champs curse

am i tripping or is EDG the only team to avoid any changes or disbandment since winning champs

they have the same players right? i didn’t miss anything?

acend also had the same roster for the following year but they just shit the bed

Acend played with their winning squad in the Split 1 in 2022

Only person that left is probably Haodong from the coaching staff into playing again but that's about it

annoybrocc02 [#2]

acend also had the same roster for the following year but they just shit the bed

i forgot about that.. thanks !

since EDG have won champs they have won 3 matches and have lost 7

for reference they have only beaten TEC, TE with a sub, and JDG with half of their roster no longer playing for them

if u wanna look at things literally, haodong left EDG

The trend is champs 2nd place and champs winners completely flop or roster crumbles. 2021: acend flop, gambit crumbled due to Russia. 2022: LOUD roster not retained, optic disband. 2023: EG fell apart, FNC fell off compared to their performance from the year before, 2024: both TH and EDG retained their rosters but I predict they miss out on 2 of the three international events for this year, which would be considered a flop for them

unknown_trash [#8]

The trend is champs 2nd place and champs winners completely flop or roster crumbles. 2021: acend flop, gambit crumbled due to Russia. 2022: LOUD roster not retained, optic disband. 2023: EG fell apart, FNC fell off compared to their performance from the year before, 2024: both TH and EDG retained their rosters but I predict they miss out on 2 of the three international events for this year, which would be considered a flop for them

prx was 2023 2nd at champ

unknown_trash [#8]

The trend is champs 2nd place and champs winners completely flop or roster crumbles. 2021: acend flop, gambit crumbled due to Russia. 2022: LOUD roster not retained, optic disband. 2023: EG fell apart, FNC fell off compared to their performance from the year before, 2024: both TH and EDG retained their rosters but I predict they miss out on 2 of the three international events for this year, which would be considered a flop for them

Fnc went 4th at champs to 5th at champs

Hades_Loves_Rb [#6]

since EDG have won champs they have won 3 matches and have lost 7

for reference they have only beaten TEC, TE with a sub, and JDG with half of their roster no longer playing for them

Off-season actually means nothing