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What a weekend we've had, and what a turn of events in the World Finals, as the NACL Champions Entourage came to foreign soil and shut down the audience, cleaning house in the process. The North American juggernauts of the scene have remained a tthe top of their game for such a long time, and throughout roster changes in various directions, they've alwys been able to remain competitive.  The winning roster: GOALTENDERS #11 Ivan @IvanDelosh (xDelee) Delosh #79 Justin @Rampage l79l Horn DEFENSEMEN #8 Jeremy @Doughty x i8i Gaynor (A) #37 Samuel @Time2shineee Germain #65 Francis @Dumoulin65 Dumoulin FORWARDS #27 François-Xavier @BoilyHP Boily #71 Lucas @hxndry Hendry (C) #86 Ethan @xDeath (Ethancy) Macdonald #93 Matthew @gilly Walters (A) What a fantastic battle, did you guys feel like this was a harder challenge than you expected it to be? "I really feel like that could have gone either way in any of those games, so for it to end in five for us definitely feels great, so shoutout to Tunnel Vision and GGs!" So now that the trophy is yours, are you going to take it easy for a while or will you be going back to the office at the start of the week? "I mean, we came here for a reason and we really only had one job and that job's finished. We got the W like we wanted and from here we'll just keep climbing and hoping for the next one." Finally, what does it mean to you to be the World Champions? "I mean, it means the world. To represent NA well and to represent all of NHL esports well. Shoutout to SportsGamer and everyone involved, this was an awesome tournament and I'm really thankful for everyone here."  

SportsGamers, After an intense series against Frölunda HC, we've crowned Tunnel Vision the ECL '23 Winter Elite Champions at Assembly. The young squad hoisted their first ever ECL trophy and are now in for another challenge against Entourage in the inaugural World Finals Saturday evening.  Tunnel Vision's road to the championship: #1 seed from with the record 27-0-3 Quarterfinals: vs JANO (8) 4-1 Semifinals: vs JYP Jyväskylä (5) 4-2 Finals: vs Frölunda HC (3)  The winning roster: GOALTENDERS #7 Niklas @uhNikke Nieminen #86 Oskari @SibeIius Grönroos DEFENSEMEN #24 Veeti @Wenger Paloneva #65 Tomi @tombo_02 Laitinen FORWARDS #9 Arttu @laitineen64 Laitinen #37 Valtteri @Vattuyy Virtanen #67 Aleksi @MozjaTG Kähkönen   We managed to reach out to the Tunnel Vision goalie Niklas @uhNikke Nieminen amidst all the celebration: You're the Champions after an imcredibly tough series against Frölunda HC, how does the win make you feel? "It was a good series, and I have a massive respect for the fight that Frölunda put up against us. We had a good chance that we managed to capitalize on in Game 7, which ended up being the decisive factor. Feels great!" The series was a back-and-forth affair throughout, why do you think that is? "That's a thing I was wondering about during play also, I think we just weren't able to stick to our game after a win and lacked a bit of consistency." How do you turn around from here and start prepping for tomorrow? "I don't think we'll spend that much time prepping. We've done our groundwork and scouted Entourage ahead of time and will be riding today's flow with a new focus." On behalf of the entire SportsGamer community, we congratulate the Champions and extend a warm thank you to all participants!