After their debut Invite season, The Sparkle Gang seeks to improve upon their 2-14 record in the upcoming Season 27, but not before going through some changes. They have lost pocket soldier etney due to real life commitments, and have found a certain rocket wizard to take his place.
Pocket soldier KTB has been playing in ESEA regularly since Season 10 (fall 2011). He quickly rose through the ranks and has amassed nearly six seasons of Intermediate experience to his name. Half of those seasons include playoff appearances with teams such as Flipper Skippers in Season 21. KTB has broken a three season hiatus from TF2 to make his Invite debut. He is a new offseason pickup for The Sparkle Gang, but not their only one.
Another huge change for The Sparkle Gang during this offseason was their official sponsorship by TFCrew, which will also be their new team name moving forward. What is TFCrew? Don't hear it from me, check out what june has to say about their new sponsor, as well as thoughts on their new pocket:
We couldn’t be more excited to announce our sponsorship by the wonderful people at TFCrew. Their passion for the game is unparalleled - they’re some of the most passionate and celebrated TF2 Youtubers around. They produce an absolutely bangin’ podcast. They even run a vanilla community server, a paradise and a refuge for all the unlock-despisers of the world. And so, so many more delicious, top secret things I’m not at liberty to discuss! We’re honored by their support and we’re doing our darndest to make them proud this season. When etney bowed out after the season due to real-life duties, he left some big ol’ boots to fill. KTB was the perfect pocket pickup for our team. He hit more airshots in a day than I hit all last season, for one thing. He’s also chill, handsome, smart, dedicated, a team player, a dad, and an anime-watcher, checking off basically everything we were looking for in a sixth player. I have no doubt that he will turn heads as TFCrew’s resident direct rocket factory.
Thus, the freshly minted TFCrew lineup to compete this season will be:
- Scout: lily
- Scout: Stochast1c
- Roamer: june
- Pocket: KTB
- Demoman: smitty
- Medic: split