TL;DR? Sign-Up for Tryouts HERE or watch the video/read below!
Minimum Requirements
- Commitment to 2 scrim blocks (2 x 2 hours) and tournament matches (1-3 x 90 minutes) per week
- Minimum SR:
○ A Roster: 3700 (Final roster will ideally be 4100+ average)
○ B Roster: 3300 (Final roster will ideally be 3700+ average)
- Roster Size
○ 6 players per roster with 2-3 substitutes MAX
○ If allowed per tournament rules, A roster substitutes will be designated as two-way players, holding a starting position on the B roster
○ Total yield of 14-17 players
- Applicants can try out for 6 positions:
○ Heroes outside of parentheses are preferred, heroes inside of parenthesis and those not listed are beneficial for hero pool
○ Hitscan DPS
■ Widowmaker, Ashe, McCree, Soldier, (Tracer, Hanzo)
○ Flex DPS / Projectile DPS
■ Genji, Pharah, Hanzo, (Tracer, Mei, Torbjörn)
○ Main Tank
■ Reinhardt, Winston, Orisa, (Wrecking Ball)
○ Offtank
■ D.va, Zarya, Roadhog, (DPS)
○ Main Support
■ Lucio, Mercy, Ana, Brigitte, (Zenyatta)
○ Flex Support
■ Zenyatta, Ana, (DPS / Off Tank)
Stage One: Tryout Period (2–3 weeks)
- Each applicant is assigned one scrim block (90–120 minutes) to play alongside the existing roster
○ 1–3 players will put in position of an existing player (only use 2–3 if necessitated by high volume of applicants)
- Leadership team will observe (detailed in section 2, Rubric):
○ Game comprehension / game sense
○ Communication (shotcalling, ult tracking, listening)
○ Overall integration with other players (especially for important duo, e.g main tank with off tank, support with other support, DPS with main tank)
○ Individual Mechanics
○ Ability to identify mistakes
- After the scrim block, the applicant(s) and players will participate in a post scrim discussion to evaluate what went well and what went poorly during the scrim (applicant will be observed on ability to realize mistakes and areas for growth)
- The leadership team will use their discretion to move the applicant on to further scrim blocks
Stage Two: Interview Period (1 week)
- Leadership team will sit down with each applicant for a short, casual interview to learn more about the applicants (can happen via Discord or in person)
- During this interview, the applicants will be notified of the duties they will receive as a player if given the opportunity to be on the team
Final Selection
- Based on the applicants’ performances, the leadership team will decide which applicants should be selected for the final team
Sign Up Form is HERE.