i said the same thing before the match vs. Leviatán, so no it's not something i am saying out of hype. i think LOUD is winning the tournament if they don't face OpTiC again, that's a terrible matchup for them. not saying they can't beat OpTiC, but that team do know how to play against LOUD. i mean, OpTiC's analyst selection was based on answering how to counter strat LOUD on Ascent, that's how much they study them.