CDL PRESEASON TIER LIST! | $75,000 FLANK TOURNAMENT DRAFT | THE FLANK

[@ZooMaa]

Hey guys, all the money donated for the respins is going to charity so if you have any good charity's you know about drop them here I'll donate live on stream. I know some people liked the respins and some hated it, I just went with what the community voted for but with so many people angry we definitely won't do that again lol. Regardless, the teams are still random & some story lines unfolded. I'm very hyped for the tournament it's going to be a good one hope to see you in there!

[@kia2065]

Gotta be movember, it’s only right. Men’s health matters too

[@Damian50311]

doernbecher children's hospital

[@Giants242]

The green beret foundation, they paid for my flight home while active duty to be at my grandmas funeral after she passed. They support not just green berets but also those support guys with them with anything. A great foundation truly.

[@poz6294]

Movember, or hold out for Games Done Quick for an on stream dono.

[@bilalneamatullah973]

Palestine, its a shame on what is happening over there. many people displaced from their homes and not having access to basic amenities and other horrible stuff going on there.

[@swifteu4201]

You guys should do a predictions video for the season like MVP, ROTY, Champs winner, Regular season winner, First team to change etc would be a good video

[@TheQuickyouknow]

This episode was peak comedy, Pat was in his bag and Zooma with the Ben10 sent me. Keep it in your pants Ben 🤣

[@ryanbryce3259]

Your have to be an npc

[@TheQuickyouknow]

@@ryanbryce3259 why?

[@ImActuallyJustJared]

pat is lost and makes no sense. just says negative things and nobody agreed with him once 😂

[@dawsenchastain3466]

Man, Octane calling out Pat on all his BS takes is nice to hear haha

[@atomicfps6]

It’s not a flank ep without Ben getting cooked and I’m here for it! 😂

[@CoolJay14745]

Was just looking for this. W content

[@ostasjr6267]

Having teams being able to respin, especially on a whim like that, is fugaze

[@ZooMaa]

Honestly just went with the community vote but next time I don’t think we should do that.

[@jeremiahrenteria5599]

Tom you just showed yall pick favorites in the league lmaoo

[@BillyKidCOD]

Agree, shit was fugaze. Still the flank is goated

[@Manning0151]

fr, actually just fugaze asf lmao

[@Grandpapi_Yugi]

Yah super wack and showed favorites. Didn't expect zooma to fold on that aspect but guess I was wrong.

[@Atticuss-_]

The roster draft segment for tomorrows tournaument was peak entertainment. Can't wait for the season to kickoff in a few weeks time 🙌🏻🔜

[@itsnotjayboi]

yall keep outdoing yourselves with these episodes... another banger episode in the books big W

[@Rafftakes]

This gotta be one of the best episodes of the flank of all time

[@Saniqal]

Definitely one of the most entertaining episodes yet! I like the idea of donating (for charity) to respin but it should have been more structured and announced before the draw to avoid any controversy.

[@lesss4067]

Ben j was smuggling grapes this episode

[@bruhsaywhatt]

Lmfao 💀

[@alithegreat7728]

Grapes? More like limes

[@blazed141]

Let the season begin... what an episode tom #BEN10

[@ImSoSquiddyy]

nah pat was on fire this episode lmaooo

[@primeapegaming4277]

Ben is faded on that Pacific Northwest thing I have lived in the PDX it does not get as cold at all compared to Minnesota

[@moreplease6460]

W content! WOOMAFIAA! Vauels keep up the amazing work, we all appreciate it!

[@LoGiCcLaN2]

This is a preseason tier list and I feel like we should've gone with what we know about teams currently. Currently OpTic are not an A tier team

[@whydouneedakno]

Optic has won just 1 event in 3 years, why does this show suck them off... Love how they fake love Optic so they dont lose their fanbase... Kinda like Tac Tab, uses Optic for views and then picks against them at events

[@JAyzen-dt3wr]

Bro optic could sign a 90 years old grand dad for roster and zoomaa and octane will say yeah, they are a really good team and will go on a list of positives just so optic fans don’t get mad😂

[@saadsalman2261]

Bro faze has also won 1 event in the last 2 years this is how the CDL is

[@kenethernandez6246]

​@@saadsalman2261Except the CDL hasn't been around for only 2 years like optic fans like to pretend to compare their team with faze.

