The Apex Team Who Shocked The World

[@AyeJHawk]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@Thecloudmon]

just what i needed for chirtmas keep it up.

[@Saladman100]

New JHawk video, Christmas came early, let’s gooooo!!

[@tanningbed]

Merry christmas, just got back home from celebrating w my parents :) gonna watch this now before i gotta sleep. Jhawk vid about one of my fav teams is a nice christmas present!

[@tphil5901]

Jhawk comin in clutch for the holidays! Best apex content out there

[@LIMMM7]

Merry Christmas bro!

[@cygnuscraft9544]

yuki laughing at blvkhvnd losing the trident and being followed up by losing the 3v3 3rd party is an amazing short story.

[@AyeJHawk]

I loved how he said “see you later friend” and he in fact did see them later 🤣

[@UKHXC]

Hope they stay together and find a good org. They're so good to watch

[@satriaashari]

Fr

[@JumbaGW]

Can confirm title.... That Game 1 of Winners left me shocked af

[@ThebourbonsAreback-kb5go]

🤓

[@thisisdys]

I fell in love with BLVKHVND at Champs after seeing them perform, and I can't wait to see what they do in year 4.

[@lazy1090]

I'm sure they're no longer BLVKHVND. They will most likely be signed by a different org

[@thisisdys]

@@lazy1090 Yeah, I'll never understand why they were dropped after such a performance, but they're still together as a team. If they qualify for LAN again, they definitely get picked up.

[@lazy1090]

@thisisdys The org didn't drop them. The players didn't like the contract offers, so they decided to see if they could get a better offer, especially after a good performance after champ. It was something like that, I believe.

[@OSO_ArmoredDillo]

as an Indonesian, I was so hyped to see BLVKHVND perform so well! hope they keep this performance up gng into year 4

[@AyeJHawk]

🇮🇩

[@blvkhvnd]

Thanks for the coverage on this. It was an incredible story and we are so fortunate to have had a legendary run last year.

[@awman9134]

Their aggressive play style kinda remembered me furia at Rayleigh, and the fact that they are very consistent through out all the play days is super impressive to me, besides group stage A vs D they are always top 3. Wish the three boys gets picked up by a org for Y4.

[@firemantimmy5367]

*raleigh

[@awman9134]

I messed it up with the physical thing but yeah thanks 💀

[@Tsuginami]

Holy hell this was some good editing. You and Jumba have really raised the bar for algs content this year. Here's to another year, and thanks for the content. Keep it up bro.

[@AyeJHawk]

Preciate you Tsug

[@MooreOverVO]

Easily one of the most hype teams to watch going into Champs. Great vid.

[@Dexx1s]

You know you've messed up when the team you're third partying starts pushing you. Thats gotta be disorienting as hell.

[@pradana5552]

True. I'd imagine being Effect trying to take a wide angle, and the next second you turn back both your teammates already got steamrolled. You don't even have time to process what happened

[@Anxyte]

That instant swing by ezflash is insane.

[@TylerJovan]

@@pradana5552felt bad for Effect honestly

[@luiscuaraqui6321]

They didn’t expect them to be so healthy after the fight sinc eit was a 3v2 and they basically had a 3v1 at the start of it

[@PapathePoncho]

EzFlash's games sense shows in his POV, he epitomizes speed in comp apex. Its not just mechanics, Its understanding and taking action on your winning/losing conditions, with the time you have to do so. I feel like Bangalore is perfect for him but I would like to see him on another legend to see how he uses them.

[@dagnarmckneely7814]

I've played and enjoyed a lot of sports in my life but nothing has gotten that butterfly excitement feeling quite like Competitive Apex. Between Wigg and Greeks casting at LAN, and your breakdowns it's truly so invigorating. Keep it up man.

[@AyeJHawk]

shoutout my goats Wigg and Greek

[@Wayowl]

one of the scariest team on the scene, it's a shame no one signed them already

[@HadirUntukAnda]

they can send proposal to indo org if they want

[@Bowo211]

the contract would be horrible if they do that tbf @@HadirUntukAnda

[@ferdiansurya4770]

​@@Bowo211agree, going to indo is a dead sentence to someone pro career, you'll be underutilized while being trapped on a contract jail. Just take valorant for examples, the player based is bigger than Apex, and there's literally big stars players from indo, but still the pro scene dying slowly as the orgs disband their team.

[@TylerJovan]

@@ferdiansurya4770Valorant is bigger than Apex??

