Mid Major Review
We’re halfway into Major 2 and Seattle Surge has had a rocky ride. Currently 1–3, Surge have had some highs and some very very lows. Up until their match with the Los Angeles Guerrillas the, Surge had only one map win coming against the Royal Ravens in a search. While the arrival of Breszy has not gone as expected, with some more reps the team is confident they can turn this ship around and sail towards calm waters. In today’s article I will be giving a progress report on each individual player, and a short summary on where the team stands up to this point.
If I said Arcitys was having a good year I would be lying to you. BUT, I don’t think it’s as bad as many are making it out to be. While the respawns are tough this year, search has been a lone shining spot as he has shown that he still has that SND prowess in his arsenal. I would like to see more consistency out of him in the respawns but I think he’s shown improvement on the year and that shouldn’t be taken lightly.
Major 2 Grade up to this point: C
Abuzah is a tough read for me. Coming into the year I was certain he would be a top choice for ROTY, but the transition from Challengers to the CDL has left a bit to be desired. The move from a flex to a full time AR should help a bit as it puts Abuzah back to his natural role, but having former Awobabobs teammate Breszy join should also be a boost. I feel like Abuzah is on the precipice of hitting another gear as he has been hitting form in respawns as of late. With an elite search to fall back on keep your eye out for him to make some noise in the upcoming weeks.
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Major 2 Grade up to this point: B-
This review may have some people pretty upset with me. Going into the year we weren’t sure what Huke we were going to get. Were we getting LAG Huke, or the Huke we saw paired with Shotzzy that took over the league last season. Right now it feels like we’re seeing more of the former than the latter, with a sprinkle of LAT magic (if you could call it that). Many people have been looking at Arcitys as the biggest glaring issue with Seattle but inconsistency and numbers say otherwise. Don’t let that search K/D fool you though, as Huke plays a hyper-aggressive style that accounts for many first bloods on the map. We have seen multiple times the upside that Huke brings to a team and I’m waiting somewhat anxiously to see if he can piece it all together to finish out the major. I want to see Cuyler pick it up in the next coming weeks, otherwise a few people that have my interest are Pentagrxm and Standy. Side note... why did Seattle let go of Gwinn?
Major 2 Grade up to this point: C-
Going into this article I almost felt it was unfair to grade Breszy when he has played so little. With that being said I want to start by saying its unfair for fans to expect Breszy was going to come in and have the impact that Illey had on the map. Illey is a phenomenal player and we knew there was going to be some growing pains. But we didn’t think the pains would hurt this bad. Going into the match with LAG Breszy was posting a sub .7 KD and was being considered one of the worst roster moves of all time. I think he showed on Saturday that he has more in the tank than people were expecting and the team is slowly finding their footing. Breszy has been pretty decent in search and if they can continue to build on that I think he has the talent to figure out whatever the hell is going on in respawns. With that being said… its been a rough major.
Major 2 Grade up to this point: D
It’s been a harrowing first 3 weeks but if this Seattle team is anything like the Surge of past, we just have to wait till LAN. Abuzah is looking like he’s one or two matches away from becoming a true contender for ROTY and the hope is Breszy finds a way to enable him. Arcitys had a classic series against LAG but how long will it last?
The team has shown that the upside is there, but they hold a current record of 0–7 against top four teams with a combined map count of 3 wins and 21 losses. One could argue that makes it harder to decide just where this team is on the totem pole, but it doesn’t bode well that Seattle hasn’t been able to find any leeway against the top four. With three more matches left in qualifiers it will be a challenge but winners is still possible. All things considered my grade for the Major is a D-. IF they can get their act together we have a team that has a great upside, but potential doesn’t mean anything if the losses continue to stack.