[@InsaNizzy]

Speaking of Vancouver being cold, can’t believe nobody said anything about ben and gursh being dressed for different seasons on the same couch 🤣

[@potion95]

Lmao i didn't even notice until now 😂

[@FishingWithVasquez]

Letting scrap pay $300 for a respin to get a better team is pretty fuxked. Should’ve had some rules set

[@trustcuz]

looks like I’m staying up all night to watch, some of the best COD content out rn 🙏🏼

[@taylereverard3051]

Listening to octane call aches out when he makes some outlandish bs take is absolutely gold

[@adamcogan211]

Great episode! I was thoroughly entertained as always! ❤ I think the respin was a great idea but each team only gets one option to respin and they have to take whatever they get then

[@Patchworrkk]

Something I don't think was talked about that should have been in regards to surge is that with Illey being on that team and likely the IGL it lets Alec focus on his game again. The past few years he was the IGL on his rosters. With having that kind of pressure off him I think he has the chance to remind everyone why he has always been looked at as a strong player

[@j2theohno498]

an idea to avoid godsquads completely would be to first split all AR and sub pairs into a rough 2-tier split - then make sure each newly formed team needs to have a pair from each tier. Yes the split is subjective but look at the gain for making that decision, you avoid godsquad pairs pairing up.

[@jakeschreiber7861]

This was one of the best and most entertaining Flanks ever, don’t listen to the haters Tom, you are a goat ❤️

[@maaznawaz3525]

Gursh with the quote of the year

[@Mooseyyyyyyy]

Ngl zooma this was a very funny episode keep it daddy

[@jonathanguest1628]

Abezy simply been TAKING OVER every tournament he has been in! Abezy is the best player in the league hands down!

[@allenhudson5256]

Bro Illey has been winning all these tournaments what are you talking about

[@tpd1399]

Another great episode by everyone

[@newdarkagenow]

Coming back to this after the season, Pat was right about Boston, everyone doubted him but he was correct 💯 Never wrong, just early

[@drew4317]

1:02:25 🤣Haggy's face at Ben's yapping

[@connorwatt507]

Perfect upload time for the UK, legends 💪

[@ujaku_]

HAha I legitimately love the music intro vibes, I hope you keep this kind of thing around. Gives the show a little character if that makes sense

[@jakesnake2354]

Can y’all do fantasy teams and betting lines as a segment on the show!!!

[@Mamhnane]

This is the best episode of the Flank ever lol

[@BreadHead.]

Faze looks unstoppable this year😂😂

[@cloudkrev]

That intro song in the very beginning goes so hard! Where can I get the instrumental

[@met5802]

ben a lil faded it snows for like 3 days here in vancouver and is maybe below 0 for a handful of days

[@chriscarter4563]

The rookie classes keep getting better and better. More and more top tier rookies keep coming in

[@isardonic8601]

It is funny to talk about discipline in game. It makes a lot of sense after playing different games, and implementing playstyles, patience is key. The way I play Halo is how I play Apex. Halo is a patient game, and I love it due to the teamwork implications. Overwatch used to be like this, but I play on console 🙅🏾‍♂️

[@coldbud]

Aches had me dead when he was trying to get someone to leak who the player was that messaged parasite 😂

[@TheQuickyouknow]

Pat always looking out for the viewers 😂

[@coldbud]

@@TheQuickyouknow facts, don’t how some of these guys hate him lol

[@cody_kun3]

Kaysan was funny asf just calling out teams like that

[@GRiznitDShiznit]

Meh, who needs a job anyways when you get to watch Ben10 carry cod with his 3 legs.

