Wow... we actually did it!!! This is not only my second time winning anything in mons period in the 7 years I've been playing this game (almost 8... jesus) but the first time I've ever won a team tour after so many close calls over my last year of competing! This past year was definately full of some competative disappointments for myself, but to break that streak on a win in this tour with these people is beyond special to me, and I'm so proud of all of us. GGs Wellsprings, you guys managed to have an even crazier road here then we did, and gave us some great games in finals too! But now onto some shoutouts.
lost heros bello figo, while I am sorry that y'all didn't get to play a game I am so happy that we got to have you along for the ride, thank you for being awesome prescenses in the server and keeping everyone's spirits up! I'm sure, somewhere in the universe that accidentally drafting Lost Heros because we thought he was Ineros was the reason we won. Fuck likeshop.
LogIce hex I was so impressed by both of you for the effort you put in whenever we called upon you to play a format neither of you were particularily familiar with! You both are here because we trusted you to be good players when you needed to be and that paid off exactly how we needed it to! Hex, I've wanted to get to work with you again for a while because I knew your energy was infectious and you were an excellent player on top of that. I'm sorry that this was a bit of a rough go for you, but you should still be proud of that week 1 W, and I hope we can play more in the future! LogIce, we have been bumping in to each other for years atp through draft, and after Iride vouched for you + how I've seen your performances elsewhere I was excited to see what you could bring. Your enthusiasm you brought to trying new things each week and tossing out ideas made you excellent to work with, and you were a crucial part of us taking this home!
Ineros Jojen Our old gen heros, I knew I was excited to take you both on and you both performed beyond my expectations in entirely different ways! Ineros, I know you had a rough spot mid season but the energy you came to playoffs with was exactly what we needed. I wish I could have been more involved in the slot because SM really interests me, but you and Iride went in with such confidence that it was hard to find much useful to say! Even if I haven't know you for long, between this and our time in NFEPL I think that I am really excited to work with you going forwards in whatever else we find ourselves in! And Jojen, I knew you were a powerhouse since we teamed together in UMBD, and you absolutely proved me right in this tour. I appreciate your trust in me to use whatever I decided to throw at you, which I think cummulated in like a 80% clefable bring rate from us or something lol... You are such a fantastic player, and an amazing prescense on any team you are on! Now please do not kick my ass too hard in AGWL tomorrow.
jackuzzler Ahhhh!!!!!! We finally did it!!!
For those who don't know, Jack gave my my larger team tour debut in UUFPL, where before that I had just participated in the OG UUBPL and a few draft tours here or there. He believed in me when practically no one else did, and I managed to end that season with a 5-4 record, even earning the chance to play in semifinals tiebreaker. Its people like you who make this community a welcoming place for a newcomer, and I would never be where I am today if you did not give me that chance, I really mean it! I know we are gonna end up on so many more teams together in the future, and I can't wait for every single one!
Skyiew Despite almost ruining our auction plan due to leaving us with so little budget before the min player count was adjusted, you still were the person holding this team together. Never have I felt like I could trust someone more to pilot some completely random build and still come out one of the best players of this tour. Getting to build teams for you in UUFPL and seeing your success with them honestly lit a spark in me just as much as my own performance that season did, and getting the chance to work more directly with you was awesome! I wish I could have been more active in your channel, but i'm still thoroughly impressed nonetheless, thank you!
Iride I have managed all of one team tour before this, and it was a random draft tour where I had no real idea what was going on, and what I needed to do really lol. I honestly don't remember where exactly we met, but since you say it was Ubers draft I shall take your word for it! Managing with you was a very new experience for me, and taught me a lot of things for what I can do better going forwards, especially when you were there always pushing us to be our best. I appreciate you taking on extra load when I was feeling off, and I'm so proud of you for going out with a bang in playoffs after a start I know you weren't proud of. Thank you for making this so special!
OceanicGamer ilikeeatingcrayons Fc Bazingatron I want to give a shoutout to you guys for being really supportive when I was starting out in this tier, its people like y'all who make playing pokemon on smogon actually a good time aand not just a mindless cycle of smile when I win cry when i lose
I have discussed it a little bit, but this season hit during a pretty rough time in my life. I have been sick just over 2 months with some sort of unknown lung something, with not the greatest signs of recovering before my university degree ends. Playing saxophone and being outside are some of the best things I've been able to do for myself to help me stay sane, but because of my chest right now I just can't do those things. And obviously the recent shuffle of tier leadership was just another wrench in my emotional progression in the past little while, alongside all the random politics that I guess come from decisions needing to be made. Again, a huge thank you to my team for being able to step up through all the times I've been unavailable because all of this. We all know its hard to be steady when life is chaotic, and the grace that you all gave me was very much needed when some people still expected more of me then I could really provide.
There are so many people I wish I could thank, people who have stuck through with me for years and years through some of the biggest ups but most catastrophic downs of my life, who pushed me through when I didn't believe in myself and taught me to fight for myself and stand up for myself in ways I didn't think I could. There have been countless late nights where I have needed someone there to support me, and I'm lucky to say that I have had people who genuinely care about me who continued to help me through all of this, I really am forever grateful.
And I guess thats it, I won a pokemon tournament with my friends and have decided to be to sappy about it on the internet. Before you go, if you get a chance please listen to this album. My partner and I have it on vinyl, and I've shared it with some close friends who really really like it too! I always like recommending some good music <3
Celeste out!
Mechanical Marvels (4) vs (1) UUberlandia Wellsprings 
