1 - 8 (with 1 being most favored team to win it all and 8 being the least favored team)
- Team Heretics (based off this years resume - beat tournament favourites in GENG and made it to the grand finals in Shanghai)
- G2 Esports (based off group stage performances and performances in Shanghai, losing out to only TH and GENG)
- Sentinels (putting them up here based off there dominance against GENG, you could also put FNATIC up here as well)
- FNATIC (the most dominant superteam from last year, on paper they have the most stacked roster but could also drop out based off their current lackluster season)
- DRX (could win it all, but also continue the team's legacy of not showing up in playoffs while dominating groups)
- LEVIATAN (have a team constructed with players who have been here before (C0M and aspas, but haven't been the most consistent)
- EDward Gaming (around the same level of favourites as DRX and LEV, have an experienced core that has been to champs but havent had a super convincing playoffs from their previous champs performances)
- Trace Esports (first year for this roster in champs so no expectations for them - could make a couple big upsets to continue the cinderella run like ZETA but could crash out of playoffs)