iiTzTimmy sets high expectations at ALGS Championship as his first major Apex Legends tournament Red BullTwitch streamer Timothy \u2018iiTzTimmy\u2019 An will soon take to the stage with \u2018The Dojo\u2019 to compete at the biggest tournament of his life. After the team shocked everyone, including themselves, at the LCQ, Timmy now has high expectations for his squad at ALGS Championship 2023. When Timmy announced his return to compete at the top level of Apex Legends earlier this year, the anticipation was mixed with palpable skepticism. No one doubted his mechanical skill, but at the highest level, leadership and coordination of the squad are paramount. TSM\u2019s ImperialHal specifically questioned the team\u2019s lack of an experienced IGL, but had to later eat his words when The Dojo, featuring Timmy, Tyler \u2018Dezingful\u2019 Gardner, and Alexander \u2018Enemy\u2019 Rodriguez, made it all the way through the Last Chance Qualifier, and in impressive fashion. Speaking to Dexerto during their bootcamp in London, Timmy admitted that he also had some doubts about the team\u2019s chances at the LCQ. \u201cI will not lie, I did expect us to do well, and get to the finals, but it was really up in the air if we would actually win the tournament, because it was the first time that we had played such a big and competitive tournament together. \u201cI was personally shocked, and I know the boys were very happy as well, because we could see the emotions when we won. Everybody was very teary.\u201d But now attention must turn to an even bigger and more competitive tournament for The Dojo. The ALGS Championship features the 40 best teams from around the world, descending on Birmingham to challenge for a share of the $2 million prize pool. External expectations for the team may be tempered, but after their blazing run at the LCQ, iiTzTimmy and his teammates are setting a lofty goal. \u201cI think our team will make finals,\u201d Timmy said, \u201cand not only that, I expect at least a top-ten finish from us. \u201cI do want to say that the teams who have been playing the last two or three LANs are probably more \u2018ideal\u2019 to win, because obviously they\u2019ve been in these situations before, nothing\u2019s really new to them. They just need to perform on the day. For us, we haven\u2019t been on stage for a while.\u201d Timmy believes that in the latter stages, it will come down to whether the mistakes they have been making in scrims will happen again or if they will simply \u201cgo nuclear.\u201d In scrims, however, the team has been encouraged by their performances, placing well and learning from their mistakes. Becoming an IGL The Dojo arrived in London on August 31 and have been bootcamping at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere, which features top-end PC hardware, and creator rooms for the players to stream from. They completed two full days of scrims and practice, with Timmy estimating around nine-hour sessions each day. The team is abundantly aware that they are playing catch-up against some of the best opposition. \u201cIt was a lot of practice, I really got a good amount of warm-up beforehand, now that the tournament is in two days. I think we are really prepared.\u201d But all this practice may still not make up for some of the earlier doubts about this team: Timmy\u2019s ability to IGL. \u201cI was always that player who was mechanically good, I think everyone can see that. That was my strong suit. My IGL skills back then weren\u2019t the greatest, because Apex was the first game I competed in. I didn\u2019t have any battle royale experience, or competitive experience at all. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot easier now, knowing that we have, like, \u2018set plans\u2019. I don\u2019t have to build a brand-new play out of nothing, anymore. It\u2019s more like, \u2018Let\u2019s do that same play we did in scrims.\u2019 From those, I have been getting better at making new plays on the spot, just small things. \u2018Oh, there\u2019s a team in our spot? Let\u2019s go here instead.\u2019 So I think I\u2019ve improved a lot as a player and in my IGLing skills. Timmy also describes his teammate Dezignful as a \u2018co-IGL\u2019 who can support him in tough spots. \u201cHe definitely helps me a lot. He\u2019s done it in the past, he has experience, so he can tell me whenever I call for something and it\u2019s super outlandish.\u201d Contesting POIs The Dojo may not have the pedigree as a squad that some of their rivals do, but Timmy is not shying away from competing for drops against the likes of NRG and Alliance, the latter of which they share a group with. \u201cWe\u2019ve been contesting Alliance at Thermal, we\u2019ve been going back and forth for sure, and they\u2019ve been doing really well against us,\u201d Timmy admitted. However, Alliance will be without Miron \u2018Effect\u2019 Novikov at least during the group stage due to visa issues, with Mikkel \u2018Mande\u2019 Hestbek stepping in. Mande is still a talented player, but Timmy thinks this may upset the team\u2019s synergy, giving them a better chance to win those fights. As for other teams and maps, The Dojo know when to contest for their favorite spots and when to give them up, to give themselves the best chance. Timmy\u2019s top 3 Championship predictions Not including his own team, we asked Timmy to predict the top three after all is said and done at ALGS Champs, and he wasted no time in naming DarkZero as clear favorites. The 2022 world champions come into this year\u2019s final as the Split 2 Playoffs winners, too, and there is no reason to question their streak continuing. Split 2 playoffs runners-up TSM are next on Timmy\u2019s prediction, given their undeniable consistency, with Oxygen Esports his final nod, a newer roster that he says has been \u201cdominating\u201d NA and that secured third place at Split 2. Stacking up against these rosters, and many others at Champs, would make most teams that have been together only a few months doubt their chances. But Timmy exuded a quiet confidence that with their momentum from the LCQ, and the work they\u2019ve been putting in, there is no reason they can\u2019t make finals \u2013 and from there, \u201cgo nuclear.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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