Challenger contenders Turtle Troop Turtle Troop North America Rank #5 wedid Matthew Suchan jowa bdog Brandon Sanders Kaoticcc have bolstered their roster with the additions of Brenden "stellar" McGrath and Corey "corey" Nigra ahead of the 2024 NA Challengers League.
The ex- Squirtle Squad Squirtle Squad Inactive Add3r Jack Hayashi Okeanos Anthony Nguyen wedid Matthew Suchan Harmful Mohammed C. Governor Peter No roster struggled against 11 other teams in the 2023 NA Challengers League. Two low placements in both splits shattered their dreams of qualifying for the Americas Ascension and sent the troop to Play-In Relegation, where they fortunately retained their spot at next year's League. Throughout the off season, players shuffled around until – of the initial five members – only Jack "Add3r" Hayashi and Matthew "wedid" Suchan remained, joined by Brandon "bdog" Sanders of Shopify Rebellion Shopify Rebellion Inactive v1c Victor Truong mada Adam Pampuch .
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TSM TSM North America Rank #14 seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter tdawgg Travis Regan XXiF Damion Cook started their NA Challengers season with a bang, ending Split 1 with a 4-1 record and qualifying for the Mid-Season Faceoff, where they placed among the top six. Although the team stumbled in Split 2, they still managed to keep their dream of making Ascension alive by qualifying for playoffs thanks to their accrued circuit points. Unfortunately, TSM were immediately sent to the lower bracket by Moist Moguls Moist Moguls Inactive aproto Alex Protopapas sym Tyler Porter brawk Brock Somerhalder flyuh Xavier Carlson thief Brady Dever , and subsequently eliminated by FaZe Clan FaZe Clan Inactive POISED Kevin Ngo mummAy Anthony DiPaolo TiGG Tanner Spanu BABYBAY Andrej Francisty supamen Phat Le in a nail-biting series.
Shortly after, the organization announced that it was temporarily departing the competitive scene and released corey alongside the rest of the roster. After a brief stint with BackOutsideBoys BackOutsideBoys Inactive , corey managed to find a new home with Turtle Troop, setting him up for another appearance at Challengers.
Turtle Troop are one of the four confirmed teams set to compete at the main event of the 2024 NA Challengers. M80 M80 Inactive , Oxygen Esports Oxygen Esports Inactive skuba Logan Jenkins mitch Mitch Semago Verno Andrew Maust Reduxx Yassin Aboulalazm dapr Michael Gulino , and Moist x Shopify Moist x Shopify North America Rank #8 Pa1nt Amarri Peak Spaz Adam Laamoumi Paincakes Jake Hass BcJ Brendan Jensen brawk Brock Somerhalder are all that remain of last year's contenders, as the other organizations slowly dropped out or did not advance through relegation.
The Turtle Troop Turtle Troop North America Rank #5 wedid Matthew Suchan jowa bdog Brandon Sanders Kaoticcc now consists of: