Call of Duty: OpTic Gaming stars react to their CWL Las Vegas win \u2013 Scump, Crimsix, Dashy and more Dexerto | Twitter @OpTic_ScumperCWL Las Vegas, the first Call of Duty event of the Black Ops 4 season, saw OpTic Gaming return to the top after a year of disappointments and poor results. The team that had ruled the roost in competitive CoD for so long never found their footing in WWII and some community members and pundits believed that they would never find their 2017 World Championship winning form again. However, the return of Damon \u2018Karma\u2019 Barlow and the addition of youngsters Brandon \u2018Dashy\u2019 Otell and Thomas \u2018TJHaLy\u2019 Haly upon the release of Black Ops 4 seemed to breathe new life into the team, and their online form was impressive from day one. The CWL Las Vegas Grand Final victory over eUnited clearly meant a huge amount to the OpTic players, their organization and their loyal fanbase. Once the dust had settled, each member of the squad took to Twitter to share their thoughts. Seth \u2018Scump\u2019 Abner, the team\u2019s captain and longest serving member, had the worst year of his career in WWII. To celebrate the end of his championship drought, he simply posted one of his classic trophy shots: Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter, the Call of Duty with the most championships to his name, said that he was immensely proud of his team. He followed that up by Tweeting Halo legend Tom \u2018OGRE2\u2019 Ryan to say that he has his sights set on the former Final Boss star\u2019s record of 40 major event wins and that it would be an honor to match it. CWL VEGAS CHAMPIONS!!! So proud of the boys. We put on a fkn show! Follow the squad!!!! GG\u2019s to everyone we played.#GreenWall @OpTic_Scumper @OpTic_DKarma @TJHaLy @DashySZN @TylerTeeP #GreenWall \u2014 Ian (@OpTic_Crimsix) December 10, 2018 33x Eyes on you, @TomRyanOGRE2, it\u2019ll be an honor to accomplish what you have. That is my career goal. I\u2019m playing with purpose now. The Pursuit pic.twitter.com\/VXBOopfR7r \u2014 Ian (@OpTic_Crimsix) December 10, 2018 Three-time world champion Karma Barlow was dropped from OpTic\u2019s WWII roster in May as they desperately sought for a solution to their slump. Both Scump and Crimsix have talked about regretting that decision, and they were desperate to get him back for Black Ops 4. Despite not playing Call of Duty since being dropped, Karma quickly found his feet again when he rejoined in October. His post-Vegas Tweet focused on how grateful he is to have a chance to rebuild the OpTic dynasty: So happy. I didn\u2019t play a single day of COD after Seattle last year until the beta. Glad these guys allowed me to join back and accomplish more together. \u2014 Damon B (@OpTic_DKarma) December 10, 2018 Dashy was many people\u2019s pick for MVP of the tournament. The 19-year-old was in incredible form throughout the weekend and his first major event win was thoroughly deserved. After lifting the trophy he was clearly lost for words: Can\u2019t even put into words how I\u2019m feeling right now. Thank you:green_heart: pic.twitter.com\/EjqWjaP63g \u2014 OpTic Dashy (@DashySZN) December 10, 2018 TJ had by far the most success of anyone on the roster in WWII, winning three CWL Open events over the course of the season with Rise Nation. The 19-year-old, who is known for his Search and Destroy prowess, summed up his feelings with the classic saying of OpTic\u2019s owner, Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez, reminding the Green Wall to trust the process: The team\u2019s coach, Tyler \u2018TeePee\u2019 Polchow, is a former world champion in his own right and regularly looked frustrated with OpTic\u2019s underperformance in WWII. The veteran player made it clear that the squad had worked incredibly hard for the win before pointing out that CWL Las Vegas was also his first title as a coach: CWL Vegas CHAMPS!!! LOVE THESE DUDES!!! @OpTic_Scumper @OpTic_Crimsix @OpTic_DKarma @TJHaLy and MVP @DashySZN They worked so hard and wanted this win so bad. So happy for them. My first coaching chip!!! Feels so damn good after how last season went. \u2014 OpTic TeeP (@TylerTeeP) December 10, 2018 After living up to the hype by winning the first event of the season, OpTic\u2019s goal for the rest of the year is a clear one: win everything. While they didn\u2019t drop a single series all weekend, they were pushed to the limit by Splyce and had close games against eUnited. All of their competitors will now be focused on finding a way to be first team of the year to knock down the Green Wall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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