2020 was full of emotion for beastcoast’s Rainbow Six Siege team. Despite being the only team with org backing in Stage 1 of North American Challenger League, they were washed away early in groups, but dodged relegations when PogChamp disbanded due to roster moves.
A roster move of their own brought higher tides for the American R6 team, pushing them to silver at both the Stage 2 grand-final and the Six Invitational 2021 qualifiers.
Facing another year of NACL, the team rushed in to fill the hole left behind by Tempo Storm’s departure from Siege esports. With an NAL license in hand, beastcoast is gearing up to face North America’s finest in the Las Vegas LAN league.
Despite the choppy waters beastcoast faced at times last year, Joseph “Phozzo'' Eisenmann and his team are ready for the next step in their journey.
Congratulations on making the North American League and thank you for taking the time to talk with us. Let’s run it back to last summer, where you’re the only squad heading into NA Challenger League with an organisation behind you. How did the beastcoast signing come about?
By the start of Stage 1, you were the only team with organisation backing in Challenger League. What do you think beastcoast saw in your team that made them pick you over anyone else in NACL.
Did beastcoast have any big expectations for you and the rest of the team heading into Challenger League?
What was it about Ghxst that made you think he was the player to help turn things around for beastcoast in Stage 2.
Did anything else change up between Stage 1 and Stage 2 that helped make the seventh to second run to the Stage 2 final?
How did it feel to lose the Stage 2 finals to Rent Free and lose the last chance at the time to make the NAL?
Tell me about the process of beastcoast getting Tempo Storm’s league license from your perspective?
How did the team react to the news that beastcoast had an NAL spot?
You ended up making the top flight with Obey Alliance back in Season 10 of Challenger League but were dropped before you could play a pro match. How good does it feel now to have finally made it to Tier 1 Siege?
How have you and the team been preparing heading into the NAL season both mentally and in terms of strategy?
Teams have been making a lot of noise this offseason with some earthshaking roster moves. Was there any thoughts about making a change before the team went to Las Vegas?
So which team do you think came out on top of the North American shuffle then?
So does beastcoast have any plans for content once everyone is settled in to the team house in Las Vegas?
What’s your prediction for where the team will end up in the standings for this year?
To wrap things up, is there anything you’d like to say to both beastcoast fans and fans of North American Rainbow Six heading into your first season in the NAL.
SiegeGG would like to say thank you again to Joseph “Phozzo'' Eisenmann for taking the time to speak with us.
Phozzo and beastcoast will help kick off the North American League in Las Vegas on March 24th.
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[This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity]