/trv/ History

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2012

A team born out of the excitement of the 2012 4chan Summer Cup, /trv/ started life with a good set of results in the friendlies prior to the 2012 4chan Autumn Babby Cup, where they topped their group promisingly. Unfortunately Sex Tourist & Co. didn't penerate as far into the knockouts as many hoped and the hype suggested, but nonetheless little /trv/ packed their ski boots and sauna gear ready for the 2013 4chan Winter Cup, via a stopover at The World Series invitational. However, a strong win against /tv/ was followed by a controversial loss to /y/ and elimination at the group stage despite giving their all against /wg/.

2013

As such, little /trv/ had to pick themselves up and dust themselves off for the 2013 4chan Spring Babby Cup if they wanted to hit the big time again. A comeback win against /hr/ was followed by a rout at the hands and tentacles of /d/, though another improbable three-goal comeback to draw /ic/ was enough to ensure progression to the 2013 4chan Summer Cup.

/trv/ unlocked their potential and made it a Summer Holiday to remember, taking 7 points from a tough group before a team record win over /ck/ in the knockouts. A loss to the trolls of /b/ put /trv/ 6th overall and on vacation until the 2014 4chan Winter Cup.

2014

This upward trend only continued at the 2014 4chan Winter Cup, with the team brushing aside /vr/ and reigning champions /wg/ before a nervy draw with /ck/ to top the group. In the knockouts, /soc/, /asp/, /h/ and finally /a/ all came, but with a solid defence and creative attack, all wilted as /trv/ soared away. This was /trv/'s first title, and as such they were hosts of the 2014 4chan Summer Cup.

/trv/ looked well-off coming into the Summer Cup. However, they started in questionable form, taking a 0-0 draw to /gd/ in the opening match of the tournament. Their poor form continued against /sp/, where they gave a lead away after a tense game before TORRES spaghetti allowed them to get a 1-1 draw. These two draws left /trv/ with 2 points, needing a win against /wsg/ to retain their spot in the Elite Cups. However, /wsg/ made it 2-0 before the half, and despite Superpornowat Farangbang attempting to get /trv/ back into the game with a 45+ goal, /trv/ lost, 2-1. /trv/ became the first ever Elite Cup champion to be relegated their next cup, and as such are scheduled to participate in the 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup.

And what a disaster that cup was. 3-goal losses to /g/ and /mlp/ effectively killed the team in 2 games, before /hm/ buried them with a 1-1 draw. A final loss to /c/ in a game that mattered for absolutely nothing put /trv/ near the worst of the cup, completing a quick collapse from Champion to Babby in only 2 cups.

2015

In the 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup, /trv/ were originally seemingly doomed to failure as their manager produced a late export and thus was barred from most live managing during the cup, however an initial 2-2 draw against /int/ gave /trv/ some hope leading into the match against group titans /vr/. However, /trv/ merely served as free points to /vr/, losing 2-0 and putting their hope for survival in a rough spot. /w/'s late goal against /trv/ effectively killed them, with yet another 90+ doing nothing but confirm both teams in the matchup to another Babby spell. The final match against an already-through /g/ started out badly, but Sex Tourist scored a hat trick as /trv/ secured a third place finish in the group with 5 points after the 3-1 victory.

The 2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup seemed as though it could finally bring good things to /trv/; their manager was back and able to produce an export on time, and coupled with their promising performance in Spring there was some hope for /trv/ at last. Grouped with /h/, /wg/, /po/, and /vg/, it seemed that /trv/ could easily promote. However, /trv/'s first match was an absolute disaster, and despite getting ahead early, /trv/ were sorely unable to hold on to the lead and their defence completely fell apart as /wg/ absolutely destroyed them 5-1. The next match against /h/ saw /trv/ get ahead early again, but /h/ got back in the game and took the lead for themselves late into the game. While it seemed /trv/ would effectively be eliminated in two games, an absolutely retarded blunder by /h/'s defence led to /trv/ equalising late, saving their cup run. /vg/'s pre-matchday blunder continued to save /trv/'s run after a Halloween stream delay, as /trv/ took an early lead and then got up 3-1 after a /vg/ equaliser, which despite all of /vg/'s best attempts proved unbreakable. The final game of /trv/'s cup run ended poorly, however, with a 2-0 loss to /po/ dooming /trv/ to another six months of rest in their Babby crib.

