Ranking each team in playoffs (imo)

1 - 8 (with 1 being most favored team to win it all and 8 being the least favored team)

1. Team Heretics (based off this years resume - beat tournament favourites in GENG and made it to the grand finals in Shanghai)
2. G2 Esports (based off group stage performances and performances in Shanghai, losing out to only TH and GENG)
3. Sentinels (putting them up here based off there dominance against GENG, you could also put FNATIC up here as well)
4. FNATIC (the most dominant superteam from last year, on paper they have the most stacked roster but could also drop out based off their current lackluster season)
5. DRX (could win it all, but also continue the team's legacy of not showing up in playoffs while dominating groups)
6. LEVIATAN (have a team constructed with players who have been here before (C0M and aspas, but haven't been the most consistent)
7. EDward Gaming (around the same level of favourites as DRX and LEV, have an experienced core that has been to champs but havent had a super convincing playoffs from their previous champs performances)
8. Trace Esports (first year for this roster in champs so no expectations for them - could make a couple big upsets to continue the cinderella run like ZETA but could crash out of playoffs)

least delusional memea fan

1. TH
2. SEN
3. G2
4. LEV
5. FNC
6. DRX
7. TE
8. EDG

8. SEN

smartest EMEA fan

disagree with LEV below DRX, DRX look good but this is their first international showing with their roster and beating fnatic currently doesn't mean that much. They're making alfajer play fucking initiator ffs.

I think LEV is overall better and more experienced.

1.G2
2.Drx
3.Edg
4.th
5.fnc
6.s0n
7.trace
8.leviatan

DRX showed up in pacific playoffs while not having a great group stage. In stage 1 they showed up in group stage but choked shanghai qualification

Tryeue2 [#7]

1.G2
2.Drx
3.Edg
4.th
5.fnc
6.s0n
7.trace
8.leviatan

I like this ranking

Burgru [#6]

disagree with LEV below DRX, DRX look good but this is their first international showing with their roster and beating fnatic currently doesn't mean that much. They're making alfajer play fucking initiator ffs.

I think LEV is overall better and more experienced.

i respect your opinion. DRX is hard to rank because they have three rookies who don't have champs playoffs experience but I liked what they showed in group stage

Burgru [#6]

disagree with LEV below DRX, DRX look good but this is their first international showing with their roster and beating fnatic currently doesn't mean that much. They're making alfajer play fucking initiator ffs.

I think LEV is overall better and more experienced.

They’re making Alfajer play initiator because he doesn’t wanna play cypher every game lol. The game DRX beat them on was when alfajer was solely on KJ

realistically i could see only g2 or heretics winning ngl

DUDE

Trace LEGIT SHIT ON LEV HOW ARE THEY 8

geometrix [#3]

1. TH
2. SEN
3. G2
4. LEV
5. FNC
6. DRX
7. TE
8. EDG

Idk about LEV in 4. Would put FNC and DRX higher than them

SquareMars [#13]

DUDE

Trace LEGIT SHIT ON LEV HOW ARE THEY 8

I wouldn't say shit on. LEV can be inconsistent at times. Not to discredit Trace but at the end of the day they are still a new roster to champions playoffs

Kirya [#4]

8. SEN

jesus bro get a job

Zyppan_Best_Raze [#15]

I wouldn't say shit on. LEV can be inconsistent at times. Not to discredit Trace but at the end of the day they are still a new roster to champions playoffs

If LEV are inconsistent that should be held against them

not to mention how the mazino drama might effect the entire team's morale and desire to continue playing in this tournament

You also can't say that a new roster to a LAN isn't going to do well, when GenG entered Madrid going several years before making a LAN and got 2nd while taking it to game 5???