The former TLR 1.6 team who had recently been dropped from the organisation have been picked up by The Imperial and will become their new 1.6 team.

The team had managed to qualify for the ESL European Masters ahead of other UK teams such as Virtuoso and TCM and even though they failed to win a map in their group they played well, taking recent World E-sports Masters finalists, Power Gaming, to overtime in one notable match. The team who had briefly been playing under the name Comradery reiterated their desire to qualify for the EPS season.

Oli "oLi" Adams Head of PC Gaming for The Imperial told Cadred:

Today we are very happy to announce such a talented and friendly bunch of guys to the organisation. With the UK 1.6 scene slowly returning we thought it was vital The Imperial played its part. The team will be playing in the highly anticipated EPS UK season and whatever event/LAN comes along this year.

Ash "KENJiNN" Bowley added:

2010 is our year, prepare for a whole new taste of keen and many many angles.

The Imperial is:

Graham "RAMPAGE" Johnston
Jack "Sharpe" Lewis
Ben "HUGZOO" Hughes
Ash "KENJiNN" Bowley
Rob "robbs" James