Team USA and Canada finalize rosters for IESF 2024
The IESF World Esports Championship 2024 is right around the corner, and with that, teams around the globe are scrambling to assemble their final rosters for the Saudi LAN.
With the event reportedly almost being canceled by Saudi Prince Faisal, the LAN itself conflicting with the Perfect World Shanghai Major RMRs, and the long waiting period between the qualifiers for the main event, rosters have seen some degree of turnover with Team USA and Team Canada being no exception.
Starting with the mixed event, Team USA has seen no changes since our last update on October 9th, with Collin "CoJoMo" Moren and co. locking in Mason "mason" Watkins as their fifth while Noah "Nifty" Francis is set to coach the squad.
Team Canada, meanwhile, has seen a few changes in their ranks, with former Bad News Bears player Saad "Pluto" Siraj replacing Gabriel "tENSKI" Rodrigue on the lineup. Additionally, Mathieu "INCREDIBLE" Bergeron has joined on as the team's coach and will be standing behind the squad in Riyadh.
As such, Team USA and Team Canada for the main IESF 2024 event are as follows:
Team USA
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John "mds" Marin
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Gabriel "Gabe" Shah
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Collin "CoJoMo" Moren
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Nolan "Louie" Herges
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Mason "mason" Watkins
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Noah "Nifty" Francis (Coach)
Team Canada
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David "J0LZ" Jolin
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Cedric "Melio" Perrault
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Gabriel "Gabie" Cordeiro
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Brandon "YuZ" Cyr
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Saad "Pluto" Siraj
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Mathieu "INCREDIBLE" Bergeron (Coach)
Looking towards the women's squads for IESF 2024, Team USA has seen a change as well, with retired pro Kelsie "uhKelsie" Click replacing Juliana "Juli" Tosic on the starting lineup. As for Team Canada, Jessica "jesscas" Ngo has taken a spot on the starting lineup over Mirna "athxna" Noureldin after playing for the team in the qualifier. Additionally, Shimmer manager Scott "ParkS" Park will be standing behind the team despite none of his players heading out to Riyadh.
Team USA and Team Canada's women's rosters for IESF 2024 are now:
Team USA
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Emma "Emy" Choe
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Marissa "madss" Dasta
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Olga "olya" Kryvulych
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Emmalee "EMUHLEET" Garrido
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Kelsie "uhKelsie" Click
Team Canada
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Mounira "GooseBreeder" Dobie
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Amanda "rain" Smith
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Julie "Bouchard" Bouchard
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Jessica "jesscas" Ngo
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Jasmine "Jazzyk1ns" Manankil
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Scott "ParkS" Park (Coach)
The IESF Female World Esports Championship 2024 is set to start on November 11th, while the mixed event will be kicking off on November 13th.
