Xrn I wont lie, even though we teamed last year I felt we didn't know each other too well. I am so happy that I ended up getting to be your support for this SCL, as I feel we are now true teammates and friends. To be honest, I was a little worried the start of SCL LOL I was kinda popping off against you.. But you're such a quick learner and have so much talent as well as an understanding in this game that I feel very few can rival. There is no other player I'd trust to get a win in a tight situation more than you. You are the best DOUer right now, and I'd argue best player if you have the time to learn the tier. The main reason I did DPL this year was one more chance to win with you, the friend and partner I got to make these past few months. I really hope you continue to play and get a trophy, because you deserve it. Stop sleeping on this guy everyone, he is the goat. Here is to finally getting our win bro. Thanks for carrying me this time.
umbry You are both a wonderful person and an outstanding player. Just like Xrn, I joined this tournament because I wanted one last run with you to win something together. I was honestly so happy that you asked me to manage with you as I knew together we could lead the Spindas to victory. You came in clutch SO many times, winning the last game for us to finish off the season. You truly earned this, and tbh the only sad part coming out of this is we don't get to see your SM DOU gameplay as much anymore. I said it already but you're an amazing person and friend, and I am so glad I got to win your last DPL by your side. Thanks for everything friend!
kaori You are the reason I got back into DOU. Back in the early days of DOU I did try playing it a bit, but the community back then was very toxic and I just didn't want to be a part of it. You convinced me to try again, and trusted me to play a tier I had never touched before (BW DOU
) despite being out of the scene for so long. You also helped me stay around in the trophy tournament scene, picking me as your support for SPL. Honestly, without you I probably wouldn't be writing this post today. You are an amazing player, carrying our DUU slot when no one else knew what was going on LOL. Your luck was pretty bad the second half of the season, but you carried us big time the first half so honestly we don't have this win without you at all. Thank you for being a great person and friend, and for pushing me to come back. I have great memories and amazing friends thanks to you, and I can't thank you enough. I am glad I could manage the win for us after you managed my start in DPL. We did it..
DaAwesomeDude1 You are a very great person man. I don't think we ever got a chance to talk before this tournament, but it was honestly a lot of fun getting to know you. Sadly you got to experience the Spinda BW curse, my fault for that.. But despite so much bad luck you still came back and tried every week. Your record does not represent just how amazing of a player you are, and I am glad despite it all we could get you the win. Before the draft I made it clear I wanted you as our BW slot, and I am so glad we were able to get you. Hope I didn't annoy you too much this year LOL enjoy the retirement my friend.
Star You are just insane bro idk how you're so good at this game. Literally every tier you touch you win, you just ooze talent. I want to thank you for trusting me as the back up DOU in SCL this year. I am honestly still sad we couldn't get that trophy but hey we were able to win something together. Your ability to pilot basically anything we threw at you and just straight up outplay your opponents was a treat to watch. I hope if you continue to grind individual trophies that you get one soon, you're more deserving of one than basically anyone on the site at this point. Just a matter of time.. keep being you bro!
Amaranth I know you like to call yourself washed but man the luck this season was just unplayable for you. Despite that though you were still willing to step up when needed, and overall stayed active and involved. I know this isn't exactly the way you planned to finally win this tournament, but hey I won this thing while running mono dragon half the time LOL someone has to be the sacrifice sadly. Great person, amazing leader and overall just a fun person to be around. I am glad we could get this win together my friend. If you take over the Spindas next year I am happy to know they are in good hands.
Zeal
We knew we wanted you as one of our SV slots, but we figured we wouldn't be able to get you since you'd get upbid. That's when we decided to unveil the secret technique, the double bid into .overpay... When we got you we popped off LOL. I think these tournaments will always depend on how good your budget picks do, and you exceeded our expectations. You were not only self sufficient but your play was on point this season. You got so many huge wins for us, and we knew we could always count on you. Thanks for putting in so much work despite such a busy schedule, you earned this win!
jonas Much like Zeal, I knew I wanted you as a back up SV slot but I figured you'd be upbid. Somehow this didn't happen and it was probably the biggest steal of the tournament. Like I said above, your budget players tend to be the biggest factor in these team tournaments. You stepped up and went a big 4-0 for us, clutching up in both Semis and Finals. You were a super chill chat presence, being understanding about being benched early and were willing to step up when we needed you. A pleasure having you, and a huge thanks for being one of the biggest factors to this win. You earned it.
sir jelloton I wont lie, I didn't think we were getting you. We really wanted you, but we agreed the last bid we put down was going to be when we called it. You're a talented player so we figured that there was no way we didn't get upbid, yet here we are now. We were so happy to get you as you're a new spark in the community who is both driven and talented. You worked so hard this season, and even stepped up to play XY when we needed it. I am sure you'll be around for many more of these tournaments, and I know you'll keep succeeding. I see a lot of potential in you to do big things in DOU, so if you keep it up I'll be cheering for your success. Thanks for the great season my friend!