[@sartyy2069]

Ong

[@RickiChiddicks]

As a huge fan of the show, I must say there is no room for pat in this conversation.. the hate he spills out is actually embarrassing.. I'm not even an OpTic fan and he still makes me cringe.. I skip so much off the video Tom just so I don't have to listen to his biased hatred.. I hope life turns out well for you Pat. Hopefully you'll be able to let it go and be happy

[@Reflect21]

Quit being soft lol it’s not that serious

[@ABagOfQuestionMarks]

It’s funny when a pro says something vs when Ben says the exact same thing months later. The reactions are always the opposite 😂

[@ZacharyBrydges]

@zooMaa I work with underprivileged kids at a city school with sever special needs ages 17-21. This year is the first year we are trying to fund a Florida trip for them to universal studios. We live in New York so you could imagine that flights, hotel, and transportation is a pretty penny as we are trying to get the money all through fundraising. That money would really help! Hoping you pick us. Love the streams and Vids!

[@holdenb8501]

I know this was a year ago but Ben comparing living in Minneapolis to Vancouver is so fucking faded. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world

[@mjrobles24]

The flank aka the show where you can never criticize the Atlanta faze

[@machoo1001]

1:18:14 that team actually showed out. crazy

[@bakezy7931]

bens take on the weather is top notch - try living on Scotland for 6 months- stock up on dem Vitamin D tablets

[@YoBoyGio]

My Pro player Tier list prediction SSS+ Cell, Simp, Abezy, Dashy, Pred, Hydra, Scarppy ______________________ S Drazah, Kenny, Shotzzy, Kismet, Skyz, Sib, Wake, CleanX, Envoy, ______________________ A Insight, Ghosty, Slasher, Afro, Clay, Standy, GodRx, Nero, ______________________ B Priestahh, Cap, Cammy, JoeDeceives, Vivid, Huke, Vikul, Attach, Fame ______________________ C illey, Arcity, Accuracy, Assault, DiamondCon, ______________________ Rookies (CDL) ErickBoom, JurNii, Lucky, Mettalz, Lynz, Abuzah, Snoopy, ReeaL, Gwinn, Purj, Esternal ______________________ Yes I made a Rookie tier spot cuz I don’t know how good these player are. I’m predicting on what I know from last year and on. Pretty sure I got all 48 players plus some substitute. It crazy that Temp didn’t get picked up since I felt he was a high A player on MW2 and a great flex slayer to have. Mohawk got shafted again lmao. ALSO!!! We have so many rookies this year HOLYYY COWW!!! At least 10+ which is insane. I know some we seen in the past like Jurnii, Lucky and Metal but it was a weird experiment on MW2019 we didn’t see them have a full year on Ultra since this is for the CDL not CWL. Snoopy only played 3 games there exceptions to me. We saw them more in BO4 lmao Crazy that in a small league 10+ players got outed this year

[@YoBoyGio]

People might say Drazah at least S tier not SSS+ but he’s in Faze the best team and probably the best flex maybe beside Sib that was available in the off season. (not a lot of good flexs). He also plays the most and grinds the hardest like this is probably the best line up ever for the Faze in CDL. Yes even Cold War where they won…scary. Only thing stopping them is internal issues now

[@YoBoyGio]

Also yes, I hate tier list that have D/F when it that low it better to just make a spin to show yea there not the best “BUT” and not just saying straight trash lol I like C being the lowest cuz it show there Avg with C and need work but even than there in the league and are better than you

[@Reflect21]

@@YoBoyGioswap Pred with envoy and move up cleanx. Then it’s perfect

[@poax4278]

@@Reflect21faded take, Pred drops a 1.2 every map

[@YoBoyGio]

@@Reflect21 I went full unbias and you seem like a hard Ultra fan lol. Pred been Godlike every game even when his team been struggling. Def deserve SSS+ god tier with max contract lol. Envoy and CleanX are still really great players which is why I put them in S tier. CleanX and Envoy sometimes are a little inconsistent with there play style while the top SSS+ are consistent like 90% of the time. Honestly the only one Im iffy is Draz in SSS+ lol

[@nightowlchemist]

wait did you say they are in Vancouver? like as in Washington?