[@ferdiansurya4770]

@@TylerJovan in indo, yes

[@danielhaywood8029]

Mindset, mindset, MINDSET! What he says about choosing landslide and weaker POIs ALONE already separates them from more than 75% of the teams. “You can still play the game”. This is the most and only important thing. You can still play the game. And what he says about the comp scene being underdeveloped is very true. This is the highest pressure comp BR ever with a very intense culture, and because of this even the best players are afraid of innovating and taking risks. These guys are gonna change the game!

[@mzmc3020]

Most fun team to watch by far. Triple MnK very impressive

[@Dvohomeboi]

0:27 bro literally fistbumped the bouncer T-T

[@yurilopes420]

yeah what a nice man i always greet security guards man they're people too

[@squarerootgenius7111]

I just finished watching their finals Vod not even a hour ago. Bless your heart for this drop.

[@astraha.]

BlackHand has incredible understanding of player psychology and how encounters run out. Fights, encounters and events start and end with many formulas. From the typical 1v1 moments both players get: 1. Line of sights 2. Either shoot or reposition upon reacting 3. If both players decide to shoot it follows with the 2-3 second reload break where neither player decides to do something in the meantime 4. Someone taking the Initiative and the other perhaps reacting to the other player's move And so on... Formulas vary and change heavily depending on dis- and advantages like Legends, high/low ground, guns, etc. Formulas also have a certain pace/speed on when they start and when they end. Like if somebody runs at u when u are one shot, how long does it take for the enemy to catch up to you? The point is that everyone views and reacts to scenarios differently and when you notice someones speed u can easily overwhlem them with just picking up the pace to surprise them with a already pre made plan that they couldnt predict. Or atleast didnt had enough time to comprehend the process. Best exsample in the third party win against Alliance, where Effect got caught off guard completly because the Formula of the scenario just didnt had the speed he was used to and assumed a different pacing on how it plays out. In short: He assumed that the process would have a different pacing, adding that the Alliance members didnt really knew what was coming for them with the overally aggressive counter push from Blackhand (they absolutely overwhelmed them that ended in 15 seconds) Undertstanding the steps to change the typical scenarios is what makes Blackhand unbreakable. They dont sit and react to things happening around them. They initiate and force the players to react to them, most of the time that means that those specific teams are just waiting for their plan to execute and hope they can hit their shoots upon line of sight. In the meanwhile, if Blackhand already has information like positioning about them, that means they can create a quick plan where and how to push. Adding unpredictability, meaning they have the upper advantage because they can decide when and how to push leaving the team waiting for them.

[@alexacosta9503]

Dude I’ve been waiting since the end of champs for this exact video, I’m so excited. Best Christmas gift ever.

[@YoBoyCue]

#ThatsMyIGL Called the PlayerKay/StrafingFlame duo as a team to watch in the preseason last year. What a fun season to watch

[@TheGoldenApex]

What a great Christmas present!!! Thank you jhawk❤❤❤

[@sebthealien]

jhawk coming in clutch for christmas

[@iiicoastmedia707]

I been waaiting on the BLVKHVND vid! They won me over this year.

[@kittyratrawr]

beautiful. thank you so much jhawk for all your work this year and shining light on all of these talented teams. also damn you for making me love every team so i can't pick a favorite!! fr tho much love and merry christmas :)

[@arihantjain4829]

"I need light ammo" -insert HAL had me DYING after the alliance fight

[@hexuanzheng]

Wow! Love these APAC-S videos. It's amazing to see 4 of 5 APAC-S teams that made into the Grand Final are triple MnK team. Actually strafingflame and playerk contested MDY-White for stormcatcher last year in Split 1 APAC-S scrims for a long time. And at that time MDYW was one of the strongest team in POI contests, so they lost the contest to MDYW. So it's happy to see they reached an agreement in Birmingham, or it would be such a shame for BHVD that being 1st in WB2 and then landing in Jurassic in Grand Final.

[@Snoooo]

Something is wrong in very basic level if teams must look for AI to compete in FPS game. Happy to see there are still chads like Blvkhvnd.

[@j-sun3821]

Another banger video! Love learning more about BLVCKHVND. The way they clean up so fast is so good to watch and with 2 defensive legends no less. Hope you had a Merry Christmas my dude.

[@midknight1339]

It's interesting to see how every year we have one dark horse at champs do really well by running a composition explicitly designed to counter the current meta and getting a billion kills as a result. The similarities between Blvckhvnd and 2022 Furia are very striking; I can only hope they have a better next couple of splits than Furia did.

