The players of
Moist x Shopify
Moist x Shopify
Inactive
Pa1nt
Amarri Peak
Spaz
Adam Laamoumi
Paincakes
Jake Hass
BcJ
Brendan Jensen
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
entered restricted free agency, per player tweets. This includes Chad "oderus"
Miller, Brock "brawk"
Somerhalder, Xavier "flyuh"
Carlson, Adam "mada"
Pampuch, Victor "v1c"
Truong, as well as coach Jared "mac"
Schneider.
Moist x Shopify was formed for the 2024 NA challengers season as a combination of the
Shopify Rebellion Black
Shopify Rebellion Black
North America
Rank #36
Pa1nt
Amarri Peak
BcJ
Brendan Jensen
Spaz
Adam Laamoumi
Paincakes
Jake Hass
and
Moist Moguls
Moist Moguls
Inactive
aproto
Alex Protopapas
sym
Tyler Porter
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
flyuh
Xavier Carlson
thief
Brady Dever
rosters from the previous year. Shopify Rebellion had come off a rough season where they only just squeaked into playoffs and went out in the first round. Moist Moguls on the other hand, were only one game away from qualifying to Ascension, losing only to the two eventual grand finalists of Ascension. With a mix of players from both rosters, Moist x Shopify looked to be strong contenders for one of the NA Ascension slots.
The season would start off strong for MxS with a perfect 5-0 record in the regular season of Stage 1, topping their group. However, in the Mid Season Cup, they were eliminated by
Oxygen Esports
Oxygen Esports
Inactive
skuba
Logan Jenkins
mitch
Mitch Semago
Verno
Andrew Maust
Reduxx
Yassin Aboulalazm
dapr
Michael Gulino
to finish in the top four. After this loss, MxS struggled to maintain their form from Stage 1, ending with a troubled 3-3 record in Stage 2. Despite this result, they still comfortably qualified for playoffs, and were still widely considered one of the favorites for an Ascension slot, with their main competition being
M80
M80
North America
Rank #6
Kyu
Mirel Braco Hrustemovic
Sato
Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato
bao
Okeanos
Anthony Nguyen
bdog
Brandon Sanders
,
DarkZero Esports
DarkZero Esports
Inactive
, and Oxygen.
MxS started playoffs strong with two 2-0 victories over
FLUFFY AIMERS
FLUFFY AIMERS
Inactive
Paincakes
Jake Hass
Jonaaa6
Jonard Penaflor
mummAy
Anthony DiPaolo
bones
Ethan Le
and
Blinn
Blinn
Inactive
to put them into the winner's final, only one win away from Ascension. This was the exact same position they were in the previous year, even meeting the same opponent in M80. As had happened last year, they were defeated by M80, putting them in the loser's final, where it seemed history was to repeat itself. However, with DarkZero and Oxygen being eliminated earlier in the bracket, they would play against
TSM
TSM
North America
Rank #10
Recoil
seven
Johann Hernandez
gMd
Anthony Guimond
vora
sym
Tyler Porter
, a team they were favored against, having very comfortably beaten them a month prior. Unfortunately for MxS, in a shocking upset, TSM would overcome the odds and upset MxS, leaving them with heartbreak for the second year in a row.
Although the current MxS players will be moving on from the team, Moist is likely to return in some capacity for the following year, as stated by Ludwig, a co-owner of the organization, on his stream.