Confirmed T1 roster

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Tenzu_Fanboy

Sayaplayer
Xeta
Munchkin
Ban
Lakia

Higher ceiling than DRX?

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-Ban
+Faker

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Mjtchell

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-Saya
+Musty

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deadSQUAD

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no igl?

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KCNTV

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i believe munchkin is igl

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L shouldve kept steel and made him learn korean or make the other teammates learn English or they could all come in the middle and learn a completely separate language like spanish so everyone is doing work.

How about they communicate with morse code or sign language that sounds like a good idea

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bakabakaisthebaka

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delusional

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toofan1

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If they get comfortable with their roles and if their IGL is v good they will become best in KR
(Idk who is the igl btw)

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munchkin

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toofan1

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Is he a good igl tho????
Or else this roster will fail like dk cz of bad igling??

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var1ance

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he's an ok igl + they got a goat coach

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SETSUZA

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no reason to expect this team to be better than drx

insane talent but limiting factors are significant. also munchkin is a great player but his igling leaves much to be desired (although CR had language barrier so maybe he has more to show?)

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jimjam789

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really depends on saya and ban. if saya plays like he did in stage 1 and ban improves they have a chance

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-mercury-

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and munchkin, every team needs a good igl

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toofan1

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Yes
Saya and ban can easily adjust it all comes to the igl

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jimjam789

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i think munchkins igling will be fine tbh, his cr days was plagued with his inability to speak jp and still went ot agains prime gambit at one point

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Ryuzaki

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Steel for igl cmon

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Enamul_Huq1990

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If Steel becomes igl Saya is gonna be crying all the time like the crybaby he is. Last time when Dazed said something he cried back to Korea

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archetype

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weakest bait ever

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redlight

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All they need to do is sign Sylvan and Medusa and this roster is pretty set for the year.

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toofan1

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As a sub??? Those players will not accept that

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Medusa might go back to CR if im not wrong after seeing their scrims against RRQ

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Mechanics wise this roster has more firepower than DRX, but we'll have to see how they fare vs the coordination DRX has.

PURE FIREPOWER WISE

Saya = BuZz
Xeta < MaKo
Munchkin > Zest
Lakia > Rb
Ban <= Stax (not sure about Ban tbh, will need to see how he plays)

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Ban > Rb

interesting take, explanation?

#20

archetype

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Meant to say Lakia as Lakia will likely be on flex instead of Ban.

Mechanics wise Rb has great aim obviously but with these precision characters and guns (Chamber, OPing) Ban just has better aim from the eye-test. That's part of the reason why Rb's Neon is so good (besides his godtier movement ofc). He can be in your face.

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babysasuke

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gooooootcha

I wasnt even thinking it was wrong cause Rb looks shaky sometimes (keep off chamber please) but ban also isnt really proven lol

#23

archetype

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yeah he's not tbf. I'm mostly on the fence but if he plays the way he does in Ranked (mechanics wise) then my assessment should hold up.

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Strafe7

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I feel like you can't make this comparison if you dont know the roles for T1 yet

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roles have nothing to do with mechanics tho

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Strafe7

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Idk, I just don't like comparing xeta to Mako, completely different roles, one has played recently, the other hasn't played in months. Imo These are 2 of the best players in Apac

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idk about xeta on smokes

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Flyjin

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Lakia < Rb

Ban < stax

Full stop

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Lakia < Rb is just false.

I've always held the belief that DRX isn't a superteam, they don't have all the best individual players - just the best coordination.

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toofan1

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Stfu kid
This is totally wrong (1st one)

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babysasuke

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Roster slaps, top 3 APAC for sure.

#18

I_HATE_MCE

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That looks crazy strong

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pitchfork

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T1 gave me major damwon vibe cz of their superstar lineup hope they dont fail

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turkey

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isn’t that just 3 jett mains + Lakia and xeta

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yeah basically 3 duelists and 2 initiator

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Ok imo this team will not be better than drx any time soon. Drx has good teamwork which allows them to have near perfect executes which they are known for. On the other hand, 3 of these players have never played with each other before with the exception of munchkin and xeta. It's going to take a lot of work if t1 wants to beat drx before the end of next year, and drx aren't lazy bums either. They actually put in time to get better. However I'm happy to see that there will finally be a team that drx can compete with that's from Korea :)

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Dybala21

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People said the same thing when ONS beat DRX back in Feb

Look at where they are rn

So I wouldn't say it like that

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koromast

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this team its way more cracked on fire power and they have a better coach (actual t1 coach its the same one who leaded C9 to top 8 of the world last year and made xeta the beast he is).

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Dybala21

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What roles do each player will play? Ban as flex? Saya back to smokes?

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koromast

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i dont know but since saya had experience on smokes i think he is the most likely to play omen or brim at least on maps where viper isnt played then i think xeta will play the viper and saya might play jett or chamber.

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This stacked like when VS has contender like T1 KR dan C9 KR. These 2 teams always fight hard to VS. But at the end of the day, VS still win. Only nuturn and F4Q as i remember can beat VS (DRX). But, we’ll see soon, i think T1 DRX could be el clasico