hopefully, we gonna see each other there next year (hopefully in my case haha). You did amazing, really the star of our team.
Lucas2543 From WCOR finals to winning RBEL. You also really crushed and were one of the main gems from our team. I hope to see you in RBTT next year :).
Maris Bonibell. When you played I always felt like it was gonna be OK. This type of confidence on a player is not easily constituted and even when you have not known them for a long time. You did amazing and you deserved to be in RBTT as well. One of our winning gems. Thank you!
Optidox Crazy how you crushed randdubs. I am sad you had literally f* MUs in finals, but for the rest of the tour you really did what you had to. Thank you for being so active in chat and willing to learn and be everywhere. Really a GOAT and a gem.
Javi Grande que hayamos podido ganar un torneo juntos! Para un comeback lo hiciste genialísimo, la verdad, súper orgulloso de tu run. Habrá ido genial para calentar motores para lo que se viene... :)
El químico del pueblucho Lo hiciste f* genial y bajo presión es cuando lo petaste más. Grandísimo joder. Espero verte en RBTT en un futuro y ojalá jugar más torneos a tu lado :). Joder, ganaste el back to back!!!!
Peum A tope! Lo hiciste genial joder, y ahora con Javi nos vamos para WCOR a dominar! Be ready!
drizzle Kyogre itself hehe nah, you did great and were on everything. Always active on chat and willing to help! Thank you for all your being :P. And cgz for the back to back!!!!
Scizor Boladão Da Goat! You had an amazing run even though you didnt start. Great presence and great insight :) it was a pleasure.
DripLegend Thank you for your presence and always playing at your best! It was great teaming with you :)
Sylveesnom I am so glad you were the one clutching finals and winning. I think you deserved that spot with all your activity, playing, and feelign responsible for the team. I think now you know that you are reaaaally good at the game :).
not a racist Thank you for backing me up when I was definitely out of my head. It meant a lot! And I think you did really good, I am sorry you didn't have more chances to shine!
Yuudachi0811 dmbros Thank you for being there and supportive throughout the tour :). It was great teaming with you!
As always, great job bobomania and Dark Pulse hosting this wonderful tournament. Everything went super smooth, and that's always because you did a great job behind the scenes!
35Q71N IcyPenguin2 Great run! I know that if it was not in Kangas, I would have loved to be on your team so, at least, I would have got to finals as well haha. I am so glad on your performance as managers and I hope in the future we can team up! You are always a super great presence and your words, icy, really meant a lot. Sorry if this was relevant for the finals, but really thank you for that support out of nowhere.
Shing I really wasnt expecting winning a team tournament with you on the side (even less in RBs!), as we normally end up on opposite teams. But this makes this win even better. I hope this does not mean an end of an era, but the beginning of a winning streak by your side. Tussen takk my beloved friend!
Star Wheel Idk you but since day 1 I realized you were something else. You insight on the game is crazy, I guess you were in RBEL because it was your first year, but you truly deserve to be on RBTT. Hopefully, we gonna see each other there next year (hopefully in my case haha). You did amazing, really the star of our team.
Lucas2543 From WCOR finals to winning RBEL. You also really crushed and were one of the main gems from our team. I hope to see you in RBTT next year :).
Maris Bonibell. When you played I always felt like it was gonna be OK. This type of confidence on a player is not easily constituted and even when you have not known them for a long time. You did amazing and you deserved to be in RBTT as well. One of our winning gems. Thank you!
Optidox Crazy how you crushed randdubs. I am sad you had literally f* MUs in finals, but for the rest of the tour you really did what you had to. Thank you for being so active in chat and willing to learn and be everywhere. Really a GOAT and a gem.
Javi Grande que hayamos podido ganar un torneo juntos! Para un comeback lo hiciste genialísimo, la verdad, súper orgulloso de tu run. Habrá ido genial para calentar motores para lo que se viene... :)
El químico del pueblucho Lo hiciste f* genial y bajo presión es cuando lo petaste más. Grandísimo joder. Espero verte en RBTT en un futuro y ojalá jugar más torneos a tu lado :). Joder, ganaste el back to back!!!!
Peum A tope! Lo hiciste genial joder, y ahora con Javi nos vamos para WCOR a dominar! Be ready!
drizzle Kyogre itself hehe nah, you did great and were on everything. Always active on chat and willing to help! Thank you for all your being :P. And cgz for the back to back!!!!
Scizor Boladão Da Goat! You had an amazing run even though you didnt start. Great presence and great insight :) it was a pleasure.
DripLegend Thank you for your presence and always playing at your best! It was great teaming with you :)
Sylveesnom I am so glad you were the one clutching finals and winning. I think you deserved that spot with all your activity, playing, and feelign responsible for the team. I think now you know that you are reaaaally good at the game :).
not a racist Thank you for backing me up when I was definitely out of my head. It meant a lot! And I think you did really good, I am sorry you didn't have more chances to shine!
Yuudachi0811 dmbros Thank you for being there and supportive throughout the tour :). It was great teaming with you!
As always, great job bobomania and Dark Pulse hosting this wonderful tournament. Everything went super smooth, and that's always because you did a great job behind the scenes!
35Q71N IcyPenguin2 Great run! I know that if it was not in Kangas, I would have loved to be on your team so, at least, I would have got to finals as well haha. I am so glad on your performance as managers and I hope in the future we can team up! You are always a super great presence and your words, icy, really meant a lot. Sorry if this was relevant for the finals, but really thank you for that support out of nowhere.
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shout outs to 35Q71N and IcyPenguin2 for drafting me overall number one (didn't live up to that but the format is volatile so it's okay!) and putting up with everything that I am. special shout out to Drxxtv for not letting me quit.
no back to back champion title for me. next year in rbtt!
no back to back champion title for me. next year in rbtt!
Callin act :) been an hour and... supposedly managers were contacted
gz kang gang
gz kang gang
Also in the mood to write some shoutouts.
This was my first tour in the randbats community. I loved every second of it. I've laddered for years by myself and it could honestly get really frustrating sometimes. Playing with a team like this really showed me how great this community is and how much value there is in participating in team tours. There's nothing quite like playing with your teammates in mind: cheering when we win, malding at our losses, bonding over the experience as a whole. Thank you, KANG GANG!, for letting me be a part of it. Looking forward to our battles in the future(as teammates or as opponents)!
JustOut459 Trade, and Ghostilex : Thank you so much for taking a chance and drafting me. Playing for this team has been the most fun I've ever had with randbats and I'm truly grateful. This experience has made me a significantly better player and I feel like being on this team was a big part of that. I hope I was able to live up to your expectations at the end of the day :). Kind of funny at the end of the day that I couldn't win a single set in my main gen though.
Lucas2543 : You were amazing to watch in the Bo5 slot. I always looked forward to watching your sets and I learned a lot from your perspective of the game. I hope we run into each other on ladder sometime!(or not, that can be a dark place lol)
Maris Bonibell : The actual gen 1 goat. I really appreciated how you would write down your thought process of the gamestate. Seeing that was actually really insightful and gave me much larger appreciation for how you approach the format.
Optidox : I wish you were on US West so we could team again for wcor :(. It was awesome to see another first time tour player who approached the game in a similar way as me. Practicing with you and discussing sets to find better lines was a lot of fun! Still counting on you to teach me dubs!
Javi : Thanks for holding down gen 3 goat. You were a reliable pillar for this team and it was always a show when you were playing.
El químico del pueblucho : The actual Star of our team lol. Carried us through was consistent wins and was always offering to help us practice and improve. You were always positive no matter what our record was and really supported the team. Truly the perfect teammate.
Peum : I think you're actually better at 9 than me. Seeing your insight when we watched games together was really educational and honestly helped me a lot when I'd just play on ladder. Speaking of ladder, it was always fun to run into you during the tour. Loved to see Kang Gang in the wild!
drizzle : Your game knowledge is insane and gameplay is fire. It was awesome seeing how flexible you could be on a week to week basis. Really hope to team together in the future!
DripLegend : Watching you win in monotype while playing in finals here was probably some of the most goat behavior I've ever seen.
Mirbro : Thank you for being such an overwhelming positive presence on our team. The regular season games were not kind to you, but I really appreciated you showing up to watch pretty much every set. It was really fun chatting about possible lines during the sets!
Shing : Hackmons goat! Will definitely want to watch your sets in the future, cause idk how you achieve that level of depth in HC.
Scizor Boladão : You're a goat. Your gen 7 play seemed close to perfect and I wish I could have caught more of your games. It was always fun to catch you in game discussion!
Yuudachi0811 : You deserved better during your set against the ttars. But you are amazing to be able to play the older gens so well. You are much stronger than me to do so.
Sylveesnom : Our goated anchor! You performed super well and got wins on great opponents! Have more confidence in your gameplay because you really are the goat! Thank for always bringing positive vibes and clutching out the finals for us. I was super glad to have you as a teammate!
not a racist : Loved watching the one set I caught. It was honestly really reassuring to have such an experienced player on our team and your gameplay really reflected that. Definitely had one of the best username fights of all time lol.
dmbros : Definitely one of the most enthusiastic players I've ever met. Thank you for practicing with me and subbing in when things got tough for me irl. Always feel free to hit me up if you want to practice together!
bobomania and Dark Pulse : Thank you so much for hosting the tour! This whole experience was the best!
Lucas2543 : You were amazing to watch in the Bo5 slot. I always looked forward to watching your sets and I learned a lot from your perspective of the game. I hope we run into each other on ladder sometime!(or not, that can be a dark place lol)
Maris Bonibell : The actual gen 1 goat. I really appreciated how you would write down your thought process of the gamestate. Seeing that was actually really insightful and gave me much larger appreciation for how you approach the format.
Optidox : I wish you were on US West so we could team again for wcor :(. It was awesome to see another first time tour player who approached the game in a similar way as me. Practicing with you and discussing sets to find better lines was a lot of fun! Still counting on you to teach me dubs!
Javi : Thanks for holding down gen 3 goat. You were a reliable pillar for this team and it was always a show when you were playing.
El químico del pueblucho : The actual Star of our team lol. Carried us through was consistent wins and was always offering to help us practice and improve. You were always positive no matter what our record was and really supported the team. Truly the perfect teammate.
Peum : I think you're actually better at 9 than me. Seeing your insight when we watched games together was really educational and honestly helped me a lot when I'd just play on ladder. Speaking of ladder, it was always fun to run into you during the tour. Loved to see Kang Gang in the wild!
drizzle : Your game knowledge is insane and gameplay is fire. It was awesome seeing how flexible you could be on a week to week basis. Really hope to team together in the future!
DripLegend : Watching you win in monotype while playing in finals here was probably some of the most goat behavior I've ever seen.
Mirbro : Thank you for being such an overwhelming positive presence on our team. The regular season games were not kind to you, but I really appreciated you showing up to watch pretty much every set. It was really fun chatting about possible lines during the sets!
Shing : Hackmons goat! Will definitely want to watch your sets in the future, cause idk how you achieve that level of depth in HC.
