2025 is actually exciting

These teams are looking good. I’m only updated on NA and APAC roster updates but they are looking more competitive now. How is EMEA and China looking? All I know is BLG improved just a little by kicking out that fraud Yosemite but signed another potential fraud Rushia. I think they just need to kick out Whzy and Knight too and they will be slightly better.

Oh wait FPX got way worse now I forgot. China might be cooked ngl

china’s teams, even the ones that play tourneys now, aren’t still final so it’s hard to say
but it’s obvious they’re gonna be better then last year purely because of experience
emea though is a mystery - barely any tournaments

Little EMEA overview:

• FNATIC: -Derke +kajaak
My opinion: kajaak has big shoes to fill but he’s good so exciting
• VIT: -cender -runner +Less +Derke
My opinion: Superteam, let’s see if they fail or not
• FUT: -cned +xeus
My opinion: xeus is promising I think, so also excited
• KC: -N4RRATE -sh1n -Magnum -tomaszy +saadhak +Avez +suygetsu +Elite
My opinion: Insane team imo
• BBL: no idea tbh, could be good has some t2 prospects but Yh not really invested there
• TL: -jamppi -mistic -Enzo +kamo +kamyk +patitek
My opinion: sounds like a better roster then last year but haven’t seen them play or anything
• NAVI: -ardiis -suygetsu -zyppan +koalanoob +ruxic +hiro
My opinion: looks good happy new head coach i think they will cook a bit but middle of the pack team
• GM8: -everyone except KADVRA +click +zyppan +minny +RobbieBk
My opinion: actually looking good I think they’re promising
• KOI: idk either

Why Yosemite is a fraud >:(

EMEA teams looking good on paper, but many unknowns because its always hard to know how tier 2 players will perform in VCT and if some players find their forms again.

KC is good example because marteen is apparently scrim monster and looked good last season, but not absolutely like top duelist all the time. Suygetsu's peaks are really really high but last season he didn't look that good on a struggling team, also new role. Avez has looked good in tier 2, but again new to tier 1. Elite and Saadhak should be good like expected.

And then you have teams like GiantX with Cloud and purp0 who were good but on struggling team. And both Tomaszy and runneR who didn't have the best seasons and had to do role swaps but both were promising in tier 2 so maybe they will activate with more experience? Who knows. Westside again new to tier 2.

Team Heretics, Fnatic and Team Vitality should be good, because TH still the same, Fnatic only changed one player and Kajaak should do well on this team, but I also expected Keiko to do well but well what happened... And Vitality just has such stacked roster. FUT also only replaced cNed with Xeus who could become upgrade with more flexibility and FUT were already doing pretty well.

Overall anyone from GiantX, KOI, Team Liquid, GentleMates, BBL, NAVI could do well but reminds to be seen with bunch of tier 2 talent mixed with last season's VCT players from guys performing well to guys who maybe underperformed and didn't play to their potential. Some will just fail and some could become the next Team Heretics. Team Heretics, FNATIC, Team Vitality, KC and FUT should do pretty well .I only see Apeks being like bottom team with lower potential, obviously there will be teams joining them but its hard to tell right now.