Challenger contenders
Turtle Troop
Turtle Troop
Inactive
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
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North America
Rank #49
Pa1nt
Amarri Peak
BcJ
Brendan Jensen
Spaz
Adam Laamoumi
Paincakes
Jake Hass
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
.
Under
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #7
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
, stellar made appearances at two VCT international LAN events, 2022's Champions Istanbul and São Paulo's LOCK//IN. Despite a strong top-eight finish on Brazil's stage, 100T were unable to replicate their success within the Americas League, where they were denied playoffs access after being backstabbed by
MIBR
MIBR
Brazil
Rank #2
artzin
Arthur Araujo
xenom
Eduardo Soeiro
cortezia
Gabriel Cortez
nzr
Agustin Ibarra
aspas
Erick Santos
and forced into an unfavorable tiebreaker.
Relegated to the Americas LCQ, 100T were only able to take one map off
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #3
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
bang
Sean Bezerra
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
zekken
Zachary Patrone
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
before their opponents quickly took the next two, ending the season for stellar and his teammates.
TSM
TSM
North America
Rank #9
Recoil
seven
Johann Hernandez
gMd
Anthony Guimond
vora
sym
Tyler Porter
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
North America
Rank #5
Kyu
Mirel Braco Hrustemovic
Sato
Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato
bao
Okeanos
Anthony Nguyen
bdog
Brandon Sanders
,
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
Inactive
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
Inactive
wedid
Matthew Suchan
jowa
bdog
Brandon Sanders
Kaoticcc
now consists of: