Dennis “BAYO” Ramos: The Measure of the Captain

Years ago, anyone familiar with the local and international Crossfire circuit would not have thought that Dennis “BAYO” Ramos, captain and rifler for Philippines’ top team, Pacific.Macta would be a driving force in terms of fragging. He was already known as a very good leader who can keep his talented lineup under control and who can devise strategies on the fly; however, he was mostly content to let his teammates do the heavy lifting in order to get them through their opponents.

However, in the current season, BAYO transformed from a backline player into someone who is at the front of his team, taking the entries and spraying down opponents into oblivion while at the same time making the right calls for his team.

With Aldrin Paul “ALDRIN” Borabon and John Kenneth “ZYK” Alde having their respective slumps this season, Pacific.Macta basically lives and dies by his performance as well that of REVENGE’s. If Macta’s sniper can’t get the early pick, it is up to BAYO and the rest of the team to brute force their way to victory.

On the defensive side, he can defend a site competently, allowing his rotators to back him up just in time to beat off the enemy attack. On the offensive side, his spraydowns have become the bane of teams both in the Philippines and abroad. In addition, he can pick off enemies in the chaos of a fight, thus completely turning seemingly impossible situations into their favour.

BAYO is the rock on which Pacific.Macta stands right now. If he crumbles down, then surely the rest of the team does follow.

This just shows how important he is to Macta’s aspirations to continue their journey as the number one non-Chinese CrossFire team in the world.

Aries “RamSei” Alde: A Legacy to Keep

RamSei, who goes by many in-game names (IGNs), has been around for years now. Having strong aim and game sense, he combines it with his years of experience to surprise his opponents in all sorts of situations.

Being one of Pacific.Wara’s main entry fraggers, he is one of the lynchpins that allow Wara to do one of the two things that they do best: counter-strating and cheese strategies. After all, people know that you can’t win the rounds if you don’t have the aim required in order to execute these tactics in a clinical way.

His clinical and quick entries have earned him a reputation among the members of the Philippine CrossFire community as someone “who must be taken down immediately, if possible.” After all, teams have no idea if RamSei is already at the other side of the map plucking heads casually as one would pluck birds out of the sky.

This lightning-fast brand of entry fragging has played a huge part in allowing Pacific.Wara to be the Philippines’ best CrossFire squad for a period of time, as well as making sure that the Philippines remains relevant in the international CrossFire circuit by putting up good performances during the earlier editions of the CrossFire Stars Grand Finals.

No matter what happens, one thing can always be relied upon: As long as RamSei is alive, you can never count his team out of the fight.

Alex “AFC” Costa: Unexpected Powers

Back in 2015, someone almost lead his team to victory over a rather inspired Filipino side at the bronze medal match of the CrossFire Stars Grand Finals.

His name? He is Alex “AFC” Costa from Brazil, captain and rifler for INTZ, known as Brazil’s nominal premier CrossFire team.

He is known for his consistent fragging regardless of the map or side that he is in. At the same time, he is also able to make calls and create strategies that can beat and scare even the best teams in the world, which makes him a very deadly opponent to go up against.

In addition, he has proven that he can use any weapon in the game proficiently as he used a sniper rifle in place of the usual rifles during his outing against Pacific.Macta in the 2015 bronze medal match, making impact frags and opening up the defences of the Philippine team in order for them to take a competitive initial half.

Overall, AFC is an amazing role player who can take any position that his team needs in order for them to win the critical rounds during a high-stakes series. Thus, it is no surprise that INTZ managed to reach good placings in the international scene despite the fact that they face the best CrossFire teams in the world on their journey.

Abdulkadir “FLEXX” Yegin: Powering His Way to Victory

While teams come and go like the waves in the sea, there are some players who are able to create a lasting impact on the scene, regardless of the situation and the time that they are in.

Meet Abdulkadir “FLEXX” Yegin, former attacker for PENTA Sports. The team is currently among those who can hold a solid claim to the title of the “best non-Chinese CrossFire team in the world.”

With a kill-to-death ratio (KDR) of 0.87 as well as a whopping rating of 88 MVP points, FLEXX can be rightly called as one of, if not the best riflers that CrossFire has ever seen throughout the years.

Unlike people who rely on highlight reels or next-level performances in order to stake their claim, FLEXX is a methodical player who takes his kills cleanly and carefully. However, this does not mean that he is incapable of those spraydowns as he has proven time and again that he can wreck opponents out of the game with those next-level recoil transfers.

In the end, FLEXX’s power was not enough to help PENTA beat the Chinese.

But FLEXX can be happy that he tried his best and that it allowed his team to be recognized by the entire international CrossFire community…and that it cemented his team as Europe’s best CrossFire franchise.

FLEXX is a king of his game…and a consistent one at that.