edit : I ain't cookin today
We all know NRG are a prep-heavy team that excel by counter-stratting teams. Now, 100T have played all maps in this season so far except 1 which is Pearl, their perma-ban
I think 100T should pick Pearl themselves. (You read that right I want them to pick their perma-ban.) Hear me out
100T have yet to show their Pearl this season whereas NRG have shown it 3 times now. And they haven't looked good on it a single time. If MikesHD wants to cook, I think this is the play to catch them off guard. (Of course assuming that they've put in work into their Pearl)
If 100T ban Ascent first and then pick Pearl, the entire map pool shifts in their favour. Even if NRG win their own map pick, 100T get to play the decider on one of Icebox, Split, Haven, Fracture or Lotus which are all decently strong maps for them