Scizor Boladão : You're a goat. Your gen 7 play seemed close to perfect and I wish I could have caught more of your games. It was always fun to catch you in game discussion!
Yuudachi0811 : You deserved better during your set against the ttars. But you are amazing to be able to play the older gens so well. You are much stronger than me to do so.
Sylveesnom : Our goated anchor! You performed super well and got wins on great opponents! Have more confidence in your gameplay because you really are the goat! Thank for always bringing positive vibes and clutching out the finals for us. I was super glad to have you as a teammate!
not a racist : Loved watching the one set I caught. It was honestly really reassuring to have such an experienced player on our team and your gameplay really reflected that. Definitely had one of the best username fights of all time lol.
dmbros : Definitely one of the most enthusiastic players I've ever met. Thank you for practicing with me and subbing in when things got tough for me irl. Always feel free to hit me up if you want to practice together!
bobomania and Dark Pulse : Thank you so much for hosting the tour! This whole experience was the best!
This was my first tour in the randbats community. I loved every second of it. I've laddered for years by myself and it could honestly get really frustrating sometimes. Playing with a team like this really showed me how great this community is and how much value there is in participating in team tours. There's nothing quite like playing with your teammates in mind: cheering when we win, malding at our losses, bonding over the experience as a whole. Thank you, KANG GANG!, for letting me be a part of it. Looking forward to our battles in the future(as teammates or as opponents)!
This tour has been such an amazing experience, and I have so many people to thank for that.
To my managers, JustOut459, Trade, and Ghostilex thank you so much for taking a chance on me off the basis of just ladder peaks, experience in other games, and a couple tryout matches. Y'all drafted like the GOATs you are and it's truly been an honor to be on this team and wonderful to get to know y'all. Kang gang forever <3
To my wonderful, GOATed teammates, Star Wheel, Lucas2543, Maris Bonibell, Javi, El químico del pueblucho, Peum, drizzle, DripLegend, Mirbro, Shing, Scizor Boladão, Yuudachi0811, Sylveesnom, not a racist, and dmbros I don't think I can sing your individual praises any better than JustOut, Mirbro, or Wheel, but I just wanted to say that every one of you were a part of what made this experience so positive and so special. I've learned so much from watching and talking to y'all about your games, and your support before, during, and after mine means so much to me. If you ever want help learning or practicing doubles, please feel free to reach out. I'll likely try to bug y'all for singles practice too :)
To FreyaknightVGC, the person without whom I wouldn't have ever played even close to as well as I did, I will be forever in your debt. You were always there when I needed practice, or review, or warmup before a match, and it's your play more than anyone's that's inspired me as I worked to improve my own.
To ionnss, tkhanh, and PigWarrior19 what an amazing group of competitors I've been lucky enough to practice with. Each of you have shown inspired, brilliant, and sometimes terrifying play, and I can't wait for more chances to play against each one of you.
And to the community at large, in my over a decade of being involved with online gaming spaces, I have never seen one as warm, welcoming, and supportive as this one. The enthusiasm with which I and the other newcomers I've talked to have been embraced is genuinely something special. Thank you to all of you for your part in that.
See y'all in the next tour!
To my managers, JustOut459, Trade, and Ghostilex thank you so much for taking a chance on me off the basis of just ladder peaks, experience in other games, and a couple tryout matches. Y'all drafted like the GOATs you are and it's truly been an honor to be on this team and wonderful to get to know y'all. Kang gang forever <3
To my wonderful, GOATed teammates, Star Wheel, Lucas2543, Maris Bonibell, Javi, El químico del pueblucho, Peum, drizzle, DripLegend, Mirbro, Shing, Scizor Boladão, Yuudachi0811, Sylveesnom, not a racist, and dmbros I don't think I can sing your individual praises any better than JustOut, Mirbro, or Wheel, but I just wanted to say that every one of you were a part of what made this experience so positive and so special. I've learned so much from watching and talking to y'all about your games, and your support before, during, and after mine means so much to me. If you ever want help learning or practicing doubles, please feel free to reach out. I'll likely try to bug y'all for singles practice too :)
To FreyaknightVGC, the person without whom I wouldn't have ever played even close to as well as I did, I will be forever in your debt. You were always there when I needed practice, or review, or warmup before a match, and it's your play more than anyone's that's inspired me as I worked to improve my own.
To ionnss, tkhanh, and PigWarrior19 what an amazing group of competitors I've been lucky enough to practice with. Each of you have shown inspired, brilliant, and sometimes terrifying play, and I can't wait for more chances to play against each one of you.
And to the community at large, in my over a decade of being involved with online gaming spaces, I have never seen one as warm, welcoming, and supportive as this one. The enthusiasm with which I and the other newcomers I've talked to have been embraced is genuinely something special. Thank you to all of you for your part in that.
See y'all in the next tour!
~~whens the Justin vs Fran tiebreaker though~~
In all seriousness this was such an amazing tour to be apart of. Firstly thank you too my managers Justin, Trade and Ghost for taking a chance on me and drafting me, especially with justin and ghost knowing how much of a goober i can be and am prone to tilting sometimes. You three where the best managers i could ever ask for and did such an amazing job running the team.
To my teammates Star Wheel. Lucas2543, Maris Bonibell, Optidox, Javi, El químico del pueblucho, Peum, drizzle, Driplegend, Mirbro, Shing, Scizor Boladão, Yuudachi0811, not a racist and dmbros for being such amazing teamates, there isnt much i can really add that hasnt been mentioned above but the others but you guys where such awesome teammate, always so supportive and had a blast talking with all of you in the team cord, as well as all being goated players as well, im so glad i was in a team with all of you.
Thank you to Dark Pulse and bobomania for hosting this amazing tournament, none of this could have happened without the hard work you two put in behind the scenes and i am very grateful for that.
Lastly to Icy and Fran suck it penguins /lh. But in all honesty congrats on second place you put together a very scary team and put up one hell of a fight (but not flight because penguins cant fly, im so funny please laugh). Wouldn't have rather faced anyone else in the finals.
Thanks everyone for such an amazing tour, it was so much fun and i am so glad i was able to be part of it again, and this time even clutch up for my team, now for one last time.
In all seriousness this was such an amazing tour to be apart of. Firstly thank you too my managers Justin, Trade and Ghost for taking a chance on me and drafting me, especially with justin and ghost knowing how much of a goober i can be and am prone to tilting sometimes. You three where the best managers i could ever ask for and did such an amazing job running the team.
To my teammates Star Wheel. Lucas2543, Maris Bonibell, Optidox, Javi, El químico del pueblucho, Peum, drizzle, Driplegend, Mirbro, Shing, Scizor Boladão, Yuudachi0811, not a racist and dmbros for being such amazing teamates, there isnt much i can really add that hasnt been mentioned above but the others but you guys where such awesome teammate, always so supportive and had a blast talking with all of you in the team cord, as well as all being goated players as well, im so glad i was in a team with all of you.
Thank you to Dark Pulse and bobomania for hosting this amazing tournament, none of this could have happened without the hard work you two put in behind the scenes and i am very grateful for that.
Lastly to Icy and Fran suck it penguins /lh. But in all honesty congrats on second place you put together a very scary team and put up one hell of a fight (but not flight because penguins cant fly, im so funny please laugh). Wouldn't have rather faced anyone else in the finals.
Thanks everyone for such an amazing tour, it was so much fun and i am so glad i was able to be part of it again, and this time even clutch up for my team, now for one last time.
KANG GANG!!!
Since all the kangas are doing s/o I don't know why ttars wouldnt do ones too !!!
Firstly a huge thanks to 35Q71N and IcyPenguin2 for drafting me and giving me the starter slot, I had ups and downs with the different sets but after all I think, I played well. (5-4)
We had a pretty decent season, from 7th to 2nd with clutch wins, we achieved to qualify and reach Finals, even if we lost I think we did well, sad to not win it all ofc.
The team was goated the mix of former ttars and new ones made a cool mix and boosted us.
Now some s/o to my teamates.
Firstly a huge thanks to 35Q71N and IcyPenguin2 for drafting me and giving me the starter slot, I had ups and downs with the different sets but after all I think, I played well. (5-4)
We had a pretty decent season, from 7th to 2nd with clutch wins, we achieved to qualify and reach Finals, even if we lost I think we did well, sad to not win it all ofc.
The team was goated the mix of former ttars and new ones made a cool mix and boosted us.
Now some s/o to my teamates.
IcyPenguin2 I knew you as the guy who beat Empo without knowing who he was, and as a bss mainer LOL, You were a motivating captain thanks for your efforts.
35Q71N As like Icy you were an excellent captain, motivating players, doing reviews, but also a really fun guy loved to play for you two !
(that png is funny i'm gonna rob it)
Drxxtv Didnt knew you at all, learned fastly that you were the bw GOAT as well as a cooker in drafts, and also a youtuber ?! nah this guy is owning pokemon at this point, you had an incredible score, I hope you will get picked in RBTT next year.
JustFranco Your season wasnt the best, but you had hard oppos most of the time, loved your SPL games w bigs, keep it up !
jackofspadesman RBEL I Champion, and still in RBEL ? That's illegal for a player from your caliber you got haxxed many times but brought decisive wins haha thx for that and hopefully you will finallly get re-picked in RBTT (if you don't quit before)
drowsy69 You achieved to pack a good season, even if you started in the middle of it clutch games in play offs and possibly the last ladderer in SS RB LOL.
BigWes95 You won every decisive game you had to win, solid 6/7 mainer, crazy ladderer, as like others hope to see you play in WCOR n RBTT !
Kinetic You owned that SV pool so well, gl for the swiss mate !
velvet You hadnt the best season, but you were still here to cheer and play, hope we reached finals here but hope will win adpl together !
Celever The old father of RB, polyvalent player, and really chill guy you only made this tour better !
virae The RBY Goat, we played together in wcor, and I already seen your level, the only thing that can stop you is unironically... the RBY ! You achieved to get a name in the community while being sort of new, that's cool hope to see you in rbtt next year maybe..?
TheHorrorHare You were the most active player, even as a sub, you just came to have fun, and eh you had fun + a good score :) keep it up !
Zelph I'm pretty sure you would've thought you could have a better score, but adv rb is a crazy tier full of luck alas @_@... Although you're an incredible ADV player and one of the EG goats, keep it up hope to see you in wcor !
SoggyDoggySage Hrishioo7 Stories I didnt saw you all talk that much so i don't have a lot of things to say, have a good continuation !
Hats Last but not least, jv pas le faire en anglais le sang, t'as eu une saison à chier avec des games plus ou moins bonnes, te morfond pas, mais soit pas radical en mode "gngn jveux plus jouer ça", te fout pas dpression c'est que du random battle menpote (2-7) (deux sept) (dos siete) (zouj sab3a) bref gl en jsp dans lbon dans lbon c long le message là nn ?
TTARS ON TOP !
35Q71N As like Icy you were an excellent captain, motivating players, doing reviews, but also a really fun guy loved to play for you two !
(that png is funny i'm gonna rob it)
Drxxtv Didnt knew you at all, learned fastly that you were the bw GOAT as well as a cooker in drafts, and also a youtuber ?! nah this guy is owning pokemon at this point, you had an incredible score, I hope you will get picked in RBTT next year.
