These are the 2 teams that I want to see make comebacks and succeed, then make it to berlin. what teams do u guys wanna see redeem themselves and start dominating then goin to berlin?
C9 just already look like one of the best teams in NA and with the addition of xeppaa they should be in the conversation for top 2 soon. GEN.G got rid of huynh. I am sad to say that it was the right move but he was just too inconsistent. Which was kinda affecting the squad. And Nature is a good player and all of the players on GEN.G seem pretty good right now and if they lock in. They could be a force to be reckoned with. maybe it's a little far to say one of the top teams in terms of potential but I really do think that. And ABX have jcstani, yay, mada, and the rest of the team which are already good support players. Is it even a question that they're gonna have ridiculous firepower? Like if this team doesn't reach at least 5th in NA challengers playoffs. I'll be disappointed.
I personally think these teams have more potential than 100t. Because 100t seem to just be lagging behind in meta. And also I think their firepower overall is slightly weaker than most teams. (SLIGHTLY, NOT A LOT). I think they are still going to be strong but if my predictions are right about ABX and GEN.G I think that 100t have less potential than them.
Think 100T can make it to Berlin in their current state, they have the talent. Though I think it will be harder for teams to make it to Berlin than Iceland, even with the extra spot. C9B looks like a team that could challenge SEN at the top of NA if things go as planned. FaZe will be looking for redemption after getting upset by a hot T1. V1 will be looking to prove their Iceland run wasn't a fluke or one off event. TSM is looking to become a threat again at the top of NA. T1 played really well last challengers, taking out FaZe, taking SEN to 3 close maps. Then you have teams that are not to be taken lightly in GENG, EnVy, Luminosity and Immortals. You have the teams looking to make a name for themselves in NRG, Rise, XSET, AndBox, etc that can definitely play spoiler to a top team.
And at the end of the day you have Sentinels themselves.
My teams going to Berlin are:
1st - SEN
2nd - C9B
3rd - 100T
I honestly think it could be C9B in the first spot over SEN. But it's hard to bet against SEN when they have looked so good, I just think there are teams in NA that can take the fight to them and might surprise people. Personally I am not of the opinion NA is SEN at the top, then like 3 steps down are the next teams. But time will tell I guess right.
I would love nothing more than a team like TSM, T1, FaZe, EnVy, to either take that next step, or get back to where they were at the top of NA in the case of TSM. I truthfully don't even think SEN is a lock to go to Berlin (though I obliviously think chances are good, just not a lock). After we saw that a team like V1 can prove people wrong and go on a run people didn't expect. I think NA could be a region of surprises.
Doesn't matter. It's still circuit points, points that they can steal from another team/from another region, which may change the circuit points standings for champions, and of course, prize money. They are qualified because of the way circuit points possible scenarios are, it doesn't matter if any other NA team gets the points in Berlin, they are guaranteed to qualify. Let's say V1 gets the 375 from 2nd place Berlin, that will put them at 575 points, which will be above SEN, but even so, SEN would still be 2nd in NA points and qualify. They already qualified based on circuit points because in no scenario, any other NA team that would get the remaining circuit points would be able to drop them down from the 1st or 2nd slot in NA circuit points ranking. As an example, if Envy won Masters 1 and had the 100 points to be at 185, Sentinels wouldn't have had the spot guaranteed because both V1 and Envy had a chance to get the first 2 spots in the circuit rankings, but as it stands, Sentinels are guaranteed 1st rank in circuit points in NA under any scenario from any NA team that would make it to Berlin except for V1 and in the case of V1 getting the rank1 in points sentinels would still be top 2 no matter what which qualifies them for champions. This is the sole reason they appear already in the qualified for Champions in the NA circuit points. They can still play in Berlin like any other team.