Team Secret is brewing tactics that no other teams can copy
Instead of picking up an established Wild Rift squad, the European esports organization, Team Secret had something else in mind. The organization held the ‘Team Secret Wild Rift Scouting Grounds’, where they were able to handpick the players they found to be a fit.
The full roster was completed on 10th February 2021 and composed of players that have mostly little to no experience in professional esports. Despite this, the team went on to compete in Wild Rift esports events and became widely known for their unorthodox strategies, such as the Sona and Seraphine tandem in the bottom lane. They weren’t afraid to experiment, which is one of Team Secret’s unique factors.
Team Secret’s Wild Rift roster continued their esports journey until they met their match, Amihan Esports who demolished them in the finals of the PPGL 2021 Summer Split: Playoffs.
With its biggest competition, Amihan Esports having had to disband on 19th July 2021, Team Secret took the throne and dominated all challengers, crawling its way to the PPGL 2021 Fall Split, dropping only one game in the Grand Finals against Fennel Adversity.
Though it seemed like they cruised through the regional qualifiers with ease, this was not the case behind the scenes. In a conversation with AFK Gaming, the team’s captain James “Hamezz” Santos opened up about how the team struggled with internet issues which sometimes hindered them from performing to their full potential. The fact that the players compete separately via their respective homes, made it more difficult for the team to fully execute their plans. “Not living in the same gaming house kind of sucks. Sometimes, there are power interruptions and it happens during the tournament,” he said.
However, this did not stop the team from performing in tournaments. Since the team’s lackluster performance in the Wild Rift SEA Icon Series 2021: Summer Super Cup, Hamezz says that Team Secret has been polishing its consistency, drafting style, and the players’ mechanical skills in order to head to the playoffs with confidence.
“For us, Team Secret, we really have a bright future. We adapt really well with the meta and we also create our own strategies that other teams can’t copy,” he added.
