this is gonna be super close ngl, guess we'll have to see!
Minor updates to observing
I think 100 Thieves should in theory take this easily. The improvement that they have shown between qualifiers have been huge. They look like by far the most structured team in NA, and I trust in the team to continue their rapid growth.
We've seen a lot more of T1 than we have 100T, so some people might think T1 will win. T1 has shown slower, but steady improvements over a long period of time. However considering the trajectories of both teams, I expect 100T to be one of the tournament favorites while T1 to be a tier below.
interesting alternative to 100t's showers sandwich
https://clips.twitch.tv/HardDeliciousArtichokeKeyboardCat
saya ults from b long, azk blinds off of ska's contact and ska dashes to avoid the spam
100t's showers sandwich on their half was an omen blind from the boost with steel playing a similar position to ska, but asuna was the one ulting thru tele
THAT WAS SUCH A GOOD MATCH TO WATCH THOUGH
All you look at is fragging... AZK is a very diverse player and a very good support player. He's played Omen, Breach, Sova, Jett, Sage and is always(except for maybe when he was playing Jett for a bit) setting up his teammates. It's easy to pick out bad players based on the scoreboard but that isn't all that matters.
imo i think t1 would benefit a lot from spyder on second duelists and azk on omen. there are times where he has his moments of brilliance on breach but i felt way more convinced after bind that he belongs on omen way more.
though i dont think it's the role i think t1 doesn't really utilize breach well aside from his ult