(rank sorted by experience and form)
- SEN - the favorites to win this event. pre season win and now kickoff win 🔥 on form but did they reveal too much strats on the run? that's the question.
- LOUD - still the most consistent team itw. SEN was on fire, they're still the team to beat.
- PRX - underwhelming, but they're still consistently a major force to reckon especially when they're known to surprise teams who face them the first time. big question is will monyet make a difference this time?
- EDG - still the best team in china by a mile. their playstyle still relying on their insane firepower. the question is will they make adjustment when facing western teams?
- KC - don't sleep on this team. this team rise from the grave by signing bunch of rising stars. especially on n4rrate and marteen, this is their breakthrough year as rookies.
- Gen.G - the most improved team of the year. signing t3xture who's the best duelist in apac atm certainly make a big impact. They're gonna be a dark horse this tournament.
- TH - the team who's known for brothers play together as a team. this is gonna be their first valorant international LAN. also don't sleep on benjyfishy he's a known champ (even if hes from fortnite)
- FPX - underrated team than people realized. their loss against EDG was actually more closer than people thought. they still have some problems with calls from their igl. Also first OCE representative on international LAN?
3/8 of the teams are gonna be having first international LAN experience. the year of underdogs? 🔥