This season marks the first real competitive season that 1337.us has seen since the inaugural season of US CSM. With communities like 67250 and Supreme providing the heavy hitters, this season in 1337 looks to be the best to date! Gone is t0lk and JMC, who reined supreme in the US for the first 6 seasons the US existence within CSM. Eager to replace him this season is a ton of teams and the bottom line this season of 1337 is that it’s anyone’s game. Let’s take a closer look at some of the heavy hitters within the US scene.

The 67250 Invasion

Sexy time is the returning champs from last season and look poised to repeat as 1337 champs again this season. They are off to a great start and they will be the team to beat this year.

Ta tudo dominado – carbonex has his team in great shape after a second place finish last season which followed up his impressive 3rd place the season before. It will be interesting to see these two collide in round 14 of the season.. The league championship could be decided in the second to last game of the season between these two.

Jajaja – I played with him last season in league 1.1 and while his team has a good amount of talent, I think he has a bit to go on strats. Perhaps playing this season in 1337 will get him a fresh look on some strats for next season but defiantly the weakest of the 3 67250 offerings within 1337.us this season.

Supreme.1337

Onesecond – blankeh used to be a powerhouse in 1337, having 2 silvers and a bronze trophy in his case but he seems to of gone inactive as of late, also leaving a big whole in the Supreme assault on 1337.US. If he returns, it may still be too late to make a run on 1337 this season.

Keyboard – fake has made his way to 1337 and is having a good start to the season. Only time will tell if he has what it takes to hang with the big boys or not, but if he has some decent enough strats then he should do allright.

Elev8 and killermidgets – while these two teams have decent enough talent, previous meetings makes me wonder about some of their strats. Look for these guys to hang out right in the middle of the pack in 1337.

The rest of the field

Teh cool kids, currently the #1 ranked team in the US, should not be overlooked. This team looks poised to make a run at the 1337 championships this year. Dirigo’s team, azoic, while not quite ready to compete at a 1st place level, is the first rebuild to make a decent assault on 1337. after t0lk left the scene, newbies only remaining team is wonderland from doxy, and he still has a lot to prove from a team standpoint if he wants to hang in 1337. Two rebuilds round out the league, which is a far cry from last season where the league was dominated by rebuilds it seemed.

This season, 1337.US should have the most competitive season to date, with 4-6 teams really able to go at one another it should provide some great matches and some interesting bets. Stay tuned as CSM-Times will check back with the top US league from time to time to update you on the status of Americas premier CSM league!