JustFranco Your season wasnt the best, but you had hard oppos most of the time, loved your SPL games w bigs, keep it up !
jackofspadesman RBEL I Champion, and still in RBEL ? That's illegal for a player from your caliber you got haxxed many times but brought decisive wins haha thx for that and hopefully you will finallly get re-picked in RBTT (if you don't quit before)
drowsy69 You achieved to pack a good season, even if you started in the middle of it clutch games in play offs and possibly the last ladderer in SS RB LOL.
BigWes95 You won every decisive game you had to win, solid 6/7 mainer, crazy ladderer, as like others hope to see you play in WCOR n RBTT !
Kinetic You owned that SV pool so well, gl for the swiss mate !
velvet You hadnt the best season, but you were still here to cheer and play, hope we reached finals here but hope will win adpl together !
Celever The old father of RB, polyvalent player, and really chill guy you only made this tour better !
virae The RBY Goat, we played together in wcor, and I already seen your level, the only thing that can stop you is unironically... the RBY ! You achieved to get a name in the community while being sort of new, that's cool hope to see you in rbtt next year maybe..?
TheHorrorHare You were the most active player, even as a sub, you just came to have fun, and eh you had fun + a good score :) keep it up !
Zelph I'm pretty sure you would've thought you could have a better score, but adv rb is a crazy tier full of luck alas @_@... Although you're an incredible ADV player and one of the EG goats, keep it up hope to see you in wcor !
SoggyDoggySage Hrishioo7 Stories I didnt saw you all talk that much so i don't have a lot of things to say, have a good continuation !
Hats Last but not least, jv pas le faire en anglais le sang, t'as eu une saison à chier avec des games plus ou moins bonnes, te morfond pas, mais soit pas radical en mode "gngn jveux plus jouer ça", te fout pas dpression c'est que du random battle menpote (2-7) (deux sept) (dos siete) (zouj sab3a) bref gl en jsp dans lbon dans lbon c long le message là nn ?
TTARS ON TOP !
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won for 3rd place series ggs go venus
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The Founding Gooner rests... for now.
I had an incredible time being a manager for ttars this year after being a player this year, and I am very proud that I was able to help captain this amazing team to finals of rbel. For a bit of insight into our draft, we wanted to get a mix of experienced players, some stour players, some newer rands players, and some players with a bit of experience, but were looking to hone their skills to reach that upper echelon of rbtt. During the season, we wanted to make sure all of our players got a chance to get some games, and I'm proud to say that ttars were the only team this rbel to have every member play at least 3 games!
Before we get into shoutouts, I want to talk a little bit about the format of the tour. I'm a big fan of having 3 gen 9 slots, as it allowed a lot of players to play the main gen, and allowed for a lot more shuffling of the roster. One thing I would like to consider next year would be having another mystery box slot, adding another slot in a random gen every week, to promote teams to use their subs more. Now let's move to shoutouts.
First, 35Q71N, thank you for agreeing to manage with me despite the work you already have on your plate. There is no one else I'd have wanted to manage with, and thank you for your insight both with the drafting process as well as your community knowledge, helping us draft newer faces to the tournament scene. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you every week, and I hope we'll be able to run it back next year!
jackofspadesman - You were our first pick, and you lived up to that expectation, clutching up in a must-win week 7 as well as giving us a strong start to finals. It was always amazing watching your patient play and watching you slowly inch your way back into games that seemed dire. Thank you for being so committed to the team and always being there to help our players when they were frustrated.
Drxxtv - You were the only player we drafted that wasn't in our original plans, and that's because we thought that there was no way you'd make it back to us by the end of round 2. When we saw you were still available, we jumped at the chance to grab you, and you more than proved yourself with a dominant 7-1 season. You found amazing lines in games, clutching up games that I had thought were entirely unwinnable. Keep up the great work, and I'm sure I'll see you in rbtt next year.
virae - Our RBY goat. Your 6-3 record shows your mastery of a tier so random as gen 1. Some might've questioned drafting a gen 1 slot so early, but we knew we wanted you, and you had the play to back up our expectations. Thank you to both rabbit13 and Vitoran for passing us your name, and I can say that I would draft this early again in a heartbeat.
Stories - Sorry we shuffled you around so much, but I'm glad we were finally able to get you some games in your preferred format towards the end of the season. Your 2-5 record is far from the skill you showed this season, and I'm confident that with a few good tours, we'll see you in rbtt soon. Thanks for your willingness to play everything!
JustFranco - Another player where your record doesn't match your skill level. You played some of the most patient games I've seen from anyone all tour, finding ways to get value out of mons that seemed useless. Even if things didn’t always go your way this season, I truly hope you stick with randbats because your skill speaks for itself!
BigWes95 - During the draft, I had to do a double take since I was shocked your name was still in the pool this late. We grabbed you thinking of putting you in 9, but we were happy to put you in 7 when you mentioned you'd rather play that. Your 6-3 record doesn't show quite how dominant you were this tour, only losing in either really tight games or due to the variance inherent to mons. Thank you for being a reliable team member, and always willing to review your games to see what you could've done better.
Kinetic - Me and Fran knew we wanted at least one former ttar, and seeing your name somehow still in the pool made this an easy choice. You had an amazing season, going 6-1, playing in all of the gen 9 slots as well as a week in mystery box. Thank you for your consistent play, and I'm looking forward to watching your games in the future!
Hrishioo7 - I know this tour may not have gone exactly as you wanted, but you’ve shown a lot of potential. Keep learning and growing, and I have no doubt we’ll see big things from you in the future!
Celever - Thank you for your flexibility this tour. Playing in 4 different formats this tour, ranging from old gens to mystery boxes, shows your consistency over all rands formats. Thank you for being a dependable team member and someone we could always rely on.
velvet - We started you in gen 8, moved you to gen 9, and then finally ended you in mystery box. Thank you for your willingness to play everything, and please don't take that final loss too hard. We win and lose as a team, and you played well until the very end.
Hats - Your record doesn't reflect your play this season. I'm hoping that fran and I's decision to keep you in the lineup until the very end shows the confidence we have in you. Keep playing, and I hope to see you on the big stage soon!
Zoyotte - You were another name we weren't expecting to get late in the draft. You proved your worth with a great 5-3 record. I wish I had more feedback for your games, but I think that can be more attributed to the fact that I'd usually wake up and see you'd already won lol. Keep doing great!
Zelph - You were someone fran and I were really interested in with your vast tour experience in gen 3. It took you a bit to adjust to randoms, but as you did, I got to watch you get better and better every week. Keep going with it, and I'm sure you'll have some amazing results!
SoggyDoggySage - Fran and I were particularly interested in you, with an amazing draft league circuit run, we knew you had some amazing potential, and you delivered on that with 3 great sets in gen 9, going 2-1. Congrats on your much-deserved ribbon, I hope to team with you in wcor soon!
drowsy69 - One of the core members of the ttars. Thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment to the team, and thank you for being so flexible to play gen 8 for us towards the end. I'm sorry we couldn't get you in for some gen 9 games, and I know I'll see you around the community for the next few years!
TheHorrorHare - You were someone I'd never heard of until draft day, and I was initially a little adverse to grabbing you, but you quickly showed me how mistaken I was. Thanks for being such a committed team member, and thank you for filling in wherever needed. As a side note, you're the player with the best winning percentage against me in bssf! I haven't played many as good as you, and I think you have a good shot at rbtt for bssf if you stick with it.
A few more shoutouts to some of our helpers along the way
Emkatt - I'm sorry we couldn't draft you this rbel, but thank you for your committed presence in the team! I hope you'll get your shot next year!
FreyaknightVGC - Thanks for being around! Always a pleasure to get to watch games with you.
sharpclaw - Thank you for being a cheerleader again this year! Hope to see you sign up for rbel next year....
Finally, thank you to our hosts bobomania and Dark Pulse for putting this event on, this wouldn't have been such a success without y'all
TTars may have come third last year, but we had the most players move from rbel to rbtt. We may have come just short of winning this tour this year, but we'll look to win the larger war.....
Rbel has been such a fun time, so until next year, join me in ending it with one final
TTARS ON TOP!
Before we get into shoutouts, I want to talk a little bit about the format of the tour. I'm a big fan of having 3 gen 9 slots, as it allowed a lot of players to play the main gen, and allowed for a lot more shuffling of the roster. One thing I would like to consider next year would be having another mystery box slot, adding another slot in a random gen every week, to promote teams to use their subs more. Now let's move to shoutouts.
First, 35Q71N, thank you for agreeing to manage with me despite the work you already have on your plate. There is no one else I'd have wanted to manage with, and thank you for your insight both with the drafting process as well as your community knowledge, helping us draft newer faces to the tournament scene. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you every week, and I hope we'll be able to run it back next year!
jackofspadesman - You were our first pick, and you lived up to that expectation, clutching up in a must-win week 7 as well as giving us a strong start to finals. It was always amazing watching your patient play and watching you slowly inch your way back into games that seemed dire. Thank you for being so committed to the team and always being there to help our players when they were frustrated.
Drxxtv - You were the only player we drafted that wasn't in our original plans, and that's because we thought that there was no way you'd make it back to us by the end of round 2. When we saw you were still available, we jumped at the chance to grab you, and you more than proved yourself with a dominant 7-1 season. You found amazing lines in games, clutching up games that I had thought were entirely unwinnable. Keep up the great work, and I'm sure I'll see you in rbtt next year.
virae - Our RBY goat. Your 6-3 record shows your mastery of a tier so random as gen 1. Some might've questioned drafting a gen 1 slot so early, but we knew we wanted you, and you had the play to back up our expectations. Thank you to both rabbit13 and Vitoran for passing us your name, and I can say that I would draft this early again in a heartbeat.
Stories - Sorry we shuffled you around so much, but I'm glad we were finally able to get you some games in your preferred format towards the end of the season. Your 2-5 record is far from the skill you showed this season, and I'm confident that with a few good tours, we'll see you in rbtt soon. Thanks for your willingness to play everything!
JustFranco - Another player where your record doesn't match your skill level. You played some of the most patient games I've seen from anyone all tour, finding ways to get value out of mons that seemed useless. Even if things didn’t always go your way this season, I truly hope you stick with randbats because your skill speaks for itself!
BigWes95 - During the draft, I had to do a double take since I was shocked your name was still in the pool this late. We grabbed you thinking of putting you in 9, but we were happy to put you in 7 when you mentioned you'd rather play that. Your 6-3 record doesn't show quite how dominant you were this tour, only losing in either really tight games or due to the variance inherent to mons. Thank you for being a reliable team member, and always willing to review your games to see what you could've done better.
Kinetic - Me and Fran knew we wanted at least one former ttar, and seeing your name somehow still in the pool made this an easy choice. You had an amazing season, going 6-1, playing in all of the gen 9 slots as well as a week in mystery box. Thank you for your consistent play, and I'm looking forward to watching your games in the future!
