After two successful playoff matches, look for an interesting matchup against Rex de Regnum (rdr) in a best of three match (strike, mill, russka) tonight.

The Manco (formerly SOSBrigade and Abyssal) has seen some important change over the last three seasons. Their first 5-3 season began with a 1-2 record, and a roster that bears little resemblance to the team that went 4-1 to finish the season. This Season XIX roster was represented by:

Matthew “ATKBovine (Tellit)” Little

Warren “Ntrl” Au

Gene “Hiya!” Au

David Buye

Jia Ming “Rifulu” Yang

For season XX of CAL-O, this starting roster saw no changes. Mid-season Warren was banned for crouch running. Jacob “ToF” Farrell was brought in as an acting fifth for the duration of the ban. After questionable admin decisions, the team went from a 4-0-0 record to a 2-2-0 record. In frustration the team lost motivation and disbanded.

The story was thought to be over; however, when season XXI came around, some enthusiasm stirred and the team reunited to compete once more. 

3dN dead

May 2, 2008

The reformation of 3dN was not successful. With Bharat and Trav participating in high-level WoW Arena, they were unable to participate in CS league-play.

However the story doesn’t end there. Three seasons of CAL-O later, full of scheduling conflicts, admin trouble, and an untimely crouch running ban, a new team featuring former 3dN members ATKBovine and Au`Ntrl (first SOSBrigade, then Abyssal, now Manco), has finally made CAL-O playoffs.

After losing the first round of the season to a strong CMK team, Manco has won 8 strait, including the first round of playoffs. This suggests a return to CAL-IM, and a chance at CAL-M if playoffs continue in their favour.