The #10 player of the Modern Warfare 3 season brought to you by House Bet is the Tissue that’s an issue, Tobias “CleanX” Juul Jønsson.
In his sixth competitive season, CleanX continued his quest to become the best entry SMG in the League while fighting for a World Championship. After a disaster in the Grand Finals of Champs, last season against the Subliners, CleanX & the Toronto Ultra were hungry to get back into that position again. Earning the Major 1 MVP, CleanX was extremely impactful for the Ultra the entire season, earning his first top 10 placement since Black Ops Cold War (8th).
Season Review
After being taken down by the Subliners in the Modern Warfare 2 Champs Grand Finals, they made a shock change. Toronto moved on from rookie Charlie “Hicksy” Hicks in an effort to add more slaying to the roster. Even with the team accolades of winning Major 3 and making the Champs Grand Finals, that wasn’t enough to satisfy the squad.
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After the LA Thieves roster broke apart, three key free agents hit the market. Needing an SMG, signing Dylan “Envoy” Hannon made the roster champions contenders. Giving CleanX a better slaying SMG duo, while ARs Jamie "Insight" Craven and Thomas “Scrap” Ernst have another year to develop. With New York, who won Champs, picking up Daunte "Sib" Gray, Atlanta signing Zach "Drazah" Jordan, and Texas creating a new super team with Amer "Pred" Zulbeari & Kenneth "Kenny" Williams, the competition was going to be fierce throughout the year.
With a great start, the Ultra started to tackle the Major 1 Qualifiers. They’d finish with a 6-1 record, good enough to earn the 2nd seed heading into Major 1. They won 75% of the maps played (18-6), with big wins over New York (3-0) and LAT (3-1). CleanX started the year hot, having a 1.10 KD and leading the League with an 88.9 Slayer Rating in the opening qualifier. He’d look to carry the momentum into the Major.
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With CleanX in form, Toronto made one of the cleanest Major runs, winning 13 of 15 maps to win the Major. The Ultra played the first-seed Atlanta twice during the run, taking them down 3-1 in the Upper Finals and again 4-1 in the Grand Finals. This was an excellent run for the brand-new Ultra, finishing the stage with a 31-8 map count and a LAN championship.
With a Major championship in hand, the team began to roll yet again. Toronto started the second qualifiers with a perfect 3-0 record over the first two weeks. They’d falter over the final two weeks, going 1-2 with losses to Atlanta (0-3) and Texas (2-3). Finishing with a 5-2 record, they’d secure the 4th seed at Major 2. Once at the Miami Major, Ultra’s slide against the Top 4 teams would continue. After falling 1-3 to Texas in Upper Round 2, Toronto would lose to New York 3-0 in the Lower Round 4 to finish 4th at Major 2. Following Major 1, this result would be disappointing.
With the midseason break to reset, the squad was ready to bounce back with a good result during the Major 3 Qualifiers. The Ultra did continue their slide against FaZe online, losing 0-3, but would finish a perfect 6-0 in the remaining matches. Now, with the 2nd seed in hand, CleanX & Co. would have a clean run to the Upper Finals after beating both Seattle & Texas 3-1. In a 5-map thriller, the Ultra would take down FaZe 3-2 to advance to the Grand Finals. The win against FaZe improved their record to 3-0 against Atlanta on LAN. Unfortunately for Toronto, Texas would catch fire on Sunday and end up taking the Major with a 4-0 victory in the Finals.
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With the 1st seed on the season still up in the air, CleanX & Co. would have to score a good haul of points during Stage 4. Ultra would lose the opening series 2-3 to Seattle but then go on to win the final six matches straight to finish 6-1. Behind another great team performance, they’d earn the 1st seed thanks to the 20-8 map count (71%) and win against FaZe. The Major would mimic the slow start, with Toronto losing 1-3 to LAG in the first series. Down but not out, Ultra would win three straight series to make it to the Lower Round 4 match against New York. Unfortunately, the Ultra would fall 0-3 to the Subliners to finish 4th at Major 4 and lock them into the 2nd seed for Champs.
Again, the issue with slow starts at tournaments would continue, as the Ultra would fall 1-3 to the LA Thieves in their opening match. The team again managed to win three straight series to pull back against the early failure. The wins over LAG (3-0), Atlanta (3-0), and LAT (3-2) to set up a match against the Subliners in the Lower Finals. New York would clutch up, taking down Toronto 3-2 to advance to the Finals to eliminate the Ultra in 3rd. With how well the season had started, the ending wasn’t regarded as a success.
