So far...
UB R1: 4-0
LB R1: 1-1
UB Semis: 1-1
LB R2: 1-1
OpTic (2) vs Paper Rex (1)
Oh man this is going to be the best match of the tournament so far, I can feel it right now. I hope to everything that d4v41, jingg, f0rsakeN and alecks are fully healthy in 5 days. In front of a crowd, with 2 of the best and most dynamic teams is gonna be so fun to watch. Paper Rex really showed they could run with the best of the best; people are saying Derke played bad that's why FNC lost, but in my mind it's PRX didn't let Derke get comfortable and play his game. That's why I think they will try to do the same against yay, forcing him into unfavorable fights and bringing the battle to him with jingg and f0rsakeN rather than letting yay choose his fights. But, 5 days is a lot for Chet to prepare and antistrat and using this FNC game will be really helpful. I think this match will come down to a lot of midrounding for both teams: resetting after initial duels, pace of play, man advantage rounds. Whichever team can use their stars the most and clutch more will win. Marved vs mindfreak, Jinggg vs Victor, f0rsakeN vs yay, this will be very good. I think OpTic just gets over the finish line, a very close 2-1, but we will see PRX back in the grand finals.
Fnatic (2) vs FPX (1)
Fnatic will continue to reign supreme over FPX in their 100th meeting in the last month. In a game like this, where both teams are very familiar with each other and are comfortable with the playstyles, it will allow the star players to shine. This match will come down to individual performance IMO, whereas FNC games against PRX and LEV and FPX games against DRX were more reliant on cohesive team play because it was a completely new opponent. With that said, I think Derke and Alfajer will have the upper hand over ardiis and shao/suygetsu (whoever plays better and backs up ardiis). I also think that Enzo and Boaster have played extremely will in terms of util, support, and fragging and Mistic has been below average but always has that ability to put up good numbers. On the other hand, Zyppan hasn't impressed me with the potential he has and Ange1 is just there. This match will be close for sure, but I think Fnatic moves into the top 3, 2-1 over FPX.
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