Data through Grand Finals • Aug 1, 2026

FSL Season 11 Full Season Review

From GSL groups to a Seed 4 title run

Season 11 used the GSL-style group into a ladder playoff, with Friday 7 PM ET and/or Saturday 12 PM ET windows. Matchups stayed near-level via live power rankings. PulledTheBoys took Seed 1 — then Special Tactics climbed the entire elimination ladder and won the Grand Finals 14–4.

Compiled from: fsl_schedule, fsl_matches, rankings.json ((prod snapshot), and the mid-playoff review baseline.

Scoring basis: map points (1v1, Ace, 2v2). A 1–1 Bo2 is a split — one map each, no sweep.

8Series complete
STChampions
14–4Finals maps
Seed 4Title path
PulledTheBoys logoPulledTheBoysPSIOP Gaming logoPSIOP GamingAngry Space Hares logoAngry Space HaresSpecial Tactics logoSpecial Tactics

Special Tactics — Season 11 Champions

DarkMenace · HyperTurtle · Reevou · sOs · SirMalagant · Cubano and company finished the longest possible path: losers match → elimination → finals berth → Grand Finals.

01 • How it finished

The bracket

ST beat ASH, POG, then PTB for the title.

Group stage • Weeks 1–5

Wk1 • Opening • GSL group6–4
Angry Space Hares6
Special Tactics4
Wk2 • Opening • GSL group11–7
PulledTheBoys11
PSIOP Gaming7
Wk3 • Winners → Seed 110–6
PulledTheBoys10
Angry Space Hares6
Wk4 • Losers • Ace7–6
PSIOP Gaming7
Special Tactics6
Wk5 • Seeding • Ace7–6
PSIOP Gaming7
Angry Space Hares6

* Fenrir no-show forfeit noted in Week 4; that series was decided in the Ace.

Playoff ladder • Weeks 6–8

Wk6 • Elimination8–7
Special Tactics8
Angry Space Hares7
Wk7 • Finals berth7–6
Special Tactics7
PSIOP Gaming6
Wk8 • Grand Finals14–4
Special Tactics14
PulledTheBoys4
#1 PulledTheBoysFinals bye → Finals loss
#2 PSIOP GamingLost finals berth to ST
#3 Angry Space HaresEliminated by ST
#4 Special TacticsChampions

Season timeline

WK1
ASH 6–4 ST
Opening • GSL group — Angry Space Hares take the first opening match.
WK2
PTB 11–7 POG
Opening • GSL group — PulledTheBoys win a high-volume opening night.
WK3
PTB 10–6 ASH
Winners → Seed 1 — PTB lock Seed 1 and the Finals bye.
WK4
POG 7–6 ST
Losers • Ace — PSIOP survive on Ace; Fenrir no-show noted for ST.
WK5
POG 7–6 ASH
Seeding • Ace — PSIOP take Seed 2; ASH drop to Seed 3.
WK6
ST 8–7 ASH
Elimination — Special Tactics eliminate ASH in a one-map thriller.
WK7
ST 7–6 POG
Finals berth — ST stun Seed 2 PSIOP — SirMalagant closes the Ace.
WK8
ST 14–4 PTB
Grand Finals — Special Tactics smash the #1 seed and claim Season 11.
02 • Snapshot graphics

Maps, races, standings

Bars use credited individual map totals from the completed schedule.

Map production leaders

SunnyD
7–1
HyperTurtle
6–2
DarkMenace
6–3
FRost
6–3
MedicJR
6–4
Chat-Omic
5–1
Reevou
5–1
BeanTheBard
5–2
Crankytoaster
5–2
ChienPwn
4–0
LittleReaper
4–2
sOs
3–1

Maps by race

T46–37 maps • 42%
Z33–37 maps • 35%
P17–20 maps • 18%
R4–6 maps • 5%

Series records

ST
3–2
PTB
2–1
POG
2–2
ASH
1–3

Map differentials — ST 39–30 · PTB 25–27 · POG 27–30 · ASH 25–29

03 • Team notes

Four stories, one trophy

Respectful framing — every roster moved the season.

Special Tactics

Seed 4 • Champions via the long path
3–2 series • 39–30 maps
DarkMenace thumbnailDarkMenaceHyperTurtle thumbnailHyperTurtleReevou thumbnailReevousOs thumbnailsOsSirMalagant thumbnailSirMalagantCubano thumbnailCubano

Special Tactics wrote the Season 11 story. Seeded fourth after a one-map losers-bracket Ace, they beat ASH in elimination, edged POG on a SirMalagant Ace, then blanked PTB 14–4 in the Grand Finals.

DarkMenace #3 · G1 finally got a full sample and owned the big moments. HyperTurtle, Reevou, sOs, and Cubano turned “dangerous small sample” into a title roster.

