Darkhorse Each Region

(this does not mean I think they will make toronoto, but they have the potential to upset if everything goes right for them)

CN-TEC, ik ik Rb glazer etc BUT After and Haodong are proven to be above most china teams calling wise, they are rumored to sign Tvirusluke who is amazing duelist, and Rb is still the goat
EMEA-FNC, with elmo out and doombros in FNC have a major upgrade in coaching in strats, paired with Iso buff which will make Alfa go insane, this team has the chance to regain form and make the intl
PAC-GE, might be shocking to you guys, but Pacific teams are the teams that are known to choke and be inconsistent more than any other-GE has a really underrated roster, Udotan is insane, Kr1stal is insane, Papi is insane, and if Patrickwho comes back I think they have a chance to upset for toronoto
AME-EG, Potter is the goat and they are rumored to have an academy team now which was the reason EG improved so much in 23 to getting 2nd and 1st at intls-yay is hitting his stride, supa is insane, and Potter now has had so much time to coach and work on strats/new comps-AME is def the tuffest region as id say 5-7 teams fighting for qual, but EG is an outside pick that are known for upsets

guys team secret is a dark horse...

100t - low expectations from poor kickoff but they'll bounce back, just u wait :)

dark horse in china is nova fs, they can actually do some damage. Ezeir is insane and so is swerl

cn - xlg: idk if they are considered bad enough to be a darkhorse or if they are already are a contender but these guys have really good firepower

amer - 100T: they can make a really good comeback for stage 1 if they work out role issues and can be a menace, ofc they will fall off stage 2

pac - DFM: if they can work out their strats they can qual 3rd to toronto and they could beat teams like GENG and DRX if meiy shows up every game

emea - M8: they have really good potential but they need to work out their strats and if RobbieBK stops being lazy and has the firepower that he had in the off season M8 could be really good (or farmers like FUT)

CN - none
Pac - Talon
Emea - Apeks
America - C9