Sunday Battles – Stacked vs. Tourettes Chessclub – ETF2L Highlander Season 11 Week 2 @ 21:00 CET

This Sunday we have one of the oldest rivalries left to showcase in TF2 Highlander, as former champions Tourettes Chessclub face off against former playoff team Stacked. How will they measure up? The only way to find out is to tune into BlackOut TV on Sunday 13^th November at 21 CET, where two individuals who know a lot about Stacked from their early years, Bulow, and later editions, CeeJaey, team up with cameraman Wiethoofd who has observed his fair share of clashes.

One of the best things about Highlander has always been the familiarity we gain with certain names being a constant of the scene. Team leaders b33p and Khazul are responsible for leading Stacked and Tourettes Chessclub, both of which have been playing against eachother since Season 5. Back then Tourettes Chessclub won the battle, beating them 4-2 on Steel in Division 1, a key victory on their path to winning promotion. The contest continued in Season 6 Premiership with another 4-2 win for Tourettes Chessclub, this time on Badwater, before a bad tempered 3-3 draw (on Process and Viaduct) in Season 7 was Tourettes Chessclub‘s worst result on their way to their maiden championship. Season 8 was another year belonging to Khazul‘s men, a 6-0 win helped them along to their second successive title victory, and a Week 1 victory over b33p‘s men in Season 9 was their last meeting until both sides took a hiatus from competition until this season.

The past favours Tourettes Chessclub, who have never lost to Stacked over 2 maps, but when when you go over the recent rosters performances, it has not been bright starts for either side; Tourettes Chessclub have fallen foul of returning champions Strong Opinions whilst for the second time within 2 weeks, Stacked have fallen victim to  Super Dickmann's JUNIORS!.

For Tourettes Chessclub, their roster issues have been duly noted, not possessing a clear starter for 1/3 of their team, but now their roster is boasting some hefty new additions with former Highpander sniper of the season tracker joining the roster, Funs being picked up from the demise of The Bureau whilst their Demoman position is still unknown, former Highpander Demoman foungi has joined the roster and may make an appearance.

Stacked meanwhile have had a few shaky roster issues, but look a lot more stable than previous seasons. The new roster is yet to light up the league but this remains a great opportunity for b33p‘s men to showcase what they can do. Piney‘s sniping has been praised by some, but how he faces up to former Stacked sniper tracker is unknown.

Either way, it will be an intriguing contest – Can Stacked record their first win of the season and their first over Tourettes Chessclub to get their season up and running or will the former champions continue their trend of success and kick-start their own faltering campaign? Tune in to find out!

– Article by Hildreth