AMERICAS:
G2
coldest take lmao
MIBR
im a little concerned by the verno addition comms wise but i have a lot of faith in frod that he wouldnt let a decision like that be made if it didnt benefit the team and considering how they did with only weeks of practice in kickoff i have a lot of hope for them
NRG
i think this team will take awhile to heat up like i could see them placing 4th in their group pretty easily but as the split goes on i think they will overtake a lot of teams
EMEA:
Heretics
meta suits them + i have a lot of faith in all of them to bounce back considering all of last year
FNATIC
removed the fraud + meta suits them + emea is a shit region + picked up a good coach
Liquid
i know people are confused by the roster move but serial is insane and moving nats to initiator makes sense considering the problems they were having in the comms before
APAC:
GenG
i think foxy9 is terrible and adding in ash and suggest are good moves imo it just comes down to how they execute and they were already top 3 pacific with a dysfunctional roster so i dont see how they will get worse
Talon
they get to comm in thai now which should help their biggest weakness in team cohesion and as long as the rookies dont melt they should be a comfortable top 3 team by the end of the split
Global
this is probably my biggest punt in terms of no real evidence but this roster has the talent its just about getting it to mesh and i think with the full roster now and months of practice they should be contenders for the top 3 and abyss is out of the map pool which is honestly why they didnt place better in kickoff they just got exposed so early on.
CN:
EDG
duh
BLG
pretty decent team in a region full of shitters
DRG
vo0kashu gaming + good ideas
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