[@villaintroy1877]

pat is hilarious dawg 😭

[@frosttbytee]

Not the respin cheese😭😭 Tom got peer pressured LMAO

[@hodor1411]

Felt like a UCL drawing just needed the lil angelic choir in the bg

[@jordanmcnamee865]

Charity thing is cool but changing teams is so cheese

[@roycealgonquin8139]

The re-spins was ass and a classic pay to win situation. Zooma only decided to doante onece he saw the backlash. He was gonna pocket that money. Hopefully, he didnt chose to do the respins for the sake of making more cash. The tourny is chalked for me. Whatever...

[@leninaristy8317]

100% agree like most of the chat didn’t want the respin in the first place and he still did it deff not even gonna watch now

[@kyzor656]

Tom ive played a bit of mouse and keys for the last few years and u can do it all if not better becsuee of all ur button options snaking weird on default settign but u can easily fix that with a hotkey

[@magnumdongsen2141]

cellium's team not losing

[@dizzyrasclart1013]

Draz be on cod everyday and leaving keeks wit the baby💀 for hours

[@zemphz2482]

Like any normal working man

[@GeoSmuckers]

that’s how a normal nuclear house is supposed to operate

[@bakezy7931]

what has Pat got what wrong in last years tier list?

[@billcollector2248]

I think for the top 4 maybe teams its gonna come down to there subs , I high agree with pats take on it being a dominant AR style maps , so which ever duo can play rhe best that team will be the best easily

[@evanandcrystalpritchard4528]

What about the ffa on rust but goes up to 75 or 100 kills?

[@jackiewawa5150]

Bookmark 1:14:00

[@justadude3595]

The people mad about respins are actually delusional. The tournament is literally just pro 8 scrims for money to farm content in the off season. Mfs care more about the shit than the players LOL

[@sartyy2069]

Sleep is temporary, cod is life

[@ToxicFrostbite]

Woahhh. Why did Ben throw a stray at my beloved Winnipeg Jets

[@darrellwilson9235]

So much for a random pick if you get to respin. No need to watch if it's a pay to win.

[@jcdiaz4062]

1:15:06 legit made me spit out my drink 😭😭pat is a clown

[@iCommentBelow]

I see alot of Crim / Clay / Formal in Ghosty - he just comes across as being cut from that cloth of AR style.

[@mwm433]

Gotta love pat, no idea why ppl hate him

[@brandonglenn34]

Yo I love the intro beat.. short but nasty

[@kencharsley7458]

Ben I live in Buffalo NY and 100% for sure can’t play good cod when it’s cold out. That’s gonna be my excuse on ranked play “I better be careful it’s cold outside “

[@Pr3vise]

I don't get this ping talk, maybe it's different for pro's, but I've played on a VPN for years now, so I get US lobbies. Without the VPN my ping is around 7, with the VPN it's around 100. Both feel the exact same to me, and I'm sniping only.

[@beanh3ad500]

"this shit is more scuffed than the controller" dayyyummm!!! How come I've never heard someone say that

[@NathanDeibler]

what time does it start?

[@bleztt]

His Children Foundation. Its a charity i do a christmas stream for every year. its a small group of people who year round get together necessities for foster kids who are coming into the system. every year they take these kids Christmas shopping with money that is donated so the kids can buy something that they want so they dont feel left out because theyre in childrens home.

[@Jonesocinco]

Respawn teams are gonna be pissed until the spawns and hills get resolved.

