Well. So the long awaited UMCL I win post is out (Thank you UM Community Leaders and Hosts for not throwing this in archives yet).
This was a genuinely insane journey we had, and I first wanna give a huge Shoutout to my Co-man
Jeza.p for dragging me out of what was supposed to have been a retired me to host 1 last tour.
Nonetheless, I agreed cuz Moz and Alex decided to ditch you
But man am I grateful you did drag me out of it cuz this was one hell of a ride, getting a chance to have one more try as a manager.
I also want to give a shoutout to our finals opponents, the Oblivion Ambers. Its kind of funny because
MirrorSaMa you were the first guy to take a chance on me in a team tour with Ambers in UMBD I and I don't think I could have been the first UMCL winning manager without your support and trust in the first place. Thank you for that, I am sorry that it did come at your expense though.
But now onto the most important people in this tour, the Sprigs. Now pardon me if this shoutout comes across as a bit ameteurish, Im not really used to giving a Vote of Thanks(or well being formal in a fun way), but here goes.
I can't think of a better place to begin than our GOAT
Slikkles. Man I don't know where to start, it takes something special to go 9-1 in a tour, a testament to your workhorse nature and just genuine mad genius as a player. At the start, I had made my decision that only 2 players in this pool were worth drafting from this in UUbers, the people being you and Mozonite and man was I correct. You practically brutalized all the other UUbers players with the sole exception of 1 game against Mozo, but then again, is it even an UMs tour if Mozo doesn't ruin the otherwise perfect record of a UUbers players? (Taka would relate).
Also huge shoutout to
mipc as well. Bro you were thrown into UUbers 2nd slot anytime we had them and you delivered going undefeated in this tour. Genuinely happy we drafted you and in a way I can say that the last minute bickering between Me, Jeza, and Alex reaped amazing rewards.
Also want to give a shoutout to
Iride and
Mozonite for their support while building in playoffs. Really did appreciate having you guys on cord for UUbers.
The next bunch who deserve a huge shoutout is our AG squad of
ZowwyCafé♪ and
JK. Ill be honest,
ZowwyCafé♪ when we drafted you, we knew our AG slot was gonna go stupid insane and you did not disappoint, and quite frankly all you needed was a master builder and in that regard, I was super excited that we got
JK who in all honesty was a genuinely golden builder. Seriously, having the 2 of you in the same team should be illegal lol. I know you might not have been happy with how the finals game went Zowwy, but I want to reiterate that this win could never have been possible if you hadn't been such a freakishly amazing GOAT during the group stages.
The next slot that deserves a shoutout is
Dorron in Monocolor. I'll be honest, it was genuinely so funny that you never really had to build every week, and that was primarily because you are literally so obsessed with the tier man. All you had to do was go through your builder, and pick a team cuz you had like 100+ teams on your builder? insane stuff man. Could not have drafted a better player to take charge of the newly inducted Monocolor.
Also I know that we hadn't officially drafted you, but I cannot help but include you on the shoutout
Drake.D.Blitz. You were an unofficial sprig from the start man. I know that you didn't get drafted this time around, but the amount of test games and support you provided not just in Monocolor but also the other slots along with your presence was genuinely so invigorating. You deserve a UMPL buy for Monocolor and I look forward to seeing you there as a player. You deserve it man.
4v4 Doubles UU is next, and I want to thank you both
tyo and
DubiousBulb1033 for being absolute GOATs for our team. I know that you guys may not have gotten as many chances as you would have liked, but honestly guys you were both integral parts of the team. Tyo, I know you would be extremely disappointed with your performance this tour, but I want to reiterate that you are a good player man, and I know that you will comeback hard because that is what champions do. Also Bulb, how tf did we get you for just 3k man? Absolute robbery imo. That clutch especially in finals was so crucial in helping us win the tour. Looking forward to seeing more amazing performances from you in future tours and VGC events brother,
I also want to give a huge shoutout to VGC GOAT Scarlet(not on smogon) and
Code for your support as builders. Sincere shoutout to you all and your help in building for our champion players.