Legacy: From the losers bracket to champions — the deepest ladder run the format can produce.

PulledTheBoys

Seed 1 • Group kings, Finals short night
2–1 series • 25–27 maps
Neutrophil thumbnailNeutrophilLittleReaper thumbnailLittleReaperChienPwn thumbnailChienPwnDarkblade thumbnailDarkbladeMvonLipwig thumbnailMvonLipwig

PulledTheBoys looked like four-peat favorites: 2–0 through the winners bracket, Seed 1, and a Finals bye. Group depth from LittleReaper, ChienPwn, and Neutrophil was real.

The Finals were a shock. Cubano and DarkMenace took bites out of Neutrophil, sOs swept Darkblade, and HyperTurtle closed on MvonLipwig.

Frame: A historically strong group stage does not guarantee a Finals night. PTB still set the regular-bracket standard.

Angry Space Hares

Seed 3 • Star power, early exit
1–3 series • 25–29 maps
Chat-Omic thumbnailChat-OmicSunnyD thumbnailSunnyDFRost thumbnailFRostGreatArchon thumbnailGreatArchonPacha thumbnailPacha

Angry Space Hares owned Opening Week 1 and boasted the season’s loudest individual lines in SunnyD and Chat-Omic #1 · G1. The problem was conversion later.

After seeding and elimination losses to POG and ST, the Hares’ year ended one map short in Week 6 — FRost nearly stole it before DarkMenace closed the Ace.

Top-end talent was never the question; converting elimination nights was.

04 • Player map lines

Who produced

Overall maps include 1v1, Ace, and named 2v2 appearances from the schedule.
PlayerTeamMapsContext
SunnyD thumbnailSunnyD
ASH7–17–1 maps. Best pure production line of the season before ASH’s exit.
HyperTurtle thumbnailHyperTurtle
ST6–26–2 maps. Mid-board hammer who split SunnyD in elimination week and swept MvonLipwig in the Finals.
DarkMenace thumbnailDarkMenace
ST6–36–3 maps. Quiet early sample, then the engine of ST’s climb — W6 Ace over FRost and Finals 2–0 over Neutrophil.
FRost thumbnailFRost
ASH6–36–3 maps. Carried huge volume for ASH in elimination week before falling in the Ace to DarkMenace.
MedicJR thumbnailMedicJR
POG6–46–4 maps. Elite-opponent splits early, then a massive W7 double (DarkMenace + Cubano) that nearly saved PSIOP.
Chat-Omic thumbnailChat-Omic
ASH5–15–1 maps and the current #1 ranking. Group-stage wrecking ball for ASH; season ended in the W6 elimination.
Reevou thumbnailReevou
ST5–15–1 maps. ST’s steadiest supporting piece through elimination, semis, and Finals.
BeanTheBard thumbnailBeanTheBard
POG5–25–2 maps. Multi-group value and the Week 4 Ace response that kept PSIOP alive.
Crankytoaster thumbnailCrankytoaster
POG5–25–2 maps. Ace closer in seeding week; still productive in the semifinal split vs Freeedom.
ChienPwn thumbnailChienPwn
PTB4–04–0 maps. Perfect group-stage line — unused in the Finals wipeout.
LittleReaper thumbnailLittleReaper
PTB4–24–2 maps. Strong PTB mid-board; Finals split with SirMalagant.
sOs thumbnailsOs
ST3–13–1 maps. Quietly excellent for ST, including a Finals sweep of Darkblade.
Freeedom thumbnailFreeedom
ST3–33–3 maps. Key ST depth piece, including a Finals sweep of SaraNghae.
MvonLipwig thumbnailMvonLipwig
PTB3–33–3 maps. Finals: W8 A 0-2 vs HyperTurtle.
Jmpz thumbnailJmpz
POG3–43–4 maps. Fought to the W7 Ace before SirMalagant closed the door.

Finals night flashpoints

Ace match closers (season)

Results ahead of ranking

05 • Live rankings board

Power rankings & groups

Snapshot from psistorm.com rankings.json — 58 players. Notes use completed Season 11 map lines.

Current #1 is Chat-Omic after a dominant ASH group stage, even though ST took the trophy. Rankings measure ladder expectation; the playoff measured conversion.