Hrishioo7 - I know this tour may not have gone exactly as you wanted, but you’ve shown a lot of potential. Keep learning and growing, and I have no doubt we’ll see big things from you in the future!
Celever - Thank you for your flexibility this tour. Playing in 4 different formats this tour, ranging from old gens to mystery boxes, shows your consistency over all rands formats. Thank you for being a dependable team member and someone we could always rely on.
velvet - We started you in gen 8, moved you to gen 9, and then finally ended you in mystery box. Thank you for your willingness to play everything, and please don't take that final loss too hard. We win and lose as a team, and you played well until the very end.
Hats - Your record doesn't reflect your play this season. I'm hoping that fran and I's decision to keep you in the lineup until the very end shows the confidence we have in you. Keep playing, and I hope to see you on the big stage soon!
Zoyotte - You were another name we weren't expecting to get late in the draft. You proved your worth with a great 5-3 record. I wish I had more feedback for your games, but I think that can be more attributed to the fact that I'd usually wake up and see you'd already won lol. Keep doing great!
Zelph - You were someone fran and I were really interested in with your vast tour experience in gen 3. It took you a bit to adjust to randoms, but as you did, I got to watch you get better and better every week. Keep going with it, and I'm sure you'll have some amazing results!
SoggyDoggySage - Fran and I were particularly interested in you, with an amazing draft league circuit run, we knew you had some amazing potential, and you delivered on that with 3 great sets in gen 9, going 2-1. Congrats on your much-deserved ribbon, I hope to team with you in wcor soon!
drowsy69 - One of the core members of the ttars. Thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment to the team, and thank you for being so flexible to play gen 8 for us towards the end. I'm sorry we couldn't get you in for some gen 9 games, and I know I'll see you around the community for the next few years!
TheHorrorHare - You were someone I'd never heard of until draft day, and I was initially a little adverse to grabbing you, but you quickly showed me how mistaken I was. Thanks for being such a committed team member, and thank you for filling in wherever needed. As a side note, you're the player with the best winning percentage against me in bssf! I haven't played many as good as you, and I think you have a good shot at rbtt for bssf if you stick with it.
A few more shoutouts to some of our helpers along the way
Emkatt - I'm sorry we couldn't draft you this rbel, but thank you for your committed presence in the team! I hope you'll get your shot next year!
FreyaknightVGC - Thanks for being around! Always a pleasure to get to watch games with you.
sharpclaw - Thank you for being a cheerleader again this year! Hope to see you sign up for rbel next year....
Finally, thank you to our hosts bobomania and Dark Pulse for putting this event on, this wouldn't have been such a success without y'all
TTars may have come third last year, but we had the most players move from rbel to rbtt. We may have come just short of winning this tour this year, but we'll look to win the larger war.....
Rbel has been such a fun time, so until next year, join me in ending it with one final
TTARS ON TOP!
So...this is the end, uh? I won't lie, it was definitely a bitter ending but gosh, what a long and unforgettable journey we had. I have decided to write two posts to share my thoughts on rbel and to thank the team and all the people who made this run possible. Yes, I know two long posts is a lot and not really something you see every day but I am a half egotistical, half sensitive, talkative old man so if there is a time to write two historical walls of text, it's definitely this!
First and foremost, I want to congratulate team Kangaskhan for winning Rbel II. I really wanted to play you again because you proved to be an amazing team and we could all see that the battle between seed 1 and 2 was incredibly tense and balanced, fitting for a final. You are very deserving winners and it's funny and appropriate that it took two upside-down people like JustOut459 and Trade to break the curse of the first seed in randbats team tournaments x)
Honorable mentions go to Ghostilex for shadow managing the team (no pun intended) and getting some much needed reps that I hope will help you land a manager spot in rbel next year; to El químico del pueblucho for clinching MVP in one of the most cursed tiers we have; to Mirbro for the kind message before the start of the final week and the shoutout in your post here on Smogon; to Star Wheel and Optidox for being among the best newcomers in this second season. You two are very nice people before being great players and I am pretty sure this will be your first and only appearance in rbel, if you know what I mean.
Now, onto a list of people I feel obliged to thank for their contribution during this journey! It's a long list and I apologize in advance if I forget to mention someone (I'll edit the post to include them in that case, I swear).
The helpers for the draft
The knowledge Icy and I exhibit in gen 1 can be summarized with "click Body Slam and pray for a paralysis". Luckily for us, we could rely on Vitoran and YBW to get a professional opinion on the pool. All the people who asked Vitor for some feedback ended up drafting players who finished with a positive record, which just shows he knows his stuff when he talks about gen 1 randbats. Similarly, YBW gave us the answers we were looking for and even more, writing a superbly detailed account of the pool, profiling all the most notable players and ranking them for us. He also advertised the tournament in the gen 1 rands server, which led to even more signups and an increased quality for the pool!
Bonus shoutout to king edgy as well, even though he won't see this anytime soon since he still can't get access to his account :/
We owe Amaranth a lot for two big reasons:
1) He sent us the draft plan he had created for rbtt 7, which was obviously a much needed tool for newbies like me and icy who never really prepared a document like that before (except for ccc, but that doesn't count too much lol).
2) We decided to ping him the day before the draft because we still had doubts on our first overall pick. We brought up some of the names we were considering and he shared his thoughts with us, which we used for to plan for the next rounds too.
I wish we could have two italians winning the main randbats team tournaments at the same time but alas, fate decided otherwise. Good thing there is a summer competition we can look forward to in order to get some revenge...
On a more funny note, I now fully understand why you wrote this post some months ago:
Speaking of documents and draft plans, Tarrembeau and Drifting were kind enough to share their draft prep from last year's rbel and this year's rbtt, respectively. It's always nice to see how people approach drafts, their strategies and notes on the players.
Since we had a bunch of aspiring players in the pool that came from the draft world (and from tiers), it was a luxury to have someone like Jordy004 who could give us a very informative feedback on the people we were scouting. We ended up listening to you and we got the chance to draft Soggy, so it worked out really well!
I already mentioned me and Icy are not exactly the best gen 1 players, but the same can easily be said for doubles (he is lying btw, as he is currently 4-1 in osdt). We figured the pool this year was pretty darn good but we agreed that having ionnss and FreyaknightVGC do tryouts in our stead was probably a better option. Your passion for doubles is contagious and you did a great job by training with Tkhanh and Opti and turning them into solid players who have a real shot at rbtt next year. This is probably one of the best examples of what pokemon should be about: a game where you can meet new people, practice with them and improve each other as players, all of this while having fun in the process. So yeah, thanks for helping us and the community as a whole :p
Last but not least, thanks to Roginald and Piyu for suggesting us some players and telling us why they could be interesting picks.
The cheerleaders
PrinceOfAllTacos, thank you once again for entrusting us with the franchise you created last year (s/o to autumn as well). Only time will tell if we are able to send to rbtt as many players as you did this year, but it's safe to say the vibes on the team remained great for a second consecutive year. Keeping the same server for this new adventure definitely helped since we had so many people who had a blast last year and who were happy to cheer on the second generation of Tyranitars.
Speaking of which, a very big shoutout goes to rabbit13 for being an incredibly passionate cheerleader who followed our journey from the start until the end. You didn't have to, but you were there to spectate the matches, you were there to congratulate us in the wins and comfort us in the losses. I personally thank you for the private conversations we had, who were yet another example of how valuable it was to have you in the server and how kind of a person you proved to be. I am quite happy that I got to know you better after all the times we battled each other on the cc1v1 ladder :p
Shoutout to very biased ttar fan sharpclaw, who continues his endearing support of the team and for former ttar player relevartemit. I know you are not exactly talkative, so what you said to us in vc after the last match meant a lot and I truly appreciate it.
Emkatt, we talked too many times about this, didn't we? You should have definitely had a chance in rbel this year and even if it wasn't the same experience as playing, I am glad that you were in our server and got to witness the atmosphere of a team tournament. You often came to spectate our matches or even just to chill in vc (in fact, the first vc this year was between you and drowsy), so thanks for being a big contributor in creating the lovely atmosphere we had in ttarcord. I am sure this is just the beginning of your journey in randbats and I am looking forward to joining forces with you or facing your team in future events :)
I already mentioned FreyaknightVGC, but he inevitably deserves more words. You first months in the randbats community have been crazy in terms of results and I am very happy that another italian guy became a consistent presence in rands after ages! Being italian is an undeniably important quality but so many people quickly got to appreciate you because it's rare to find someone who is such a nice person, an incredibly passionate player and a formidable teammate. At this point I think you can add to your resume that you were a top tier cheerleader, given you always tried to be online to root for team Tyranitar whenever we had a match. I am happy to talk to you pretty much daily and I can't wait to team up together this summer in wcor!
Found it to, you are definitely one of the most enthusiastic people I know even if your sleep schedule is non-existent x)
It was nice to have you in the server for the last two weeks and I am glad you had a good time as well. I know you might be disappointed for your season but trust me when I say there aren't many people who are as talented as you at such young age. I bet you'll become a mainstay in rands tournament quickly, so keep training and you'll get where you deserve :p
General shoutouts and final thoughts
Thanks to Pulse and Bobo for hosting and running the tournament smoothly. Pulse is turning into a hosting addict because he realized he can make complicated spreadsheets he can take care of, and I know that for Bobo rbel is one of his two beloved creatures along with Baby Rands. Despite my skepticism, it's abundantly clear that the idea you originally told me turned out to be great and it's now one of the events people look forward to the most here in rands. You definitely deserve your flowers just like the co-creator Wubben.
Critsomnia, R1C3M4N, Referrals, Impeckable, latias999999999, Jordy004, Vitoran, oaklies are good friends who were rooting for me and for the team, asking how we were doing, my thoughts on matches and how good the team atmosphere was. You guys are great and I am lucky to have found you here ^^
I won't repeat what Icy already mentioned in his post about our strategy going into the draft, what we tried to achieve and how we wanted to handle the slots, so I'll limit to share some final thoughts on my experience in rbel.
Even if Icy proposed me to manage together months ago, I gave him an official confirmation only a few weeks before signups opened for a bunch of reasons, including being busy with the thesis Iwas am supposed to write :x
I can safely say it was a great decision to embark on this journey because I truly cherished all the hours spent in the server with the players and the supporters. Our team atmosphere was incredible and it's the main reason why I will hopefully run it back next year if I have time.
From a managerial standpoint, I learned a lot during this tournament and I have the itch to write down some notes that could be useful for next year. In similar way, I would also like to keep track of all the newcomers that I am sure will pop up throughout the year because the grind never stops...
For what concerns the tournament, rbel might be the "Charmeleon to rbtt's Charizard" but it's has no rivals when it comes to vibes since it perfectly represents the wholesome and balanced mix of competitiveness and fun that we strive to achieve in randbats, so it's not a surprise that more and more people are showing interest in managing in the future.
The structure already works well even but if you have ideas to improve it and you managed to scroll down up to this point, let us know!
