In my preview of the Stage 5 Major, I had the RØKKR down as my dark horses, and after they dispatched the Atlanta FaZe in convincing fashion, it looked like my prediction would come to fruition. In recent weeks, the Minnesota RØKKR was slowly creeping into the conversation of teams that could well cause a shock result against the teams perched at the top of the standings. Will the franchise make any changes heading into the 2022 season? We will have to wait and see. Despite the loss at the hands of OpTic, the victory against Atlanta was a huge step forward in what could have been the final match this iteration of Seattle would play.
Like their encounter with Atlanta, it came down to another deciding map of Search & Destroy but the Green Wall was able to stand strong and send Seattle home. With the momentum fully in the favour of the Surge, a clash against OpTic Chicago awaited them.
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The series between the top and bottom of the league table went down to a fifth and final map, where Seattle managed to overcome the odds to conquer the FaZe. The team made relatively light work of a struggling Paris Legion side, scoring a 3-1 victory before quickly sweeping aside the London Royal Ravens to set up a surprise showdown against the Atlanta FaZe, widely considered to be the best Black Ops Cold War team in the entire league. Starting the tournament in the first round of the loser’s bracket, the stakes could not have been higher for Sam “ Octane” Larew and the rest of Seattle, with only one mistake required to send the team crashing out of the tournament without a single penny. Much to the surprise of everyone, the Surge did turn the tide on its disappointing online performance with a surprise top-six finish.
"I never dreamed it would be at this stage and just have like even just like one person will recognize you, it’s weird, it’s crazy.After what can only be described as another disappointing season, another event on LAN and the presence of a capacity crowd certainly worked wonders for the Seattle Surge, who headed into the Major with the perfect opportunity to end Black Ops Cold War with a solid result and some prize money. At times, he shakes his head in disbelief at the world he is built for himself but in the Call of Duty world, Almxnd, is becoming a household name. Rosendahl has over 90,000 subscribers on Twitch and his notoriety continues to grow. "When they reached out to me, I didn’t even really know what to say, i was just on board right away," said Rosendahl. "He said hey there’s this beast Warzone kid, he lives in Minnesota, you guys should take a look at him," said Glassel. He recalls a time when only ten to 20 people were watching his stream but he kept working hard and eventually he was noticed by a former Minnesota ROKKR player and from there a career in gaming was born.
His passion for gaming came early but Rosendahl didn’t become a sensation overnight. Because I’ll just be in my room all day, I’ll go upstairs and I’ll be like, ‘I just made $10,000’ and their jaw drops, they don’t really understand it." It’s the type of payday that not even Rosendahl family fully comprehends. How much money you ask? "Around $310,000," says Rosendahl. "Ben aka Almxnd is one of the best Warzone players on the planet," said Ashley "MidNIte" Glassel.
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