ngl, sen look pretty scary rn; if they can keep this form, they'll def be contenders for next year. But can they keep this form up forever or is this just a honeymoon period?
I think they are finding their rhythm, sacy finding much more value than last year, tenz becoming consistent on a role he is comfortable with, johnqt will solid calling and midrounding
could be cope but note that paper rex was really not in their best shape both using the 6-man and their weird roles; a win is a win tho sen looked like the much better team
allat: sen good, prx was trolling a little bit but even so sen seem better
id expect them to keep the form
their player quality is just SO high, which is why them flopping last year was so a disappointment
this time round they already look like a good team going into the year and instead of having to catch up they just dont need to fall behind
only potential worry is that the offseason events arent that heavy in the anti-strat department and we've never really got to see sen (well ig Kaplan) just hard outstrat people last year
But I think theyll be fine, they have a good igl and its not like this is the first team for the coaches
SEN likely has more consistent practice than the other teams in this tournament, three months or so. Despite this, it's a significant achievement to defeat two top 8 teams convincingly. DRX kind of look messy but PRX stomped almost everyone except SEN.
SEN's performance has been consistently improving since their loss in the showmatch against MxS. It's not just about Pancada or Zellsis, the team's synergy is impressive, huge trading and precise skill usage. Even though TenZ's Omen skills are still relatively amateurish, he executes them flawlessly to assists. If they continue to improve in the coming months, they might have a chance to qualify for Madrid.
I can see them being in Champs but not Madrid or Masters.
Mainly because Off Season tournaments IMO don't mean much. In League play coaches and analysts will stay up all night long for 7 days and antistrat all you do. I need to see them doing well in that format and competition before really judging them.