Next is our ZU Squad,
lettuce,
MethMaster4546,
Praise The Salt, and
Leni I know that this tour was not the best for you guys, but honestly you all also got really messed up by the tier shifts, especially since this was probably one of the most powerful building core in the tour. I want you all to know that I am proud of all 4 of you guys for your efforts and I know that you will all comeback harder and prove that you were better than the record. (Lettuce and Methmaster, IK you guys already did so with ZUWC). Also Salt, Im sorry we didn't shrek and donkey up like you wanted, but I hope you enjoyed your first rodeo in a team tour, a gentle reminder that not many win a CA on their first official team tour. Also Leni, you are my good luck charm man. This is the 2nd tour we team up together and both times the team won. Hope we get to team up together again bro.
And now for our 1v1 Scammer gang,
Nunnbetter and
LB, what can I say guys? Armaan, WTF bro. How are you the GOAT? (Ok, we know that it was because of
frogfacts,
Mentality,
Fancy1,
swordisbored were helping support your brilliant and demonic clicking skills in rock, papers and scissors). But honestly, really glad to have got you for 8k. You were a beast through the tour man. Really happy to have had you in the squad.
Nunn, you are an absolute unit brother, and I am sorry that you did not get as much opportunities as you should have received considering your capabilities as a top 1v1 player. You are truly a fine player.
and yeah, cannot forget the rest of the 1v1 Scammer group,
Mentality thank you for agreeing to help us with building support before the tour even began and for bringing in our man with the plan
frogfacts into the mix. Honestly, really feeling lucky to have poached you boys at the start giving us the best 1v1 building unit in the entire tour.
swordisbored and
Fancy1 I know you guys did not have a chance to be as active as Froggie took full charge, but thank you both for all the contributions as well.
And now the penultimate shoutout,
PandaDoux ... I honestly don't think you need me to give you a shoutout man. Everyone knows you and knows what you have achieved. If they have any doubts, they can just go and look up any NFE tour. Your reputation, record and skills speak for themselves. You were our most expensive player, and you honestly proved why you were worth every single penny. Honored to have been your manager in your last team tour, and thank you for giving us the honor of seeing your amazing finals game. I really want to thank you for being the GOAT man.
Now Ideally, Panda should have been the final shoutout, but realistically there were 2 players whom I feel deserved this shoutout at the end.
The first is the 2v2 find of the tour,
Kochu_shak, bro you need to schedule better, because if you do that, everyone needs to be on high alert. I can honestly see why so many players in the 2v2 indian community and Alex holds you in such high esteem. It is not easy to absorb the pressure in the tour deciding game in the finals and come out on top, but that is exactly what you did man. Honestly, you were easily the best 3k steal ever. All I can say is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo. All the best in the future tours man, and say goodbye to your 3k base price lol. Brace yourself for bid wars now.
And I seem to be forgetting someone for last...LOL JK. Anyone who has been in the Utterly Sprigatito cord could never have missed our Shadow Manager,
maybca. Seriously man, you were our most passionate player and genuinely the MVP of this tour. You were assigned the task of leading our 2v2, and you just did not disappoint. Beyond that, you were such a cheat code cuz we could flex you anywhere, need a NFE slot 2? Maybca. Need a ZU sub for tie-breaker? Maybca. I remember telling Jeza at the start that there was one player I was willing to just throw 15k for, and you were that guy. Words cannot describe the impact you had on this tour man, and I seriously wish you all the best. I know that there was some friction you encountered, but a lot of that was just from your pure enthusiasm and quite frankly, it was that hunger that drove you to being quite literally the MVP.
Hopefully you get your shot at managing in UMPL and hopefully complete your trifecta of UMFL, UMCL, and UMPL.
Now as promised my Sprigs, here is the video