Group 1
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#1
T
G1
ASH
5–1 maps and the current #1 ranking. Group-stage wrecking ball for ASH; season ended in the W6 elimination.
#2
T
G1
POG
6–4 maps. Elite-opponent splits early, then a massive W7 double (DarkMenace + Cubano) that nearly saved PSIOP.
#3
Z
G1
ST
6–3 maps. Quiet early sample, then the engine of ST’s climb — W6 Ace over FRost and Finals 2–0 over Neutrophil.
#4
P
G1
POG
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
Group 2
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#5
Z
G2
PTB
0–2 maps. W3 S 0-2 vs Chat-Omic
#6
T
G2
ASH
6–3 maps. Carried huge volume for ASH in elimination week before falling in the Ace to DarkMenace.
#7
P
G2
PTB
1–3 maps. Finals: W8 S 0-2 vs sOs.
#8
Z
G2
ST
3–1 maps. Quietly excellent for ST, including a Finals sweep of Darkblade.
Group 3
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#9
Z
G3
ASH
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#10
P
G3
ST
2–4 maps. Finals 2–0 over Neutrophil was a signature ST upset slot.
#11
R
G3
PTB
2–4 maps. PTB cornerstone in the group; Finals night was rough across two slots.
#12
Z
G3
POG
0–2 maps. W2 S 0-2 vs Neutrophil
Group 4
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#13
P
G4
ASH
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#14
P
G4
PTB
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#15
T
G4
POG
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#16
P
G4
ST
3–4 maps. The W7 Ace hero who punched ST into the Grand Finals.
Group 5
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#17
Z
G5
ST
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#18
T
G5
POG
5–2 maps. Ace closer in seeding week; still productive in the semifinal split vs Freeedom.
#19
T
G5
ASH
2–5 maps. Heavy high-leverage schedule including the Week 5 Ace.
#20
T
G5
ST
3–3 maps. Key ST depth piece, including a Finals sweep of SaraNghae.
Group 6
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#21
P
G6
PTB
4–2 maps. Strong PTB mid-board; Finals split with SirMalagant.
#22
Z
G6
POG
3–4 maps. Fought to the W7 Ace before SirMalagant closed the door.
#23
T
G6
POG
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#24
P
G6
ASH
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
Group 7
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#25
T
G7
ST
5–1 maps. ST’s steadiest supporting piece through elimination, semis, and Finals.
#26
T
G7
PTB
2–2 maps. Finals: W8 S 0-2 vs Freeedom.
#27
Z
G7
ASH
1–3 maps. Playoff action: W6 A 0-2 vs Reevou.
#28
T
G7
PTB
2–2 maps. Finals: W8 A 1-1 vs Reevou.
Group 8
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#29
T
G8
ASH
7–1 maps. Best pure production line of the season before ASH’s exit.
#30
T
G8
POG
0–6 maps. Tough 1v1 stretch; the Week 4 2v2 with Crankytoaster still mattered.
#31
P
G8
ST
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#32
Z
G8
ST
6–2 maps. Mid-board hammer who split SunnyD in elimination week and swept MvonLipwig in the Finals.
Group 9
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#33
T
G9
ASH
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#34
Z
G9
PTB
0–2 maps. W2 S 0-2 vs Crankytoaster
#35
T
G9
POG
1–1 maps. Positive or even contribution in credited slots.
#36
Z
G9
PTB
0–2 maps. W3 A 0-2 vs SunnyD
Group 10
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#37
Z
G10
PTB
3–3 maps. Finals: W8 A 0-2 vs HyperTurtle.
#38
P
G10
PTB
4–0 maps. Perfect group-stage line — unused in the Finals wipeout.
#39
P
G10
ST
2–2 maps. Positive or even contribution in credited slots.
#40
P
G10
ASH
0–2 maps. W3 B 0-2 vs MvonLipwig
Group 11
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#41
Z
G11
ST
1–1 maps. Finals: W8 A 1-1 vs Dpoo.
#42
P
G11
POG
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#43
Z
G11
POG
5–2 maps. Multi-group value and the Week 4 Ace response that kept PSIOP alive.
#44
T
G11
POG
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
Group 12
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#45
P
G12
POG
1–3 maps. W2 S 1-1 vs MvonLipwig
#46
Z
G12
POG
2–2 maps. Positive or even contribution in credited slots.
#47
Z
G12
ASH
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#48
R
G12
PTB
1–1 maps. Finals: W8 A 1-1 vs SCVSir.
Group 13
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#49
Z
G13
ST
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#50
T
G13
ASH
2–6 maps. Rough volume overall, but scored a W6 sweep that kept ASH alive into the Ace.
#51
Z
G13
ASH
0–2 maps. W1 B 0-2 vs HyperTurtle
#52
Z
G13
ST
3–4 maps. Finals: W8 B 1-1 vs MonkeyShaman.
Group 14
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#53
R
G14
PTB
1–1 maps. Finals: W8 B 1-1 vs SgtABC.
#54
T
G14
ST
Credited Week 4 no-show forfeit (no games played).
#55
Z
G14
PTB
0–2 maps. W2 S 0-2 vs BeanTheBard
#56
T
G14
ASH
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
Group 15
Rank
Player
Race
Grp
Team
Season note
#57
R
G15
PTB
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.
#58
R
G15
ST
No credited Season 11 maps — available depth / unused lineup option.