Hey everyone, my name is Ryan Stambaugh. I'm 20 years old and I live in Waterloo, Iowa.

A little about myself besides my basic information, and counter strike wise:

I started playing counter strike in 2003, and I pubbed around for about a half a year before I got a few people on my friends list that played the game competitively, and I think I asked to scrim with one of them once, and I was pretty much addicted to the game from then on. Outside of counter strike I played hockey from the age of 3 until i was 17, I played the MWEHL, which is the Midwest Elite Hockey League, it's AAA hockey, from there I was given a tryout with the Ontario Hockey League team, the Barrie Colts. However in tryouts, I was hit knee on knee by PK Subban(now plays for the Montreal Canadiens), which tore my ACL & MCL, thus ending my career.

After my knee injury, I started playing counter-strike:source heavily, and over the last 4 years I've played around the main level, but the last two league'd ESEA seasons I've come out of the 'shadows' and was recognized by area51, whom I'm very happy noticed me, because I love playing with everyone on this team.

As for the team and expectations, I fully expect us to win ESEA open this season and to take main the next. We will make invite. And as for lan, we have ETS coming up in march in Canada, which I'm totally pumped for, I also expect to place here, we have one of the most dynamic rosters in any league division this season, and everyone plays their own role, and everyone knows how to do it well.

I guess that's all, I wanted to say good luck to everyone in open this season, along with everyone at ETS, I can't wait to meet some of you.