2016

Relegated to the new Fetus, any memories of /trv/ being anywhere close to competitive had surely wilted away. A questionable defence helped in no way by PES 2016 held together long enough for a 4-3 win over the awful /t/, but nearly cost top positioning in the group as /trv/ blew leads and settled for 4-4 and 3-3 draws in an actually legitimate encounter with /y/ and a trip to the home of Cup debutants /p/. Automatic qualification was ensured, but /trv/ remained unfavoured despite minor changes for the actual cup, especially when a group draw featuring big-name /int/ and /a/, both former opponents, as well as equally-small /w/ (who did just enough to drag /trv/ down with them a year ago) came. /int/ were the first team to fall, as /trv/ showed its offensive prowess in a 3-2 victory. Next came /w/; with PES seemingly in total breakdown, /trv/ benefited greatly, with an 8-3 blowout victory all but sealing their place in the fifth anniversary cup. Finally, with /a/ needing a victory to promote over /w/ on goal differential, /trv/ took a victory just as they had done to deny /a/'s second star two years ago, this time in a much closer 4-3 match. A debilitating Round of 16 loss to /vr/, 4-1, put /trv/ in the lowest pot for the Summer draw, but they remained a big threat in the Summer Cup to come.

So of course, they came a /pol/ocaust away from a wooden spoon in the Summer Cup (taking losses 1-0 to /wsg/, 6-3 to /soc/, and 4-3 to /gd/). The Autumn Babby that followed wasn't much better, with /trv/ blowing a 3-1 lead and settling for a 4-4 draw against /k/, then getting drubbed by /w/ (4-1) and losing to /c/ again (3-2) to ensure their fetus placement.

2017

The 2017 4chan Spring Babby Cup ended up very successful for /trv/; the qualifier run was one win (a resounding 3-0 destruction of /pol/) sandwiched between two draws (1-1 against /sci/ and 3-3 against /co/). Despite initial trouble, with a loss in their first legitimate encounter with /o/ (despite holding two leads) and a draw with /lit/, /trv/ defeated /soc/ (again) on the final day and secured the top spot in the group by way of part two of DOUBLE PLAYOFFS with a 6-1 win over /lit/. ANOTHER blowout of /f/ came in the Round of 16, but /trv/ would eventually lose to 21 point master race /lgbt/ in a 6-5 match resembling the greatest hits of the previous year.

The 2017 4chan Summer Cup was rather unremarkable for most teams, but it was especially so for /trv/. The first match of the tournament was against /jp/, where the only highlight was /jp/ player Younger Sister giving /trv/ the win with an own goal. The next was against /po/, and appropriately ended nil-nil. Somehow, despite not scoring a goal by themselves through two matches, /trv/ needed a mere one point going into their final match against /vr/; the match ended as a 2-1 /vr/ win, sending /trv/ to the Autumn Babbies.

In the 2017 4chan Autumn Babby Cup, /trv/ were grouped with /h/, /wsg/, and /y/. The first match, against /wsg/, saw /trv/ take a 3-1 lead off a Sex Tourist hat trick only to blow it at the death and be forced to settle for a 3-3 draw. Against /h/, /trv/ fell down 3-0 before Superpornowat Farangbang sparked an attempted 10-minute comeback (/trv/ would end up losing 3-2). /trv/'s miniscule chance of promotion withered away when /wsg/ defeated /h/ before they kicked off against /y/, but that didn't prevent /trv/ from dodging the Fetus with a 3-1 win over /y/. /trv/ finished 18th overall in Autumn, a better showing than their more recent Autumn Cups.

2018

Before the 2018 4chan Spring Babby Cup, /trv/'s longtime manager, MauledByTheTigers, announced that he would retire after the cup's conclusion. That retirement ended up coming early due to his failure to show up to post an export, leaving /trv/ on autopilot for Spring. The change to the GSSBB medal system did little to help /trv/; despite scoring the first goal against /lit/, they gave up an equalizer in two minutes and ended up losing the match. /trv/ got a win the next match, 3-2 over future Wooden Spoon /his/, but a 2-1 loss to 12 Point Master Race /b/ and a 2-2 draw to /vp/ left them eliminated with a total of 4 points.