Champs Contenders

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blooperdooper45

Obviously who's going to Champs isn't guaranteed (at least for the most part), but given what we know now who can realistically win??
These are just based on my opinions, and my knowledge is heavily Americas biased cause I've watched the most of those matches.

Frontrunners: TH, SEN, GENG, PRX
Contenders: G2, 100T (if in Stage 1/Shanghai form) FUT, FNC
Need an insane run: DRX, LEV
Either already are in or probably will make champs, but can't win IMO: 100T if they play like they did in Stage 2, Talon, KC, EDG, FPX + whatever other CN teams make it

Also whyyyy are we back to doing a group stage for Champs???? The Swiss seemed to be so much better from my perspective

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LEV below 100T considering the current form of both teams? idk about that

#3

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That's why I put if they are in their stage 1 form. I think 100T has the potential to win if they are in that form, but if they show up like they have been this stage then I'd put them in the bottom tier.

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But LEV doesn’t in current from looking just as good as SEN? This take is weird.

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blooperdooper45

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They look really good but haven't shown the ability to win on an international stage. I hope they do well (I think Kingg is crazy and deserves to win something), but since their Shanghai performance, I need to see more before I belive in them internationally. All that to say I would love to be proven wrong and have LEV show up and maintain their domestic form at internationally. I'd put them solidly in contender if not frontrunner if they are able to do so.

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they took a map from geng, smacked t1, and hard choked against fut. it's not like they looked worse on international stage, they were just as sloppy in stage 1. they look way better in stage 2 so it should translate

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they played like dogshit compared to what they can (now they are doing well that Goked is gone)
people talking about Lev based in their split 1 and Shangai performance... They're really different now

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I'd love to see it cause I think they have the pieces to make a run, I just need to see it before I put them much higher. Aspas is so much fun to watch when he's not playing against my team lol

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blooperdooper45

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idk y this posted twice but idk how to delete it

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“hard choked” is a massive understatement ngl that sunset map needs to be investigated

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sen frontrunners?
are you being fr rn?

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blooperdooper45

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They won a masters this year and haven't dropped a map this split. Any team could crash out even the top tier ones, but I'd say in terms of the ability to win Champs they're definitely frontrunners.

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how are sen not frontrunners???

#7

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????? they beat GEN in a best of 5 what other team in the world is doing that

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PRX did it, but domestically

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I think PRX match up really well with Gen.G, I think they almost always win against Gen.G unless they play horrible and/or Gen.G plays amazing.

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talon are winning champs

#10

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W list but I'd probably put LEV in contenders. The coaching change seems to have really invigorated this team and given them a mental reset after Shanghai