Team PENTIA, renews its commitment to Team Fortress 2 by picking up a bit of Eastern Promise
The Israeli community always seems to get a rough ride, coming from the very fringes of Europe with triple figure pings; it’s not easy being a Jew in TF2. Yet no one can doubt their love of the game and their desire to prove themselves on the European stage.
The most famous of Israel’s sons have all passed through the doors of one team, eSrael. The team has been around for as long as I can remember, representing the best of Israel and producing some truly talented players ; PlayerThirtyTwo, d0llar, Sentor and techtron, to name but a few from what I consider the golden era.
In all honesty, the step up to Division 1 was probably too much for the Jewish journeymen to handle, and subsequently lead to their demise after a full season as the top level whipping boys in ETF2L Season 6. Beaten but not broken, the eSrael banner had lain dormant until as recently as May when the rejuvenation began, spearheaded by long-time leader, Nati "Sentor" Sadeh.
Although isolated in relation to the majority of the European TF2 community, Israel has never been a one team nation; there has always been a wealth of new teams and players just below the surface working hard to improve. The roster they have put together shows a healthy mix of this new unproven talent as well as a few steady hands on the rudder, with the top tier experience from the likes of Sentor and matnun.
Team PENTIA, also known as Nordic-eSport, have been quick to spot the potential here and have obviously made the Israelis an offer they couldn’t refuse. PENTIA had previously supported scene stalwart and living legend Simon "Loco" Evans and his Rejects team, but they parted ways after the roster exodus following ETF2L Season 7. Team PENTIA CEO and Marketing Director, Casper "Acker" Ackermann, has shown again he believes in the TF2 scene and issued this statement on NORDIC-eSport.com.
Statement from Casper "Acker" Ackermann
"PENTIA is once again back at the TF2 scene. This time it will with a top team, which consists of people I trust and I'm sure they will make us proud! I have been in contact with the team for some time and we have today agreed in going into collaboration. I would like to say thanks to the team, and to our great sponsors. You can meet the team at #teampentia and at NORDIC-eSport.com"
Team PENTIA are
Nati "Sentor" Sadeh
Niv "nivzeh" Eini
Matan "matnun" Romanov
Raz "zappah" Rimon
Mor "KhaoZ" Asraf
Dan "Spary" Michaeli
Source: NORDIC-eSport.com
Originally published on Cadred.org on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:53:27 +0100 by James J. McDonnell.
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