This concludes the first part of my stupidly long farewell post but stay tuned for the second wall of text, which is dedicated to the players (and Icy), who deserve their own spotlight after a great season
First and foremost, I want to congratulate team Kangaskhan for winning Rbel II. I really wanted to play you again because you proved to be an amazing team and we could all see that the battle between seed 1 and 2 was incredibly tense and balanced, fitting for a final. You are very deserving winners and it's funny and appropriate that it took two upside-down people like JustOut459 and Trade to break the curse of the first seed in randbats team tournaments x)
Honorable mentions go to Ghostilex for shadow managing the team (no pun intended) and getting some much needed reps that I hope will help you land a manager spot in rbel next year; to El químico del pueblucho for clinching MVP in one of the most cursed tiers we have; to Mirbro for the kind message before the start of the final week and the shoutout in your post here on Smogon; to Star Wheel and Optidox for being among the best newcomers in this second season. You two are very nice people before being great players and I am pretty sure this will be your first and only appearance in rbel, if you know what I mean.
Now, onto a list of people I feel obliged to thank for their contribution during this journey! It's a long list and I apologize in advance if I forget to mention someone (I'll edit the post to include them in that case, I swear).
The helpers for the draft The knowledge Icy and I exhibit in gen 1 can be summarized with "click Body Slam and pray for a paralysis". Luckily for us, we could rely on Vitoran and YBW to get a professional opinion on the pool. All the people who asked Vitor for some feedback ended up drafting players who finished with a positive record, which just shows he knows his stuff when he talks about gen 1 randbats. Similarly, YBW gave us the answers we were looking for and even more, writing a superbly detailed account of the pool, profiling all the most notable players and ranking them for us. He also advertised the tournament in the gen 1 rands server, which led to even more signups and an increased quality for the pool!
Bonus shoutout to king edgy as well, even though he won't see this anytime soon since he still can't get access to his account :/
We owe Amaranth a lot for two big reasons:
1) He sent us the draft plan he had created for rbtt 7, which was obviously a much needed tool for newbies like me and icy who never really prepared a document like that before (except for ccc, but that doesn't count too much lol).
2) We decided to ping him the day before the draft because we still had doubts on our first overall pick. We brought up some of the names we were considering and he shared his thoughts with us, which we used for to plan for the next rounds too.
I wish we could have two italians winning the main randbats team tournaments at the same time but alas, fate decided otherwise. Good thing there is a summer competition we can look forward to in order to get some revenge...
On a more funny note, I now fully understand why you wrote this post some months ago:
Speaking of documents and draft plans, Tarrembeau and Drifting were kind enough to share their draft prep from last year's rbel and this year's rbtt, respectively. It's always nice to see how people approach drafts, their strategies and notes on the players.
Since we had a bunch of aspiring players in the pool that came from the draft world (and from tiers), it was a luxury to have someone like Jordy004 who could give us a very informative feedback on the people we were scouting. We ended up listening to you and we got the chance to draft Soggy, so it worked out really well!
I already mentioned me and Icy are not exactly the best gen 1 players, but the same can easily be said for doubles (he is lying btw, as he is currently 4-1 in osdt). We figured the pool this year was pretty darn good but we agreed that having ionnss and FreyaknightVGC do tryouts in our stead was probably a better option. Your passion for doubles is contagious and you did a great job by training with Tkhanh and Opti and turning them into solid players who have a real shot at rbtt next year. This is probably one of the best examples of what pokemon should be about: a game where you can meet new people, practice with them and improve each other as players, all of this while having fun in the process. So yeah, thanks for helping us and the community as a whole :p
Last but not least, thanks to Roginald and Piyu for suggesting us some players and telling us why they could be interesting picks.
The cheerleaders PrinceOfAllTacos, thank you once again for entrusting us with the franchise you created last year (s/o to autumn as well). Only time will tell if we are able to send to rbtt as many players as you did this year, but it's safe to say the vibes on the team remained great for a second consecutive year. Keeping the same server for this new adventure definitely helped since we had so many people who had a blast last year and who were happy to cheer on the second generation of Tyranitars.
Speaking of which, a very big shoutout goes to rabbit13 for being an incredibly passionate cheerleader who followed our journey from the start until the end. You didn't have to, but you were there to spectate the matches, you were there to congratulate us in the wins and comfort us in the losses. I personally thank you for the private conversations we had, who were yet another example of how valuable it was to have you in the server and how kind of a person you proved to be. I am quite happy that I got to know you better after all the times we battled each other on the cc1v1 ladder :p
Shoutout to very biased ttar fan sharpclaw, who continues his endearing support of the team and for former ttar player relevartemit. I know you are not exactly talkative, so what you said to us in vc after the last match meant a lot and I truly appreciate it.
Emkatt, we talked too many times about this, didn't we? You should have definitely had a chance in rbel this year and even if it wasn't the same experience as playing, I am glad that you were in our server and got to witness the atmosphere of a team tournament. You often came to spectate our matches or even just to chill in vc (in fact, the first vc this year was between you and drowsy), so thanks for being a big contributor in creating the lovely atmosphere we had in ttarcord. I am sure this is just the beginning of your journey in randbats and I am looking forward to joining forces with you or facing your team in future events :)
I already mentioned FreyaknightVGC, but he inevitably deserves more words. You first months in the randbats community have been crazy in terms of results and I am very happy that another italian guy became a consistent presence in rands after ages! Being italian is an undeniably important quality but so many people quickly got to appreciate you because it's rare to find someone who is such a nice person, an incredibly passionate player and a formidable teammate. At this point I think you can add to your resume that you were a top tier cheerleader, given you always tried to be online to root for team Tyranitar whenever we had a match. I am happy to talk to you pretty much daily and I can't wait to team up together this summer in wcor!
Found it to, you are definitely one of the most enthusiastic people I know even if your sleep schedule is non-existent x)
It was nice to have you in the server for the last two weeks and I am glad you had a good time as well. I know you might be disappointed for your season but trust me when I say there aren't many people who are as talented as you at such young age. I bet you'll become a mainstay in rands tournament quickly, so keep training and you'll get where you deserve :p
General shoutouts and final thoughtsThanks to Pulse and Bobo for hosting and running the tournament smoothly. Pulse is turning into a hosting addict because he realized he can make complicated spreadsheets he can take care of, and I know that for Bobo rbel is one of his two beloved creatures along with Baby Rands. Despite my skepticism, it's abundantly clear that the idea you originally told me turned out to be great and it's now one of the events people look forward to the most here in rands. You definitely deserve your flowers just like the co-creator Wubben.
Critsomnia, R1C3M4N, Referrals, Impeckable, latias999999999, Jordy004, Vitoran, oaklies are good friends who were rooting for me and for the team, asking how we were doing, my thoughts on matches and how good the team atmosphere was. You guys are great and I am lucky to have found you here ^^
I won't repeat what Icy already mentioned in his post about our strategy going into the draft, what we tried to achieve and how we wanted to handle the slots, so I'll limit to share some final thoughts on my experience in rbel.
Even if Icy proposed me to manage together months ago, I gave him an official confirmation only a few weeks before signups opened for a bunch of reasons, including being busy with the thesis I
I can safely say it was a great decision to embark on this journey because I truly cherished all the hours spent in the server with the players and the supporters. Our team atmosphere was incredible and it's the main reason why I will hopefully run it back next year if I have time.
From a managerial standpoint, I learned a lot during this tournament and I have the itch to write down some notes that could be useful for next year. In similar way, I would also like to keep track of all the newcomers that I am sure will pop up throughout the year because the grind never stops...
For what concerns the tournament, rbel might be the "Charmeleon to rbtt's Charizard" but it's has no rivals when it comes to vibes since it perfectly represents the wholesome and balanced mix of competitiveness and fun that we strive to achieve in randbats, so it's not a surprise that more and more people are showing interest in managing in the future.
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This concludes the first part of my stupidly long farewell post but stay tuned for the second wall of text, which is dedicated to the players (and Icy), who deserve their own spotlight after a great season
To think I went from harassing this guy to teach me how to schedule and work out tours in BSSF open last year to becoming a part of the ttar experience this year is one of the moments of all time. Am i making myself seem more relevant than i actually am? Yes. Am i thirsty for attention? Yes. Idc ur awesome Fran :D
Jt i still cant believe you betrayed me like this, im so disappointed in you
mb sylv are we friends again the tour is over </3
You didnt cheer for me in finals :(
if i cheered for either side i would not have made it out alive :( sometimes silence is the best way forward and sometimes i go BANGER!!!
You know what that is a BANGER!!! We can be friends again <3
forgot to do this in my original post but i need to give one more shoutout. ggs velvet, you were the person to first give me a chance back in rbel one, drafting me even though i was literally a nobody, and its thanks to that that i am were i am now. If it wasn't for you drafting me and believing in me back then i don't think i would have gotten anywhere near as far so thank you for that, I couldn't have named a better opponent to face in the final match, like the student become the master type moment for me. Thank you so much and i will forever be a goodra in my heart
Omg ty goatGosh, what a nail-biting finals this was; super proud of Team Kanghaskhan for locking in and bringing it home! You all did a phenomenal job throughout the tournament, from getting 1st seed in the regular season, to then proceeding to break the Rands 1st seed curse and win it all (for what afaik is a Rands team tour first-time occurrence?). It was a pleasure to work with all of you, and while I'd say that I look forward to maybe working with you next year as well, I suspect I'll see a lot of you in RBTT instead :p
Anyway, shoutouts time ^-^
Star Wheel - The Gen 9 goat and our star (heh) first pick... that we slotted in Gen 8Regardless, you adjusted brilliantly to the format, securing the best record in the pool (6-1 in a Gen you don't even main is goat behaviour); I look forward to seeing you inevitably pop off in RBTT and/or WCOR :p
Lucas2543 - My fellow OCE gamer, it was nice to team with you again and end up going all the way this time after we fell just short in WCOR. Another of the many teammates we had that very much deserves to be in RBTT; looking forward to the WCOR runback this year, where hopefully we can get another job done o7
Maris Bonibell - When Team Keldeo's picked you as their RBTT replacement mid-season, I was really worried you wouldn't have time for us as well lol. Very grateful for you staying with us and putting on Gen 1 clinics each week :D (also ty Vitoran for the vouch, your opinion was the deciding factor for me at least)
Optidox - The Randdubs community has really flourished recently, and you have shown yourself to be at the pinnacle of this new era of Randdubs mains. Crazy to see you master yet another game, and with how quickly you've developed as a player I'm sure we've only seen the beginning! (@rbtt managers she alone knows the secret to beating ionnss y'all might wanna take notes)
Javi - The first member of our Spanish contingent (that truthfully was completely accidental), I wasn't around when you played in previous Rands team tours, but nevertheless we trusted you to put up a good performance. Needless to say, you did just that, and I'm very glad we were able to have you onboard :p
El químico del pueblucho - My scheduling goatRegardless of any, uh, technical difficulties, you always brought super positive energy to the team, while putting up a phenomenal performance throughout the tournament, ending up with an 8-1 record and well deserved overall tournament MVP :D
Peum - Unfortunately your current and previous Smogon profile pics did irreparable damage to me whenever I saw them (long story, blame TNTDestroyer). Regardless, I'm glad you were able to dominate in playoffs and get the positive overall record you very much deserved this tour; maybe I'll see you again soon on the WCOR battlefield once more :p
drizzle - Our hyper-flexible star; thank you for being willing and able to slot into wherever our lineup shuffles needed you the most. Your versatility came in clutch, especially when it came to Mystery Box shenanigans. Congrats on you and Duc for being the first two-time RBEL victors : )
DripLegend - I know it didn't end up being your tour, but thank you as well for being able to flex into the factory Mystery Boxes, as well as subjecting yourself to the horror that is Gen 5 Rands (I could literally never). Hope to see you again in future Rands tours!