[@bojoshhorseman1682]

I know its not that deep but I think the respin was total fugaze, I wouldn't do that again in future

[@nickk1524]

This went from the flank to the game show

[@Maximum_37]

Love Bens bit with the constant bad takes shits hilarious

[@skitteh2021]

That's what I'm saying for all the reasons people shit on him is why I feel he's necessary aches wants to watch the world burn and ben wants everyone to hold hands and sing together literally every time everyone's saying some player or team is bad he's always there to glaze some random player or objectively low tier team

[@potion95]

He is needed for balance lol

[@darthrevan2957]

I think the biggest problems with these teams is that they give these four guys one year and then chalk it. Chemistry isn't built in one season, it's not like that in any sport whether Electronic or physical. I guarantee you set a rule where you lock all the rosters in four at least 3/4 seasons. You will see an increase in production. Just like physical sports, it's takes time to adjust to the leap in difficulty. I believe three years, then that fourth year is when everything clicks and they go. If not then you drop who you need to drop and get new players. Each team also needs to have an academy team, like a minor league system to develop players. Also, need to get rid of online qualifiers and everything needs to be Lan qualifiers. Get people in seats and spend money at venues to increase league revenue.

[@potion95]

It's still insane to me that they think they can have consistent champion level teams when they don't even give the 4 dudes a year to develop. I swear the first team that has well rounded players that stay together for more than a season or two are gonna dominate. It takes time to build the perfect team chemistry and plays.

[@Ryzah_Au]

The maps have been up scaled no doubt

[@TyreeseBiggums]

Aches is right, shotzzy isn’t a superstar, but neither is simp anymore and he won’t say that

[@treirogers3182]

Ben being just throwing at words that don’t make sense 😂

[@kiidkamikura7435]

They did some teams dirty not gunna lie

[@Prophecy_Gaming]

Patty HATES Optic and it's hilarious. Always has always will. Only 5 minutes in though. Love Octane :)

[@YoBoyGio]

Can we start putting another list above S cuz with S-D it just make most team in the B/C as Avg. I like mine more SSS+ ____ S ____ A ____ B ____ C ____ There! That it! It should spread the list and really show who has a chance to win and the lowest being C shows that there avg but can still do something

[@YoBoyGio]

My 2024 team prediction would be SSS+ Faze, Ultra _________________ S Optic, NY _________________ A Raven, LA, Vegas _________________ B Min, Boston, Heretics _________________ C LAG, Surge Reason why I have Optic and NY at S tier and not SSS+ is they have to dramatically change there team play to fit the new players and will take time. Don’t know if it would work but talent all there. For Faze and Ultra the new change was more of a upgrade fill spot so they don’t have to change alot. For Sib in NY he not Priestahh so someone else would have to do the dirty work since Sib more slayer play style. Most likely gonna be Kismet and Skyz now. For Optic idk who gonna do the little things it would have to be Kenny and Shotzzy but Shotzzy IQ low and have coasted games when he does too much. Having Pred be in hill seem wack to think about. This just shows they have a lot to figure out so yeah SSS+ just mean there a complete team but anyone can still win

[@Will-Frosty-Franken]

wait was this man ben saying the cold weather is why a team wont play well????????

[@kodakjack788]

Respins are such cheese

[@colbyfrost5110]

Gone be another year shotzzy and dashy shut aches up

[@tramaynecourtley9128]

Hear me out a tournament like this but each “org” gets to create there own jersey

[@brodythompson4896]

that intro gave me some dopamine loll

[@SlakksKF]

Ben saying a teams gonna be bad cause the weather outside wasn't on my CDL Preseason bingo card

[@J_Nephilim]

I thought it was a lil obvious this game was gonna be a AR game with the MW2 maps always used a AR back then only subs I would use was the ump & mp5k bc I liked the gun personally

[@jamesbrown1571]

Ben clearly has never been to Vancouver in the winter if he thinks its worse than boston and rokkr.

[@jessetapia9733]

Idk why in the world dashy or kenny didn’t respin

[@TonyB369]

Probably just don’t care that much about this or they’re fine with the duo they got

[@WAZOWSKI_58]

Probably because you only have like a 20% chance of getting an Elite duo

[@Banquet_]

NHL Players don't like to play in Canada because they make way less money than if they played in the US. The Canadian media is also more relentless. It's not because it's cold outside.