The competition was fierce this past weekend as the best players in the world faced off in Teamfight Tactics Twitch Rivals tournament, and the winning player came as a bit of a surprise to viewers. Juan "Jschritte" Passos worked his way through the open qualifiers in a grueling ten-hour grind to land a spot in the final 64, and then comfortably dominated everyone in his way. So, who exactly is Jschritte?

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A MOBA Player First

Jschritte is a familiar face in the competitive scene, and it is not exactly accurate to call him new to Teamfight Tactics, since the mode is relatively new to all participants. From 2015 to 2018, Jschritte played Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm (HOTS), often in a flex role that would switch between DPS and support. Playing for several professional organizations, he participated in 18 major tournaments worldwide during that time, including twice at BlizzCon. When Blizzard decided to gut the esports scene and no longer make HOTS a viable option for long-term competitive players, Jschritte moved on to other games, as did many others.

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Jschritte tried different games, including making a move into DOTA 2. In a post explaining his decision to move, he stated, “I played a lot of Dota 1 when I was younger, I played some Dota 2 (+ - 150 matches) before playing Hots. Dota 2 is a game that makes me feel good when I am playing. Some HOTS ex-teammates also decided to migrate to Dota 2.”

Since the competition in these games is so fierce, and there is a large pool of competitive players vying for top positions, Jschritte described his goals for 2019 as, “I'm not thinking about being a professional player for now. The goal is to get the Immortal rank. I want to create the most content that I can, while always streaming my matches.”

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2019 certainly did not go exactly as planned. Jschritte has a Twitch channel, but the broadcasts and VODs appear to be infrequent. With his win at Twitch Rivals, that is likely to change given that Jschritte now has an eager audience ready to watch his moves in Teamfight Tactics. Players should note that Jschritte broadcasts his streams in a mix of English, Portuguese, and occasionally Spanish.

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Winning Strategy In Teamfight Tactics

Watching the replays of Jschritte reveals several things about his play style, and the importance of adaptation in Teamfight Tactics. The most recent patch shifted how team compositions would fare against one another, but most players did not seem to move with these changes. When given the opportunity, players seemed to fall back on the strategies they have used over the last few weeks.

Jschritte, meanwhile, understood that with the most recent patch, constant pressure and aggression would be the best tools to secure victory. His winning team consisted of three Assassins, three Shapeshifters, two Hextech, and four Wild.

The core damage from this build originates from Akali with the use of Infinity Blade. Rengar would add additional damage, and Pyke rounded out the team to assist with crowd control through the use of Frozen Hearts. Nidalle, Gnar, and Jayce were great picks for Shapeshifts, and finally, Vi for Hextech and Warwick to round out the Wilds.

With a major victory secured, there is no doubt that we will see more of Jschritte in the competitive scene, and that the meta will definitely see a shift towards a faster, more aggressive play style.

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