[@xShamanx]

BLVKHVND are so fucking awesome to watch. Thank you for this super in-depth breakdown.

[@JustTryingToYoutube]

Perfect thing to listen to while wrapping presents last minute😂

[@AyeJHawk]

Love it

[@rachidmouvenguinzimbena5385]

Worth the wait, your video is amazingly amazing

[@kennethward5564]

I've watched every one of your videos. And this might be the best one honestly

[@dantesanchez6348]

Awesome job! Man, the comms and the rotations done by BH in this vid remind me why I love watching this game. Seeing how a team has to adapt to zones and abilities is so fucking hype.

[@pradana5552]

Awesome plays, awesome narration, awesome video. Can't wait to see what they will bring in Year 4, and you too

[@waves1all1day1er1day]

Yoooo I had no idea how entertaining black hand is to watch!!!! I’ve never enjoyed watching a team play so much I’m in disbelief I haven’t been on the black hand train but oh well I’m a fan now no doubt heart was racing watching this destruction

[@AyeJHawk]

watching them is absolute vibes

[@misplays1]

The intros just get better and better with each upload.

[@soeiroox]

The first game of winners was crazy , they were running every team they found even with the third partys that were happening . Can’t wait to see them in Y4

[@Hitsvcards]

One of the surprising teams of this past algs. Kudos to them

[@chancehendricks4262]

this was an incredible breakdown and it has created a blackhand fan. well done @jhawk

[@jrolla1858]

EZFlashkidz POV is one of the best I've ever watched, he is so technically sound. It was also so amazing and refreshing to watch a counter meta comp work so well

[@iversa__274]

Everyone talks about SAF and DOJO situation being the game changing moment for TSM but in all honesty that knock by Hal was 100% the game winning moment

[@justass3001]

Well they shouldn’t even be alive to make that game winning play

[@JD-lb2iz]

Great video again. True talent. They wiped the alliance n e6 fight with all blues in zone 4 closing. That’s impressive

[@NerdOsiris]

I'm just seeing the alliance in wall fight for the first time. HOLLYYY, the second they realized alliance was there, they pounced on them SOOOO fast. Holy..... I love it.

[@michaelnikodym1079]

incredible coverage of this team. bums me out hearing how bummed they are that they did not win, but this video right here must help them feel like it was all worth it and take some of the bitterness out of it.

[@tahjaymcneal4355]

I absolutely love this team! Being a Wattson main and watching ALGS, I never could get behind the Crypto/Wattson comp. But when I seen the “BLVKHVND comp” and them being one of the top teams on the leaderboard, it was the best thing ever! I was so glad to see Wattson being played “aggressively” and dominating at the highest level

[@masterxela1]

I aspire to have as good mechanics as EzFlashKidz, clear comms like StrafingFlame and Wattson gameplay like PlayerKay

[@kunalgupta9713]

There’s so many teams I want to win the next LAN, these guys r up there for sure

[@Jelfyyyy]

Am an old online acquaintance of PlayerKay, such a great guy! He’s always had so much talent in the oce community before and I cannot wait to see more of him in NA and hopefully WIN 🥇 🎉

[@toolateto]

My favorite team in the championship! 3 MnKs real legends ! Good to see they have more attentions after last LAN

[@BenPuentesMusic]

Yesss!!! Was so excited for this video, these guys are definitely my new favorite team!! Thank you JHawk for best Christmas gift 🎄

[@AyeJHawk]

🎅🏼🎄

[@MrSkullhead0]

What a nice gift to the community to get a Jhawk Vid. Merry Chrysler J!

[@alhposey1]

Strafing flame is legit! Great video Jhawk!

[@dvp1694]

What a team and what a year. Loved this vid and I really hope the best for the future of Apex. I’ll always be here tho, rooting for the Wattson comps 🌬🎄💙

[@ahhhabee]

year 3 champs was my first exposure to apex esports. I tried to find a team on the first day that had my two favorite legends at the time: catalyst and wattson. needless to say, wherever blvkhvnd signs next, im excited to follow how well they do

[@TannerBoydd]

The vid we talked bout in dis is finally here jhawk even after im retired from pro apex I still love ur vids

[@IslandaBoi]

Best Xmas present to wake upto. A JHawk on Xmas day, let's go.

[@tanyodachi170]

PlayerKay was the glue that no one expected but damn, actually impressive squad assembling from StrafingFlame and BLVKHVND.

