OWWC, OWL and the FUTURE

Here we are again, the last time I made a twitlonger was on this exact day 1 year ago, and unfortunately this one ends pretty similarly.



OWWC:

When the 2019 OWWC was announced I was so excited and confident we could run it back for another deep run similar to last year. Unfortunately, things didn't happen as I thought. We had a lot less practice before this OWWC because some of us were on vacation/break after OWL and I had to spend 2 weeks in Korea for the Gauntlet so we were a lot more rushed then we were last year. I think the first time we ever played with all of our 7 players together was when we were boot camping in Toronto ( 5 days before BlizzCon ). We were scrimming weeks before that with ringers and such but all the others teams had been practicing for weeks and weeks with their proper 7 man rosters so we were behind, by a lot. I honestly believe we just didn't have enough time and practice to be able to match the other teams who had been practicing for weeks and weeks before us. I knew we were going to be coming into this OWWC a lot weaker then last year but honestly, I thought we would be able to push through because of the all talented players we have on our roster and we could "brute force" our way through. However this meta is ALL about teamwork, and if you don't have better communication and better coordination then the other team, you lose. Day 1 was going to be a long day with 4 matches to play and I truly believed that we could still beat the other teams in our group regardless of our lack of practice if we worked hard and we played together. Unfortunately, disaster struck the night before Day 1 began.



I was staying with my GF during OWWC and at 2am, in the middle of the night, out of nowhere, she woke up with really bad chest pain. At first we didn't know what to do so we sat there trying to figure shit out ourselves, but we quickly figured out this was very very serious. We decided to go to the hospital where we stayed all night so they could run tests. Eventually they found out she was suffering from Pericarditis which is an inflammation of the pericardium (the thin membrane around the heart). So by the time we got out of the hospital and back to our hotel, it was 8 am and Team Canada needed to meet in the hotel lobby at 8:30 to start our day... fuck...

So there I am, no sleep getting ready for an 8 hour, 4 match day. I knew I was going to be really fucking tired but that didn't matter because I had some fucking games to win. Honestly, given the circumstances and knowing that I tried my absolute fucking best, I am pretty happy with how I played on an individual level. Unfortunately we just didn't have the necessary teamwork and coordination needed to win in the end.



OWL:

I bet some of you didn't wanna read my story and skipped right down to the OWL part (its a pretty long story I don't blame you). 24hrs ago I found out that I will not be joining OWL 2020. I was absolutely devastated and shocked. I was devastated because once again I had failed to achieve my dream that I have been working on for so long. I was shocked because I thought I had played all my trials well and I had 8 teams interested at the beginning of the off-season. At this point I don't really know what to think and i'm just sad. However, I refuse to give up, I've been working on this for so long and although this is a big fucking punch to the gut, I won't give up. I will continue playing in Contenders with Team Envy and I will keep pounding and playing angry until I get what I deserve, because the only thing that separates me from an OWL flex support is a job title.



I also plan on streaming regularly starting tomorrow. Keep an eye on my twitter for updates about that.



Thanks for reading,

William "Crimzo" Hernandez





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