(This is ordered by kickoff placement, not an power ranking)
G2, Loud, and Kru go to toronto.
G2 - They could go two ways: keep the form and continue to be on top of americas, or completely fall apart after another international loss (which is more likely than people realise). But i do think they will keep going and be on the first place on americas unless other teams really evolve during the championship
Sentinels - Feels a bit like Loud 24 where they had a good start and then got messy over the year. I really hope it's not the case, cause i can see this team potential. With their group they will likely get playoffs and maybe classify to toronto if they can work more on their mental
MIBR - Depends on who their 5th will be. They had a clear evolution line and i think they would look better on stage 1 but going with Verno feels like a step back because they will have to work out some inside things first. While they can have a bigger ceiling in the future with this move, i just feel like they will need some more time and will not classify to Toronto. But with aspas you never know
Kru - Getting better and better and with a healthy Keznit they might surprise. Def getting playoffs and im going with them for Toronto. Just feels like it still lacks something so its not unlikely that they might lose it
Loud - With more time to work they will get better. Was a surprise seeing how far they went on kickoff, and they will likely be more up to date with the meta by the time Stage 1 kicks out. With everyone comfortable this team might go nuts. Think they will be at Toronto
Lev - Just don't see this team working. Although i trust Itopata i still don't understand Natank leaving, and i don't think Rossy is a good replacement at all. But next map pool seems very Jett-Friendly so we might see Demon1 frying again
EG - I'm a certified EG hater they will have like one or two wins and that's pretty much it. Not going to playoffs
NRG - Feels a bit tricky cause Brawk is not a bad replacement by any means but we have yet to see how well he goes on T1. I think this team will need some time to evolve and Mada will need to do some crazy things to get this team to a good spot (which i don't think will happen but Mada is good enough for it)
Furia - Yeah my Brazilian Bias is kicking in. They will not be as bad as kickoff. The visa issue really fucked with them and they barely trained, so im hoping they will be at least a little better and get some wins on Stage 1. If they don't, this team will need to change. In any case, don't think they will classify for Toronto at all.
Cloud 9 - Don't think they will get lucky this time. Their group is very tricky and i don't see them classifying to playoffs. Might be for Stage 2 with their yearly random groupstage win streak but right now is not happening
100 Thieves - Got an unlucky bracket on Kickoff and, while losing to NRG was a bad sign, that was NRG at an actual decent form with Mada going ballistic. They will be better for Stage 1 and could even snatch a spot for Toronto if they have a good enough run
2Gaming - Same with Furia. Feel like with more time this team can be decent. Askia is a great replacement for Pryze if it ends up happening but we have yet to see how good he is on T1. Either way, they likely won't be a competitor until Spike comes, just might show some good signs this time
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