H3CZ and OpTic Gaming players react after placing 3rd at last CoD Champs ever H3CZ – Twitter \/ Scump – TwitterReactions have started pouring in from OpTic Gaming CEO Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez and their pro Call of Duty players after the team was eliminated from the 2019 CWL Championship on August 18. OpTic Gaming\u2019s journey at CoD Champs came to a screeching halt at the hands of rivals 100 Thieves, who handed them a dominant loss on the fifth and final day of the competition. With the loss, they came in third at the $2 million tournament, and while that may be a superb placement for almost every other team, the Green Wall will see it as falling below expectations. What makes the result even more emotional is that this is the final CoD Champs in its current form. With the esport transitioning to a franchised model next season, the competitive structure is in store for a massive change. Read More: eUnited win CWL Champs 2019 – Furthermore, following Immortal Gaming Club\u2019s recent takeover of the OpTic brand, there are strong indications that most, if not all, of the players will be moving on after this season. Following the loss, the players turned to Twitter to let out their emotions, and Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner\u2019s broken heart emoji was really all the needed to be said. \u201cLost a 5-3 to go up 2-0 to losing six straight maps,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cSuch a sad way to end this year. We put everything we had into this too. Heartbroken. Good games eUnited and 100 Thieves.\u201d Always passionate, Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter had a strong response to their devastating exit, while revealing that he had been feeling ill all morning. \u201cGood games eUnited and 100 Thieves,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe got outclass. Failed to show up today. Not sure what I ate this morning but I\u2019ve been fighting back puke all day. Fucking feel terrible.\u201d GG\u2019s EU and 100T. We got outclassed. Failed to show up today. Not sure what I ate this morning but I\u2019ve been fighting back puke all day. Fucking feel terrible. \u2014 Ian Porter (@OpTic_Crimsix) August 18, 2019 Heartbreak came up again in Brandon \u2018Dashy\u2019 Otell\u2019s reaction, as he apologized to fans for \u201cletting everyone down.\u201d \u201cDidn\u2019t play like myself today,\u201d he said. \u201cSorry to let everyone down. F*cking heartbreaking man, we were so close.\u201d Didn\u2019t play like myself today. Sorry to let everyone down. Fucking heart breaking man we we\u2019re so close \u2014 Brandon (@DashySZN) August 18, 2019 The other half of OpTic\u2019s young superstar duo, Thomas \u2018TJHaLy\u2019 Haly, knows that losing such a big tournament the way they did is one that\u2019s going to be hard to forget. \u201cThat 5-3 lead is going to sting for a long time,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cSo sad man, felt like this tournament was our\u2019s.\u201d that 5-3 lead is gonna sting for a long time. so sad man felt like this tournament was ours :pensive: \u2014 OpTic Teej (@TJHaLy) August 18, 2019 Tyler \u2018TeePee\u2019 Polchow, the mastermind coach that has been hard at work behind-the-scenes making sure the teams runs at its best, injected a little bit of positivity into the otherwise melancholy mood. \u201cThird place, good games to 100 Thieves and eUnited,\u201d he said. \u201cThis felt like the one. Proud of the boys for the quick turnaround after such a bad Miami. I wanted this last one so bad for the Green Wall.\u201d 3rd place. Ggs to 100t and Eunited. This felt like the one. Proud of the boys for the quick turnaround after such a bad Miami. I wanted this last one so bad for the #greenwall \u2014 Tyler Polchow (@TylerTeeP) August 18, 2019 As for H3CZ, his post following the loss was a bit more full of nostalgic emotion than that of the players, perhaps because he knows that a lot of things are about to change with OpTic in the near future. \u201cYour support drives me, and this memento from the Green Wall has instantly become one of my favorite things in life,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThank you, thank you, thank you. My name is HECZ, and I\u2019m a member of the Green Wall.\u201d Your support drives me, and this memento from the #GreenWall has instantly become one of my favorite things in life. Thank you, thank you, thank you. :pray::skin-tone-4: My name is HECZ, and I\u2019m a member of the GreenWall. pic.twitter.com\/7m26krZuJc \u2014 Hector Rodriguez (@OpTicH3CZ) August 18, 2019 While the future of OpTic Gaming as a brand and a Call of Duty team may be clouded with uncertainty, there is no doubting the legacy it has left in the esport. As long competitive CoD exists, the Green Wall will be a permanent fixture in its history, no matter what lays in the weeks, months, and years ahead. Disclaimer: Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez is a minority shareholder in Dexerto Ltd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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