Lyssa We have been in the same chat for team tournaments so many times now LOL I am starting to lose track. Just like Xrn and umbry I am very glad we were able to finally win a tournament together. I'm going to be honest, you were the most important piece to the puzzle of winning this whole thing. When we ended up in a tie break setting and you stepped up to be kicked everything turned around. That selfless act clutched up our last two matches, and for that I have to give you the biggest thanks. You're a great person and I am glad no one stole you from us because we were honestly really afraid of that and were ready to riot LOL.
Mizuhime I am honestly really sorry we couldn't get you, we tried but the upbid was too powerful.. Despite this you still joined later when your team was out and helped everywhere you could. You are a Spinda and even though you "technically" weren't on the team, this win is yours too. Thank you for all your help testing and passing ideas throughout the past few years now, you weren't just a big part of our success in DPL but also SCL. I would feel a little more bad but you won Derby and that is the most important tournament on the site so I'll take this one :yawn:.
emforbes I make a lot of jokes at you but sadly I have to be a little serious here.. You're honestly a great guy and an amazing friend. You've helped the Spindas so much the past few years now, and honestly this win is yours too. Your ability to see little details and make small changes that are game defining in play is incredible. You clearly are the goat, and I am happy you deleted your sign up so we could steal you LOL. Thanks again for everything these past few years, If I ever need help with anything I know you're someone that will actually take the time to help me out. Upstanding person and a great friend, the true GOAT.
Nails Another amazing person. Honestly you are the reason I am confident in my abilities these day. I used to always question my calls and plays all the time, but when you picked me up as your support in SCL you trusted me basically no question. I remember there were a lot of times I'd get anxious and question something I showed you, just for you to run it a bunch and flesh it out into something that can win on the big stage. You trusted me more than I ever trusted myself, and for that I truly thank you. I know you weren't very active in our chat, but when you were it was always so insightful. I know you're burnt out with mons right now, but still you're one of the best players to touch doubles and RBY, and if/when you come back I'll be cheering for you to do more big things in this game. Thanks for being a great friend.
bagel You joined us during tiebreaks in Semis and honestly it felt like you were just part of the team. You gave tests and insight in basically every tier, and pushed us all to be at the top of our game at the end. I always had respect for your play and building, but just in that short time my respect grew immensely. There is a reason you hold that ribbon, you're great in and out of the game. Thank you for all your help, I truly think you were a big factor in us being able to beat such a strong team in finals.
big pichu Also joined during tiebreaks. Your excitement and energy for DUU was such a pleasure to have in our basically dead DUU chat LOL. Kaori would @ me asking thoughts on teams, I'd try to look at them objectively since I didn't know the DUU meta at all.. then it would just turn into an anime chat LOL. Your positive energy and excitement for the tier was amazing. Thank you for your help, you're a wonderful person!
Hys I know you didn't end up joining the chat this season, but I just wanted to give you a little shout out for being an honorary Spinda. You are improving more and more each game, and I am excited to see what the future holds for you. Thanks for your help with tests in SCL, you were a big part of our success there! Just like mizu I'm glad you at least got your derb win!
stax Last but definitely not least, the person who I truly have to thank for me being here, stax. I don't know what I did to earn your trust, but you believed in me enough to have the Tyrants take a chance on me as your support midseason all the way back in like SPL 10 or something LOL. From there we became a duo, working together in multiple tournaments. You are the reason I am even a name these days, and without you everything I've experienced on this site probably never happens. We even got to meet IRL which was awesome! You are still the goat, and I know you don't play as much but I hope you're finding joy in whatever you decide to do these days. Thank you for everything my friend, I truly mean it.
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) kind of took a lot out of me. This on top of wanting to focusing on my Youtube, I just didn't see myself putting too much more into DOU as a whole. I ended up making a post basically saying I was going to retire unless something came up or I got more free time, and then soon after umbry messaged me asking to co-manage the Spindas this DPL LOL. I guess the retirement was short lived..