Mirbro - We've run into each other in many different Gen 6 Rands tours, but I was glad to finally be able to team with you! Very proud of you for coming back after some rather tilting games in the regular season and showing up when it mattered in finals. Looking forward to inevitably running in to you in the future :p
Shing - It's a real shame that Hackmons wasn't a permanent slot this tour, because we would have loved to slot you more and watch you flourish. Regardless, I greatly appreciate the energy you brought to team chat and game discussion; GL with your other team tours : )
Scizor Boladão - One problem with having a team full of goated players is that it's hard to find room for everybody on the starting lineup. It's a bit embarrassing that we originally had you on the bench, but after getting subbed in, you proved that to be a very silly mistake that we made sure to rectify in the remaining weeks of the tour :p
Yuudachi0811 - Our resident old-gen specialist; unfortunately this didn't end up being the best tour for you. Similarly to with Shing, I wish there was a permanent Gen 2 slot for you to play in; regardless, I hope you enjoyed the tour and I hope to see you in WCOR later this year :D
Sylveesnom - Quite the rollercoaster of a tour for you, gosh. I hope that this tour has helped you become more confident in your play, and willing to back yourself to make good calls. I'm incredibly proud of you for not letting the pressure get to you and clutching up for us in finals, as well as for trusting our wacky BSSF pick and being willing to put in the practice to make it work
not a racist - Another casualty of Our-Roster-Is-Just-Goated Syndrome, it's a shame that we weren't able to get you much playtime until near the end, but I appreciate you stepping up to a format that might not necessarily have been your first choice going into this, and I hope to see you in future Rands tours!
dmbros - Perhaps one of the most enthusiastic players I've ever had the pleasure of teaming with. I really appreciate the effort you put into playing practice games with me, and while I'm sorry you didn't get to shine this year, I'm sure that you'll be able to develop into a quality player in years to come : )
Huge shoutouts as well to co-manager Trade and basically-co-manager Ghostilex, it was a lot of fun planning our draft and generally managing in this tour with you both! Also a big thank you to violet river for giving us advice on some hidden gems and generally helping me not freak out in the voice call during the very stressful draft itself. Looking forward to us doing our thing in WCOR this year once more :D
Big thanks of course to bobomania and Dark Pulse for hosting yet another wonderful tournament; this was my first time managing in a tour, but you two helped make things easy and stress-free (from an administrative perspective, at least). GGs as well to all of the other teams, it was a pleasure facing off against you all!
And now, for one last time (for now...):
KANG GANG!!!
Ty for the carry team
Yall r goats
Sorry if I didn't contribute much but so glad to be the part of such a wonderful team.
Thanks a lot to all of u
P.s special thanks to ttars manager 35q71n and also just out, star and my team for playing like a million games against me helping Me learn and improve... will do my best to not let yall down :>
Ggs ttars [predicted we would play them in finals the day teams were drafted uWu]
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As I promised, here is the second part of the final post I wanted to write to cap off the season. It's even longer than the first part (whoops!) but it has to be as it's dedicated to the players, the real protagonists of this great journey. Without further ado, let's start!
jackofspadesman > our season unofficially started when, after taking the decision to draft you with the first overall pick, I wrote on Discord to ask if you were ready to win a championship together. Maybe it was a bit out of character but it just showed how much I value you as a player and I knew you only had one result in mind. Rbel was our chance to redemption after a fun but disappointing edition of ccc and we were so close, yet so far...
Your season wasn't easy but even in the darkest moment, you didn't give up and you stuck with the team, eventually leading to two important wins against Optidox. You wrote me after the last game that you wanted to do better and I totally understand it because someone who is as talented as you should always aim for a great record.
At the same time, I will die on the hill that the best version of you as a person and as a player is the lovely and laidback Jake we got to know and love in the server. As long as you keep your passion for the game and have fun, I am sure I'll see you back in rbtt.
You concluded your last message saying you had a lot of fun with the team this seasondespite me saying you look like Syndrome. Well...you are damn right about it and I am sure we'll have more chances to team up again in the future :)
Drxxtv > the MVP of the team, finishing rbel with an phenomenal 8-1 record and representing a certainty whenever we needed a win. You could have easily been in rbtt for a second consecutive year but I am so so glad you forgot to sign up because it was a pleasure to team up once again after ccc lol
I have known you for more than one year in another server and even if you are already a successful content creator, you are an incredibly down to earth guy and you proved to be a true team player whose enthusiasm was contagious and led your teammates to look at the upcoming matchups with renewed optimism. I have been told you personally reached out to some of the guys to show them support and make sure they would not give up, which is another example of your qualities as a person and as a player, so thank so so much for doing that.
After rbel, it's time for you to shine in individual tournaments like gen 9 swiss and the circuit as a whole. I am sure this year you won't miss playoffs and then we'll see you in rbtt IX :)
virae > I have known you indirectly for a while since you and Vitor have played too many series in 2024, so I figured you were a good player and a pretty approachable guy too. Talking to our gen 1 consultants convinced us even more to bet on you with an early pick and you did pretty darn well in the madhouse. You were the person who completed the incredible comeback we had week 1, clinched our first win of the season against Glalie and started the tour with an absurd 8-0 record in games won. Your results and your late week gaming rightfully led you to become "the closer" of this team. That would be already enough to consider you a successful pick but I have nothing but praise for you as a teammate because you were engaged in the server and active even in voice calls. It was very cool to know you better and from now on I'll root for you in the future events of the gen 1 randbats server! See you soon in wcor and, I hope, rbtt :)
Stories > Ashley, watching you play was a rollercoaster of emotions, both for the speed of your games and because anything could happen!
We were quite surprised to see you were still available round 4 because we knew you were a great player who could cover multiple generations, so you ended up being one of many flexible slots we had on the team.
Your season had highs and lows that made you understandably frustrated but things took a more positive turn when we slotted you in gen 9. Trust me when I say you should stop blaming yourself for g1 of the finals, you really played it well given the knowledge at your disposal. Talent wise, I have no doubt you could be in rbtt next year, so I hope you'll stick to randbats events. Don't let the bad luck and matchups get too much in your head and you'll get the results a player of your caliber can easily achieve!
JustFranco > I am sorry that this season didn't go as planned, your score is probably the biggest surprise for us and it can be explained by the fact you faced pretty good opponents and you were on the receving end of some classic pokemon moments. You definitely had moments when you showed the bright talent you have and that allowed you to obtain prestigious results in your career. Thanks for giving us your availability for the entire competition and for not backing down from the challenge, I hope this "traumatic" experience won't discourage you from joining more randbats events in the future.
BigWes95 > I started interacting with Wes a few months ago after a ladder game, if I recall correctly. Further encounters on the ladder and the chats in the randbats room made him believe he had the right to reach out and annoy me every single day. He has a job in finance but for some obscure reason he always finds time to request some matches, which inevitably turn out to be long "best of" series either because we are cursed and we keep rolling gen 2 in roulette, or because he refuses to end on a loss. I have basically turned into one of his favorite ways to procrastinate work, I guess.
In the weeks leading to the rbel draft, he messaged me 6780283 times to explain why he would be a great early pick and that I should get him as fast as I could because other managers he talked to were interested. Shortly after we started inviting the players to ttarcord, he asked me a detailed account of the background of all his teammates, showing an unacceptable lack of respect for my boundaries and my time! On the third week he started a mutiny against me with the other bozo Drowsy69, which led to my figurative death. Last but not least, he has continued making fun of me for eating breadsticks as a snack ever since I ate some in a vc.
"But if he is that annoying, why would you draft him on your team?" First of all, I am a masochist. Second of all, he is a very good player. Third of all... I simply couldn't have wished for a better player. You know, sometimes we always forget there is a whole world behind a simple nickname. Talking pretty much daily led me to know and appreciate him as a person and I'd like to say we have established a good relationship based on mutual respect and trust. Wes, I think this is the right place to thank you again for sharing your experience and the advice you gave me when I expressed my concerns about my present and my future. I appreciate even more what you wrote me in another battle that happened a few weeks later. Ok, you were drunk as hell but as we have discovered in the server, brits are really built different and their tolerance to alcohol is impressive. So yeah, you can't eat those words anymore :p
If you are a rbtt manager in 2026 and are reading this post, please give him a chance, at least for tryouts. He finished with a convincing record in gen 7, he is always on top on the megas ladders and can easily adapt to every other format. By drafting him, you'll get a passionate teammate who will always seek to improve by reviewing his games and will be more than happy to play training games and spectate his teammates.
You last told me you truly enjoyed this experience and this means a lot to me because that was always my primary goal as a manager and as a moderator of this community. These tournaments do be wacky but they can be a ton of fun if you meet the right people along the way, you know?
Now it's time for you to embark on a new adventure. It's going to be a different "game" but I have no doubt you will keep being great in your new role as a father x)
Kinetic > as Icy already said, we really liked the idea to recruit a former Tyranitar for this second campaign and we knew you were a valid player to have on board. Two years ago you made a name for yourself reaching finals of the gen 9 open, and then all the matches I have seen you play in rbel I and wcor showed that you knew what you were doing. Well, you exceeded our expectations and finished with a phenomenal 6-1 record after facing some very tough competition along the way and overcoming unpleasant situations irl. You kept a very high level week in and out and I rarely recall you making mistakes. The best thing is that you are still incredibly young despite being quite experienced in tournaments, so I have no doubt that this will be the year when you bounce back in the circuit and in wcor :)
Hrishioo7 > this tournament was the classic example of growing pains because you couldn't fully translate your ladder results into a successful run in rbel. Thanks you for remaining active in the server pretty much every week, I am sure that the player I have seen in the replays pre-draft and even more recently in your swiss series will make an appearance in important randbats tournaments pretty soon, hopefully starting with wcor :D
Celever > drafting you for rbel was pretty much a no brainer because you are super versatile and you know randbats like very few in this community do. You were another victim of "the big shuffling" we implemented to give everyone a chance to play and your neutral record doesn't show that you actually scored two of the most important wins of our season, both in Mystery Box: the one vs Yuudachi helped us clinch playoffs, the one vs Tarre shifted momentum in our favor going into the legendary last 4 simultaneous/consecutive matches in semis.
Mr Bear, you were one of the first people to welcome me with open arms in this community along with nemoauditur, advising me to sign up for rbtt just because I was a room tour hero (lol?). I am not sure I would still be here without you two so thank you for all the work you have put in randbats.