How good was CleanX in 2024?
Hardpoint
The best mode of the season for CleanX was Hardpoint. In the mode, the entry SMG finished with a 1.04 KD, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. He added per 10-minute stats for 23.6 kills, 42.5 seconds of hill time, and 4396 damage. His kills per 10 minutes ranked 4th in the CDL, while he ranked 3rd in engagements per 10 minutes. CleanX was also second on the team with 13 Hardpoint maps with 30+ kills and 25 maps with 5,000+ damage. Without his pace and impact, the Ultra wouldn’t have achieved the success they did in Hardpoint.
The Ultra ranked as the best Hardpoint this season until the final portion of the year. The squad ended the year with a 55-24 record and an average score margin of +25.9. The team ranked 1st in points per minute (22.5), 1st in Hold percentage (79.3%), 1st in Break percentage (28.6%), and 2nd in rotating (52.6%). They stomped teams online (36-7) but failed to replicate that performance on LAN (19-17). While they were a great Hardpoint team, over the final stretch, they finished 3-7 in their final 10 Hardpoints. It was a dominant run until a disappointing finish.
Search & Destroy
CleanX has been one of the best SMGs in Search & Destroy in the CDL era. However, this wasn’t one of his stronger years in the game mode. During MW3, CleanX finished with a 1.00 KD on the year. He also averaged a team-high 0.73 kills per round, 150.2 ADR, and an opening duel win rate of 49.1%. He led the team in the percentage of rounds with at least 1 kill at 49%, showing that he was the most active player in the mode. While it wasn’t his best individual year, he still led the team in slaying, and opening duels won (78) while also having 8 clutches won (6 1v1s, 2 1v2s).
While the Toronto Ultra played great in both respawns, the team did struggle at times in SND. They ranked 3rd in the mode, finishing 35-24 on the year, just below both Atlanta & New York. Their defense was stout, ranking 1st in the CDL with a 56% win rate and 2nd best retake win percentage (39.3%). Unfortunately, their attacking side wasn’t consistently there, and they ranked 11th in opening duel win rate (47%). While they struggled online (16-16), they improved greatly on LAN (19-8). The same could be said for Map 2s (29-21) compared to Map 5s (6-3), where they ranked 1st.
Control
Control was another mode that CleanX excelled in during this season. Tobi finished the year with a 1.03 KD in the mode. That includes 19.5 kills per 10 minutes, 1.3 ticks per attacking round, and 3812 damage per 10 minutes. Tobi finished with a 1.01 KD on the attacking side, second highest on the team as well. When he finished with positive KD in Control, the Ultra went 24-1 with a win percentage of 96%. The tissue was the X-Factor for the squad.
With strong teamplay, the Ultra was a very good team in Control this season. They had the second-best record in the mode at 34-16. They had the fourth-best attacking and third-best defending records. In round 5s, the Ultra were a league-best 16-5 (76.2% win rate). Their defense could lockdown and not allow ticks regularly. They were second in the League with 3.5 ticks allowed per defense, including a league-best 3.9 ticks per DEF round allowed on Karachi.
A look ahead to Black Ops 6
The Toronto Ultra was one of the four teams to win a championship during the 2024 season. Even with the Major 1 victory, it wasn’t the complete season that they had hoped for. They struggled in the middle of the season, lost in the Grand Finals at Major 3 to Texas, and failed to make the Grand Finals at Champs. After the strong start, it was expected that the team would win another down the line.
Although the ending of the season may be underwhelming, it's difficult to see the Ultra changing their roster. With many of the Top 4 players expected to stay in place, there are no clear upgrades to find currently. MVP nominee & AR player of the Year Thomas “Scrap” Ernst is still under team control, while its expected that Ultra has the options on the other three players.
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This could be a blessing in disguise for the Ultra. With another year of experience playing together, it could unlock that final bit of consistency that would make them a true favorite threat at every single tournament. To their standards, Envoy & Insight has room for improvement based on this season’s performance. CleanX even went through slumps at times, but he & Envoy should still be a top SMG duo entering next season. If they stick together, expect the team to continue fighting for championships next year in Black Ops 6.
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