SumaiL’s “revenge arc” unfolds in Berlin Major 2023

Team Aster has been dominating in the Berlin Major 2023 with their stand-in player, Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan.

The team secured a spot in the lower bracket of the playoffs after an impressive performance in the group stages.

In a remarkable match, Team Aster managed to defeat TI10 champions, Team Spirit, with a score of 2-0, effectively eliminating them from the tournament. SumaiL’s exceptional gameplay has been instrumental in many of the team’s victories. During the tournament, Johan “N0tail” Sundstein, who was present on the analyst panel, revealed what SumaiL had texted him after the match against Team Spirit.

SumaiL expressed that he had achieved revenge after defeating Team Spirit. Before the game between Gaimin Gladiators and OG, the panel discussed OG’s previous victories over Gaimin Gladiators, including the one at TI11, which eliminated them from the tournament. N0tail, an analyst on the panel, agreed that teams do remember past encounters and rivalries. He revealed that SumaiL had texted him, expressing his satisfaction with defeating Team Spirit in the lower bracket.

“You know what SumaiL texted me after he knocked out Spirit? He’s like ‘Revenge bro’, TI10 you know? People remember this when they go to bed every night. It’s something that you’ll never forget. So I’m sure Gaimin Gladiators doesn’t want to lose another Valve event to OG but at the same time it’s not up to them,” he said.

SumaiL was a part of OG’s roster at TI10, along with N0tail, Sébastien “Ceb” Debs, Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen, and Martin “Saksa” Sazdov. Despite being one of the favorites to win the tournament, OG was knocked out by Team Spirit, who went on to win the championship. SumaiL’s message to N0tail was essentially referring to the events of TI10, saying that he got “revenge” against Team Spirit for eliminating them from the event.

N0tail’s revelation about SumaiL’s text message adds a new dimension to the narratives and rivalries present at the Berlin Major. As the tournament progresses, it will be interesting to see how these personal motivations and histories play out on the main stage.