I know it wasn't probably the best period for you to enter a tournament like this but I am happy we teamed up together for once and that you seemed to enjoy the ride, especially in the last few weeks. The Saturday night vc will always be one of the best memories of this adventure :)
velvet > similarly to Stories, we knew that with you we would get a good all rounder that could grant us a lot of flexibility without sacrificing the quality of certain slots. I am sorry we kinda forced you to play gen 8 at the start, also because you definitely did better when you found yourself in more familiar territories like gen 9 and 3. The same applies to the very last match: BSSF is a very unorthodox format and hard to train. As always, we win and lose together, so I hope you are not too disappointed. I also saw what you wrote in the server and I hope it's not one of the last times we see you in rands but whatever you decide to do, I wish you good luck for your future tournaments!
Hats > man, I think you are not going to touch gen 4 randbats ever again, are you? I recently discovered this tier is considered the actual "madhouse", at least for tiers, and you definitely got below average luck. Still, thank you for never giving up and for always being available to cover the slot as a true team player. We didn't even know before the draft that you and Zoyo were good friends, so that was a pleasant surprise that made the server even more lively and...french x)
I know you already took part in wcor but it would be cool to see you in more randbats events, so I hope gen 9 swiss is just the beginning!
Zoyotte > after 9 weeks, I can finally reveal the story of how I got to know Zoyo. I am good friends with Xilefi, who used to play in BDSP tournaments before becoming thetyrant leader of that community. In one of these tournaments three years ago, he was supposed to face a french guy with a shiny Furret pfp who lived in the same city, someone named Bhalal. I am pretty sure I watched those games and I wasn't particularly impressed by how this person played. Then he started joining randbats events and got picked in wcor in the last two years. I was still doubtful about his qualities but then I saw him play a very good series against Fantsy in the First Blood Mystery Box slot for ccc (I swear I am not joking) and along with some good performances in room tours, I quickly changed my mind and I understood that - surprise, surprise - players can get better over time!
If it wasn't clear enough, Bhalal is the previous name of Zoyotte and I am very happy that you opened my eyes because you were a great player for us (drafting you in round 12 was daylight robbery) and a very dedicated teammate. Most importantly, you introduced us to the marvelous :vous: emoji that immediately became a hit in the server. Thank you for the s/o post you wrote as well, I am excited to see you in future tournaments because I am sure that you still have margins to improve, so I am looking forward to seeing you climbing higher and higher...
Zelph > you were one of our bets for this rbel and I think you performed pretty well overall for somebody who was playing his first randbats team tournament. Your matches definitely showed you are capable of making big momentum-shifting plays and you are well aware of how you need to handle your resources. You reminded me of what Amaranth said about a certain young gen 3 player, which is that sometimes they might be too aggressive. You are already good but once you keep that part under control, you'll become almost unstoppable. I hope you are not disappointed in our choice to bench you in the finals, me and Icy know your value and it's only a matter of "when" and not "if" before we see you on the most important stages!
SoggyDoggySage > after asking Jordy for some feedback, we realized you could represent an interesting pick because we wanted an accomplished player who could fill the modern gens slots and steady the ship in case things didn't go as planned. I am sorry we didn't give you many opportunities to shine, your positive final record shows that you are a capable player and you could have given us even more (heck, you were the lone survivor of the tragic series against Dragapults). You showed enthusiasm in joining this developmental tournament and never stopped supporting your teammates up until the very end.
It's always a bit scary to draft a tier player because you don't know how committed and motivated they are going to be, but it was very clear you have a great personality and cared about the team and randbats. Good luck in the swiss tournament (3-0 so far wooo) and I hope you will team up with Icy again in wcor!
Bonus: much needed thank you for the lovely pics for your dog such as the one shown down below :D
And now, let's talk about the two partners in crime who got drafted back to back and are definitely the MVPs of the team in terms of vibes:
drowsy69 > I would have never expected that the guy I faced in relatively forgettable round 1 of a spotlight would become one of my players for my first real managerial experience but life works in myserious ways sometimes. The first thing I want to say is that I am sorry, because of course I ended up jinxing the team three weeks ago after promising you that the moment to write a celebratory post for the finals would arrive. But it didn't happen. And I am sorry especially for people like you who gave their 100% from the start to the end. You were the only person who really volunteered to play gen 8 when Velvet couldn't and at first I was a bit scared because I knew you were more accustomed and would do better in 9. Much to my surprise, you adapted quickly and managed to climb the gen 8 ladder, a life-changing experience that led you to flood my dms to tell me about the deserted landscape of gen 8 and that you were dying inside a bit every time you lost a lot of points to players who were way below in the standings :D
You and Hare are the best examples of why rbel can be such a great opportunity and a fun competition. You both started as bench players but your unwavering willingness to help the team led you two to grind multiple ladders and to adapt to new formats. Drowsy, it's very fitting and absolutely deserved that you got the win that sent us through the finals and winning your last match against a strong opponent as Drizzle is a fitting ending to your personal story in rbel.
You were the first person to start the voice calls in the server, you were the one to start the "Lrogue vs Tyranitars" challenge and you were there with us at 5 am just to support the team, just to see if we could clinch the tiebreak and turn the tides in our favor. We all know it went differently and it's clear there is disappointment, but I think it won't take much time until we can look back at this season with a smile.
The many times we spent spectating the other ttars but also just to talk and play are what made everything worth it to me. I am proud of being your manager and I have no doubt you have the qualities to be successful in pokemon and life overall. If you ever need someone to talk to, remember you can always count on this old and grumpy italian man x)
TheHorrorHare > The last but most certainly not least pick! We wanted someone that was relatively new to the community and who could be a young and promising player. I got to know you a bit thanks to your room activity and from auth challenge, when you told me you were taking mons more seriously lately and that you had settled for the current nickname after changing a bunch. For these reasons and the fact we discovered you were into VGC (making you a possible dubs backup) just a few seconds before we got to pick, we decided to take a chance on you.
I already anticipated in the section above that you were a phenomenal team player, willing to play three formats that couldn't be any more different from one another with good results and becoming the unofficial emergency sub in case people weren't available.
We struck gold with you and Drowsy not just for your positive record but because you two were instrumental in creating the joyous and chaotic atmosphere we cherished in the team server.
Thanks to you we discovered the existence of the mythological - 2.5 timezone in Canada, we saw a quite adorable Appletun plush, we talked about VGC and spectated your matches against ungodly teams on the ladder. According to Drowsy, the inhuman noises we heard from you in vc were the consequence of you falling down the stairs over and over again. I am not sure I believe in this conspiracy but what I know for sure is that they have contributed to create some unforgettable memories :p
I'll finish by saying that you have a lot of room for growth. It's normal to make mistakes and feel a bit overwhelmed in the heat of the battle but you always bounced back and handled the pressure pretty well, which is not a given for someone at his first team tour experience.
I am sure you'll stick around the community for long and I am happy about it because it's always nice to see you in the room and chat whenever I get the chance x)
I can't end without more words dedicated to my co-manager IcyPenguin2. The best moments in my life came when people forced me to do stuff that deep down I knew I would like but that for some reason I was too scared to do. So yeah, thanks for convincing me to join you in this journey because it was a great and fun experience and you were an excellent co-manager. And let's be honest, could I pass on the opportunity to create an unofficial team penguin? Of course not! It's crazy to see how much better you got after you started in rbel last year and I hope your journey in pokemon will lead you to even higher heights. Most importantly You are a good lad and I am glad that you are part of this community, you definitely help make it better :]
With this I can declare finished my double, giant wall of text. Shamelessly stealing the idea from Roginald and Derpy, here are some screenshots that can document the atmosphere we truly cherished and bragged about. Thank you all once again for this splendid adventure. For the last time, TTARS ON TOP!
jackofspadesman > our season unofficially started when, after taking the decision to draft you with the first overall pick, I wrote on Discord to ask if you were ready to win a championship together. Maybe it was a bit out of character but it just showed how much I value you as a player and I knew you only had one result in mind. Rbel was our chance to redemption after a fun but disappointing edition of ccc and we were so close, yet so far...
Your season wasn't easy but even in the darkest moment, you didn't give up and you stuck with the team, eventually leading to two important wins against Optidox. You wrote me after the last game that you wanted to do better and I totally understand it because someone who is as talented as you should always aim for a great record.
At the same time, I will die on the hill that the best version of you as a person and as a player is the lovely and laidback Jake we got to know and love in the server. As long as you keep your passion for the game and have fun, I am sure I'll see you back in rbtt.
You concluded your last message saying you had a lot of fun with the team this season
Drxxtv > the MVP of the team, finishing rbel with an phenomenal 8-1 record and representing a certainty whenever we needed a win. You could have easily been in rbtt for a second consecutive year but I am so so glad you forgot to sign up because it was a pleasure to team up once again after ccc lol
I have known you for more than one year in another server and even if you are already a successful content creator, you are an incredibly down to earth guy and you proved to be a true team player whose enthusiasm was contagious and led your teammates to look at the upcoming matchups with renewed optimism. I have been told you personally reached out to some of the guys to show them support and make sure they would not give up, which is another example of your qualities as a person and as a player, so thank so so much for doing that.
After rbel, it's time for you to shine in individual tournaments like gen 9 swiss and the circuit as a whole. I am sure this year you won't miss playoffs and then we'll see you in rbtt IX :)
virae > I have known you indirectly for a while since you and Vitor have played too many series in 2024, so I figured you were a good player and a pretty approachable guy too. Talking to our gen 1 consultants convinced us even more to bet on you with an early pick and you did pretty darn well in the madhouse. You were the person who completed the incredible comeback we had week 1, clinched our first win of the season against Glalie and started the tour with an absurd 8-0 record in games won. Your results and your late week gaming rightfully led you to become "the closer" of this team. That would be already enough to consider you a successful pick but I have nothing but praise for you as a teammate because you were engaged in the server and active even in voice calls. It was very cool to know you better and from now on I'll root for you in the future events of the gen 1 randbats server! See you soon in wcor and, I hope, rbtt :)
Stories > Ashley, watching you play was a rollercoaster of emotions, both for the speed of your games and because anything could happen!
We were quite surprised to see you were still available round 4 because we knew you were a great player who could cover multiple generations, so you ended up being one of many flexible slots we had on the team.
Your season had highs and lows that made you understandably frustrated but things took a more positive turn when we slotted you in gen 9. Trust me when I say you should stop blaming yourself for g1 of the finals, you really played it well given the knowledge at your disposal. Talent wise, I have no doubt you could be in rbtt next year, so I hope you'll stick to randbats events. Don't let the bad luck and matchups get too much in your head and you'll get the results a player of your caliber can easily achieve!
JustFranco > I am sorry that this season didn't go as planned, your score is probably the biggest surprise for us and it can be explained by the fact you faced pretty good opponents and you were on the receving end of some classic pokemon moments. You definitely had moments when you showed the bright talent you have and that allowed you to obtain prestigious results in your career. Thanks for giving us your availability for the entire competition and for not backing down from the challenge, I hope this "traumatic" experience won't discourage you from joining more randbats events in the future.
