These are my predictions for who the top 20 players will be, based on current form plus some guesses on who will perform better than they did in Split 2. Justifications given for players I wanted to talk about a bit.
- t3xture
- aspas
- Karon
Undisputed GOAT controller rn.
- something
This dude has been absolutely monstrous, the only real bright spot in a shaky year for PRX. He turns up at all times, and even though he won't be able to carry PRX to a finals, he's gonna go off individually like he did last year.
- JonahP
I don't know how this dude is still so underrated, he's the best player on G2 with some absolutely ridiculous game sense, aim, and utility usage.
- RieNs
Dude carried Heretics in the latter half of this split and has always been the consistent member of this squad.
- TenZ
SEN look off but TenZ doesn't, he's still playing great on an individual level and he'll continue that at Champs.
- primmie
Alright, hear me out. Primmie came in very late and showed huge potential. Now that he's got time to adjust and get used to the team and how people play in pro, I think his individual ability is going to look so insane. He definitely has that ability to take over a game and dominate the scoreline. Ranked demon will finally get his time to shine.
- Sayf
- Meteor
MVP of Shanghai and always turns up when it matters.
- Chronicle
- Wo0t
He's had a rough later split, but we've seen the heights that Wo0t can go to. He'll be back at Champs with a vengeance (tamed because he's not playing duelist, but great nonetheless).
- Flashback
I think Flashback is criminally underrated, he's been the best player for DRX when they looked shaky. I think he's the best player on the team (maybe not as flashy as BuZz).
- Derke
Might be a bit low, but I think FNC has lots of great individuals that can mask one another. Very good player regardless.
- ZmjjKK
He's so back at Seoul.
- valyn
Probably the best IGL in the world rn. I think he will be tempered a bit at Champs but will still play ridiculously well.
- trexx
Easily has been the second-best player for Vitality, and at many times has been the best. Ridiculous utility usage on the Sova.
- zekken
Zekken's had a rough past two matches but that can make it easy to forget that he's still an insanely strong duelist. While I don't think SEN will perform to the heights that they did at Madrid (or even beginning of Split 2), I think zekken will still be a strong duelist for this team
- kiNgg
I switched between Mako and kiNgg for this spot for a while, but I think I have to give credit to kiNgg for how good he's made this Leviatan team look in this second split. I'm a little bit of a LEV doubter for Seoul, so other people will probably have him higher, but I still think he's a great caller and has huge potential.
- Mako
HM: Alfajer, d4v41, f0rsaken, hiro, Lakia of Valorant, BuZz