Team:Grunt Gang

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Grunt Gang (GRNT) is a Crew of Smashers, based in New York City. The crew has expanded to many different WiFi Crew Scenes, primarily the Smash Crew Scene (SCS). This allows members from other regions, such as Canada, to be a part of the crew.

Grunt Gang was founded by Justin Rolon (JayGrunt), on the 22nd of May, 2019.

Crew Battle Performances

Offline

Grunt Gang has participated in many crew battles offline, primarily at events hosted by Encore Esports, located in New Rochelle, New York.

The crew has placed 1st at an Encore Smash Monthly that featured 11+ crews going head to head tournament style^[1]. The crew had to overcome many crews within the tournament, such as MOB, EON, and Encore.

The bracket can be found here: https://smash.gg/tournament/encore-smash-monthly-13/event/crew-battle/overview

Grunt Gang vs EON
Grunt Gang vs Waypoint
Grunt Gang vs Encore Lite
Grunt Gang vs Encore (Grand Finals Set 1)^[2]
Grunt Gang vs Encore (Grand Finals Set 2)^[3]

Online

Grunt Gang has participated in over 150 Online crew battles, primarily in the SCS. Within the WiFi Crew Scene, they are considered a Top-Level Crew, with wins on other crews of such caliber.

Grunt Gang has participated in the SnR Crew League, with the winner of the League winning a cash prize. Each crew had to compete in a Round-Robin format before being placed into a bracket. Grunt Gang had went Undefeated within this first stage of the league, defeating other crews such as Zenith and Black Halo.

Grunt Gang had placed 2nd in the SnR League bracket, losing to Unrivaled 0-1 in a close crew battle. The crew were planning on donating the prize money to charity.

In the SCS, the crew has very notable wins on other crews within the SCS such as: Unrivaled, Scooby Gang, Phantom Troupe, Kame House, Arpeggio, Buntai, Ethereal, EVIL, Kool Kids Bakery, Holy Knights, and a few others.

Grunt Gang has been seen at the top of the rankings in the SCS many times, being ranked #1 in the Guild Ladder and ranking Top 10 in the Conquest Ladder, peaking at #8 during the SCL: Falsebound Throne post-season. Grunt Gang were also categorized under the Black Gold ranking, the Second Highest Ranking during SCL: Falsebound Throne. In addition to their previous rankings, they ranked in the Top 20 region in the SCL4 Ladder, peaking at #2 in the ladder.

Grunt Gang has also made playoffs in the SCS many times, however, they had a rough start in the beginning of their lifespan. The crew placed low in the SCLIII Playoffs and the SCL: Falsebound Throne Playoffs. Despite the first few low placements, the crew had persevered, beating other top crews, and placed in a 3-way tie for 4th in the SCL: Falsebound Throne Conquest Playoffs Bracket.

Grunt Gang is currently in the SCLIV Playoffs, and they haven't played their playoff crew battle just yet.