BigWes95 > I started interacting with Wes a few months ago after a ladder game, if I recall correctly. Further encounters on the ladder and the chats in the randbats room made him believe he had the right to reach out and annoy me every single day. He has a job in finance but for some obscure reason he always finds time to request some matches, which inevitably turn out to be long "best of" series either because we are cursed and we keep rolling gen 2 in roulette, or because he refuses to end on a loss. I have basically turned into one of his favorite ways to procrastinate work, I guess.
In the weeks leading to the rbel draft, he messaged me 6780283 times to explain why he would be a great early pick and that I should get him as fast as I could because other managers he talked to were interested. Shortly after we started inviting the players to ttarcord, he asked me a detailed account of the background of all his teammates, showing an unacceptable lack of respect for my boundaries and my time! On the third week he started a mutiny against me with the other bozo Drowsy69, which led to my figurative death. Last but not least, he has continued making fun of me for eating breadsticks as a snack ever since I ate some in a vc.
"But if he is that annoying, why would you draft him on your team?" First of all, I am a masochist. Second of all, he is a very good player. Third of all... I simply couldn't have wished for a better player. You know, sometimes we always forget there is a whole world behind a simple nickname. Talking pretty much daily led me to know and appreciate him as a person and I'd like to say we have established a good relationship based on mutual respect and trust. Wes, I think this is the right place to thank you again for sharing your experience and the advice you gave me when I expressed my concerns about my present and my future. I appreciate even more what you wrote me in another battle that happened a few weeks later. Ok, you were drunk as hell but as we have discovered in the server, brits are really built different and their tolerance to alcohol is impressive. So yeah, you can't eat those words anymore :p
If you are a rbtt manager in 2026 and are reading this post, please give him a chance, at least for tryouts. He finished with a convincing record in gen 7, he is always on top on the megas ladders and can easily adapt to every other format. By drafting him, you'll get a passionate teammate who will always seek to improve by reviewing his games and will be more than happy to play training games and spectate his teammates.
You last told me you truly enjoyed this experience and this means a lot to me because that was always my primary goal as a manager and as a moderator of this community. These tournaments do be wacky but they can be a ton of fun if you meet the right people along the way, you know?
Now it's time for you to embark on a new adventure. It's going to be a different "game" but I have no doubt you will keep being great in your new role as a father x)
Kinetic > as Icy already said, we really liked the idea to recruit a former Tyranitar for this second campaign and we knew you were a valid player to have on board. Two years ago you made a name for yourself reaching finals of the gen 9 open, and then all the matches I have seen you play in rbel I and wcor showed that you knew what you were doing. Well, you exceeded our expectations and finished with a phenomenal 6-1 record after facing some very tough competition along the way and overcoming unpleasant situations irl. You kept a very high level week in and out and I rarely recall you making mistakes. The best thing is that you are still incredibly young despite being quite experienced in tournaments, so I have no doubt that this will be the year when you bounce back in the circuit and in wcor :)
Hrishioo7 > this tournament was the classic example of growing pains because you couldn't fully translate your ladder results into a successful run in rbel. Thanks you for remaining active in the server pretty much every week, I am sure that the player I have seen in the replays pre-draft and even more recently in your swiss series will make an appearance in important randbats tournaments pretty soon, hopefully starting with wcor :D
Celever > drafting you for rbel was pretty much a no brainer because you are super versatile and you know randbats like very few in this community do. You were another victim of "the big shuffling" we implemented to give everyone a chance to play and your neutral record doesn't show that you actually scored two of the most important wins of our season, both in Mystery Box: the one vs Yuudachi helped us clinch playoffs, the one vs Tarre shifted momentum in our favor going into the legendary last 4 simultaneous/consecutive matches in semis.
Mr Bear, you were one of the first people to welcome me with open arms in this community along with nemoauditur, advising me to sign up for rbtt just because I was a room tour hero (lol?). I am not sure I would still be here without you two so thank you for all the work you have put in randbats.
I know it wasn't probably the best period for you to enter a tournament like this but I am happy we teamed up together for once and that you seemed to enjoy the ride, especially in the last few weeks. The Saturday night vc will always be one of the best memories of this adventure :)
velvet > similarly to Stories, we knew that with you we would get a good all rounder that could grant us a lot of flexibility without sacrificing the quality of certain slots. I am sorry we kinda forced you to play gen 8 at the start, also because you definitely did better when you found yourself in more familiar territories like gen 9 and 3. The same applies to the very last match: BSSF is a very unorthodox format and hard to train. As always, we win and lose together, so I hope you are not too disappointed. I also saw what you wrote in the server and I hope it's not one of the last times we see you in rands but whatever you decide to do, I wish you good luck for your future tournaments!
Hats > man, I think you are not going to touch gen 4 randbats ever again, are you? I recently discovered this tier is considered the actual "madhouse", at least for tiers, and you definitely got below average luck. Still, thank you for never giving up and for always being available to cover the slot as a true team player. We didn't even know before the draft that you and Zoyo were good friends, so that was a pleasant surprise that made the server even more lively and...french x)
I know you already took part in wcor but it would be cool to see you in more randbats events, so I hope gen 9 swiss is just the beginning!
Zoyotte > after 9 weeks, I can finally reveal the story of how I got to know Zoyo. I am good friends with Xilefi, who used to play in BDSP tournaments before becoming the
If it wasn't clear enough, Bhalal is the previous name of Zoyotte and I am very happy that you opened my eyes because you were a great player for us (drafting you in round 12 was daylight robbery) and a very dedicated teammate. Most importantly, you introduced us to the marvelous :vous: emoji that immediately became a hit in the server. Thank you for the s/o post you wrote as well, I am excited to see you in future tournaments because I am sure that you still have margins to improve, so I am looking forward to seeing you climbing higher and higher...
Zelph > you were one of our bets for this rbel and I think you performed pretty well overall for somebody who was playing his first randbats team tournament. Your matches definitely showed you are capable of making big momentum-shifting plays and you are well aware of how you need to handle your resources. You reminded me of what Amaranth said about a certain young gen 3 player, which is that sometimes they might be too aggressive. You are already good but once you keep that part under control, you'll become almost unstoppable. I hope you are not disappointed in our choice to bench you in the finals, me and Icy know your value and it's only a matter of "when" and not "if" before we see you on the most important stages!
SoggyDoggySage > after asking Jordy for some feedback, we realized you could represent an interesting pick because we wanted an accomplished player who could fill the modern gens slots and steady the ship in case things didn't go as planned. I am sorry we didn't give you many opportunities to shine, your positive final record shows that you are a capable player and you could have given us even more (heck, you were the lone survivor of the tragic series against Dragapults). You showed enthusiasm in joining this developmental tournament and never stopped supporting your teammates up until the very end.
It's always a bit scary to draft a tier player because you don't know how committed and motivated they are going to be, but it was very clear you have a great personality and cared about the team and randbats. Good luck in the swiss tournament (3-0 so far wooo) and I hope you will team up with Icy again in wcor!
Bonus: much needed thank you for the lovely pics for your dog such as the one shown down below :D
And now, let's talk about the two partners in crime who got drafted back to back and are definitely the MVPs of the team in terms of vibes:
drowsy69 > I would have never expected that the guy I faced in relatively forgettable round 1 of a spotlight would become one of my players for my first real managerial experience but life works in myserious ways sometimes. The first thing I want to say is that I am sorry, because of course I ended up jinxing the team three weeks ago after promising you that the moment to write a celebratory post for the finals would arrive. But it didn't happen. And I am sorry especially for people like you who gave their 100% from the start to the end. You were the only person who really volunteered to play gen 8 when Velvet couldn't and at first I was a bit scared because I knew you were more accustomed and would do better in 9. Much to my surprise, you adapted quickly and managed to climb the gen 8 ladder, a life-changing experience that led you to flood my dms to tell me about the deserted landscape of gen 8 and that you were dying inside a bit every time you lost a lot of points to players who were way below in the standings :D
You and Hare are the best examples of why rbel can be such a great opportunity and a fun competition. You both started as bench players but your unwavering willingness to help the team led you two to grind multiple ladders and to adapt to new formats. Drowsy, it's very fitting and absolutely deserved that you got the win that sent us through the finals and winning your last match against a strong opponent as Drizzle is a fitting ending to your personal story in rbel.
You were the first person to start the voice calls in the server, you were the one to start the "Lrogue vs Tyranitars" challenge and you were there with us at 5 am just to support the team, just to see if we could clinch the tiebreak and turn the tides in our favor. We all know it went differently and it's clear there is disappointment, but I think it won't take much time until we can look back at this season with a smile.
The many times we spent spectating the other ttars but also just to talk and play are what made everything worth it to me. I am proud of being your manager and I have no doubt you have the qualities to be successful in pokemon and life overall. If you ever need someone to talk to, remember you can always count on this old and grumpy italian man x)
TheHorrorHare > The last but most certainly not least pick! We wanted someone that was relatively new to the community and who could be a young and promising player. I got to know you a bit thanks to your room activity and from auth challenge, when you told me you were taking mons more seriously lately and that you had settled for the current nickname after changing a bunch. For these reasons and the fact we discovered you were into VGC (making you a possible dubs backup) just a few seconds before we got to pick, we decided to take a chance on you.
I already anticipated in the section above that you were a phenomenal team player, willing to play three formats that couldn't be any more different from one another with good results and becoming the unofficial emergency sub in case people weren't available.
We struck gold with you and Drowsy not just for your positive record but because you two were instrumental in creating the joyous and chaotic atmosphere we cherished in the team server.
Thanks to you we discovered the existence of the mythological - 2.5 timezone in Canada, we saw a quite adorable Appletun plush, we talked about VGC and spectated your matches against ungodly teams on the ladder. According to Drowsy, the inhuman noises we heard from you in vc were the consequence of you falling down the stairs over and over again. I am not sure I believe in this conspiracy but what I know for sure is that they have contributed to create some unforgettable memories :p
I'll finish by saying that you have a lot of room for growth. It's normal to make mistakes and feel a bit overwhelmed in the heat of the battle but you always bounced back and handled the pressure pretty well, which is not a given for someone at his first team tour experience.
I am sure you'll stick around the community for long and I am happy about it because it's always nice to see you in the room and chat whenever I get the chance x)
I can't end without more words dedicated to my co-manager IcyPenguin2. The best moments in my life came when people forced me to do stuff that deep down I knew I would like but that for some reason I was too scared to do. So yeah, thanks for convincing me to join you in this journey because it was a great and fun experience and you were an excellent co-manager. And let's be honest, could I pass on the opportunity to create an unofficial team penguin? Of course not! It's crazy to see how much better you got after you started in rbel last year and I hope your journey in pokemon will lead you to even higher heights. Most importantly You are a good lad and I am glad that you are part of this community, you definitely help make it better :]
With this I can declare finished my double, giant wall of text. Shamelessly stealing the idea from Roginald and Derpy, here are some screenshots that can document the atmosphere we truly cherished and bragged about. Thank you all once again for this splendid adventure. For the last time, TTARS ON TOP!