United 5 and Weekend Warriors


United 5



Starting lineup

Lance "t0oL" McCrary
Corey "kam" Hanes
Risasi "kmode" Coffee
Mike "CuZ" Nang
Josh Derosa

Recent Accomplishments

8th CPL Brazil 2005
9th-12th Summer CPL 2005
4th GGL Americup

Team Info

The current team is a mix of west coast and central talent. CuZ and kmode, from the former DiE team, are from Los Angeles while the rest of the team being located in the Central US. A great sponsorship allows them to still get together for major LANs.

Recent Changes

Patyojon and Da_bears are no longer part of the team and Batman has gone inactive. Derosa and t0oL are relatively new to the team.

IceCream's Analysis

United 5 have gone through a few changes. Good players left, and good players took their spots. I think the most important factor is that they have confirmed a 5-man lineup for this season and a little stability finally. If these guys stick together, then we can expect to see them improve as the season progresses, and make a solid playoff run. One concern that I would like to bring up is that this team consists of a lot of outspoken players. If these guys encounter some negative comments and arguments, can the team pull through that and stay focused? They should be able to, but you never know with a fresh lineup.

This lineup brings an amazing level of talent to any match. 1v1 they are all among the best in CAL-i. The in game strategy and leadership hasn't been the same since moses left the team though. With so many roster changes this will probably be the main obstacle for the in game play of u5. Time will be against them because the season is coming soon. Hopefully they will start strong enough to give them a good shot at playoffs once they work out any problems they may have.


Weekend Warriors



Starting lineup

Matt "Patyojon" Iantosca
Bobby "Keen" Aihama
Johnny "Boms" Quach
Steve "s0ulz" Loh
Cyrus "orGasmo" HabiBi

Recent Accomplishments

2nd NewEgg Lanfest
1st CSA Online/LAN event

Team Info

One of the longest standing teams in the CS community is based entirely out of the Los Angeles area.

Recent Changes

Jout has gone inactive and three new members have been added: Boms, Patyojon, and Keen.

IceCream's Analysis

Boms left 3D for WEW? Yes. To the common fan that may be confusing because of how popular 3D is. I have to believe that being on a local team was a big reason for boms choice. Add in patyojon and keen, and you now have 5 players local to the Los Angeles area. These guys have been successful in recent LANs, which is impressive with such a new lineup. Loh and Habibi are still around and we can't forget that those two have a CAL-i title under their belt from season 12.

In my final team review in this article it has become obvious that all the west coast players and teams have one thing in common. Skill, skill, and more skill. I think WEW leads the west coast in talent and has some very successful players to back up that ability. Everyone on this team has at least a CAL-I title or a top 5 CPL finish. That’s impressive. Fast play and a great rifle play would be the logical expectation, but with such a new lineup, I'll let their actions speak louder than my words. I see a top 5 finish in the future for WEW this season.