[@corsolino215]

thank you Jhawk

[@AyeJHawk]

Thanks for watching!

[@rednw8328]

The rota mid game 6 is probably the best rotation by feet i've seen in my life. StrafingFlame took only the best decisions there. Gotta be in the top algs action or rota of all-time i swear to god. Not gonna lie I didn't know him before this video but ffs this guy is insane at igl'ing.

[@jjsxlva]

yoo big nicewigg enjoyer here lol, but just wanna say this is the first video of seen of yours & i’m a fan, it was put together sooooo well! great story telling! love it brother🙏👏

[@007cfn]

EzFlashh ma boiiii, proud of u 😎🔥🔥

[@regnatis1]

god damn I think this is your best video yet!

[@TheMysteryBoxHD]

I knew this video was gonna be a banger before even clicking on the video!

[@ethanlynsky140]

Finally some BLVKHVND content!

[@jemail8746]

strafingflame and eazyflash has the same chemistry that sweet and nafen had. They can read of each other movements with out so much talk, they are really cool to watch when they play aggressive

[@senshai1267]

Yup , just became their fan after The last ALGS

[@lunatik383]

Strafings comms consistently gave me goosebumps. Hes gonna be a super fucking problem.

[@zexavela6918]

his shoulder more lightweight because ezflash was a used to be IGL too before and ez know how to entry frag with igl mindset so strafing flame dont micro or macro ing everythings and can focus to manage the other important things, and playerkay is such a glue to their rooster

[@faldeus_]

Waited months for this. thank you

[@TheDefaultClass]

Merry christmas jhawk thanks for all the banger content over the last year

[@AyeJHawk]

Same to you!

[@aeyr]

the fucking absolute insanity that is 28:28 and they managed to fucking WIN is just beautiful. I remember watching champs last year and being like who the fuck are these kids?!?! Blackhand IGL is a fuckin general and his boys are spartans. This was an insane review of their play great work

[@andysvibe111]

Thank u for this video!!!

[@yunibloom]

Discovered them on that lan and loved how they played

[@LeonelTheLion]

J “loot quality” Hawk bag again w another banger! hope the boys get a good org that takes cares of them. they were so fun to watch during ALGS

[@hasone3354]

strafingflame was phenomenal i love his attitude

[@dullahan824]

I usually pull up OpTic's POV in the command centre. But for Champs, I pull both OpTic and BLVKHVND. Triple MnK on top

[@burnedglade]

Merry Christmas Mr. JHawk, hope you are enjoying the holidays. Love your vids.

[@AyeJHawk]

Merry Christmas to you!

[@Qrayzyy]

merry christmas my man hope you and your family have a good one

[@AyeJHawk]

You too

[@orbis17]

Great content as always J, merry Christmas and happy new year brother

[@TheRealShadowPvP]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! IT"S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE! THANK YOU JHAWK HAPPY HOLIDAYS GOAT

[@Meski_]

I don’t play apex but your videos be to entertaining keep it up!!!!

[@chrisphillips4036]

Awesome video!

[@Linc211]

He sure does like the word chill

[@RedSeaGyarados]

let’s goooo!!! New video!!

[@illCMAC]

Merry Christmas Jhawk

[@AyeJHawk]

You too homie

[@yeetervids4080]

The best christmas present we could ask for this year ❤

[@Shadowchaos408]

Another banger sheesh love these videos

[@MRNo.8]

it's crazy you still get that little red icon in a lan event

[@AyeJHawk]

Just spectator side, players don’t actually see that

[@btwttwatches2631]

great vid bro

[@baskarafahlevy8980]

When you defy the meta and it actually works

[@keshinsu14]

loved this one!

[@alonsojauregui8022]

WE NEED AN OLD LG SQUAD VIDEO. They were so consistent and their situation is actually sad.

[@kevinn8949]

Oh wow, you shouldn't have. I didn't get you anything, but merry Xmas to you too JHawk.

[@its_tunezz]

Hope still lives for m&k

[@LinkyyApex]

when u said flame is good at relaying back to his team i understand that so much as i do PRO tdms with him hes a fucking amazing IGL

[@caidenf.3229]

anotha day, anotha banger j hawk video. the impasta is among us.

[@Mike_Wlsh]

Bro. So damm good videos. Love it

[@youngmazapan]

Easily my favorite team now

[@thoriqikhsanabdillahsyarif7029]

Nice christmas gift this year