After a complete overhaul, the TSM team defeated the world No. 32 ranked Sashi in the finals of the Skin.Club Summer Cup 2024, lifting the trophy and taking home a prize purse of $12,864.
Altekz was named the tournament MVP, with a tournament rating of 1.27 and an IMPACT rating of 1.25.
The North American organization underwent significant changes to its roster during the summer break, abandoning their unsuccessful European squad, recruiting acoR, Altekz, and niko, returning to a full Danish lineup.
This change in lineup has already proven fruitful as they claimed victory in the online event, the Skin.Club Summer Cup. This is the first online tournament title for the club since winning the ESEA Fall Cash Cup 3 in October 2023. This newly formed team looks more promising than TSM’s previous lineup, as their players have stepped up in critical moments, leading the team to victory.
In the GSL group stage, TSM suffered a 1-2 loss against Fluffy Gangsters but secured two consecutive wins over Passion UA, advancing to the playoffs. They then overcame Johnny Speeds led by William Sundin | draken (a team on the rise after Jonas Olofsson | Lekr0’s departure).
The finals featured a Danish derby between TSM and Sashi. The strength of the TSM players was fully displayed throughout the final as different players topped the team stats on each map.
Valdemar Bjørn Vangså | valde’s team dominated the BO3, securing victories on Mirage and Ancient with scores of 13-6 and 13-7 respectively, maintaining control of the match. Had it not been for Sashi’s overtime win on Nuke, TSM would have achieved a clean 2-0 sweep.
Altekz achieved a 1.27 rating across seven maps, earning him the MVP of the tournament, closely followed by valde with a 1.23 rating.
The restructured 9INE roster also participated in the event but performed poorly in Group A, losing consecutively to Sashi and Endpoint, exiting in last place.
TSM, 9INE, and Johnny Speeds will be back in action at the Shuffle Masters S1 from July 15 to 20, where a concise BO3 single elimination format will be used.
The final standings of the Skin.Club Summer Cup 2024 are as follows:
1. TSM
2. Sashi
3-4. Fluffy Gangsters
3-4. Johnny Speeds
5-6. Endpoint
5-6. Passion UA
7-8. 9INE
7-8. Insilio
New Roster’s First Title: TSM Wins Skin.Club Summer Cup 2024. Author：Sports UEFA.Please indicate the source when reproduced：https://www.sportsuefa.com/esports-express/20794.html
