I think these are the teams that have the most potential at picking up the champs trophy (not in order):
Sentinels: they have been looking solid in split 2 , their masterful coordination is back as well their set plays, they are a heavy competitor for trophy
GenG - GenG are still looking solid with no fall off even after winning masters 2 and their international record is best this year and champs is going to be in their own homeground thus a mental boost as well,
Fnatic: I ain't a Fnatic stan but I am just telling u what I see , their form and consistency have been looking so much better since hiro came in, especially as now chronicle can play his comfort sova role and everyone is currently firing on this team pretty well , if they keep this up , then they have a definite chance of lifting the trophy
G2- Their consistency is maintained even in split 2 after champs masterclass , and they are looking solid as well .
Below are teams with potential to lift the trophy but are less likely to:
PRX: potential exists but their map pool looks bad along with their agent comps on some maps.
Lev- evn in stage 1 they looked very promising but then eventually fell off after regular season and played bad in playoffs and on lan , they are highly inconsistent.
TH : To be honest I am a heretics stan , but I can't easily bring myself to say that they can easily lift the trophy because things are different than in Shanghai , in Shanghai woot delivered a masterclass along with patitek rising to the occasion as well , nobody expected that, it was a miracle run and I don't think it would be that easy to replicate that again.
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