C9 and Offseason

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notnihso

Why does everyone say they're off-season merchants? They've only won 1 event out of 6 offseason events? Also they've never won redbull either? They don't even look good at these events either. They look mid.

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i also dont get the off season narrative

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They've been in the grand finals of the Redbull Homeground all 3 years they've attended. 2022-2024

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Hobbit

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Because they only look like a competent team in the off-season

#4

brahianv

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they always looked competent to me

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Hobbit

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Decent and middle of the pack at most maybe, but definitely not heavy hitters

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jakecid

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Offseason and regular season merchants, really. Whenever it comes to qualifying for internationals, they bomb out in playoffs, against teams they've destroyed before. Two years in a row, C9 was a favorite to make Masters/Champions and lose out.

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brahianv

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favorites since when?? they always had mid teams

#9

CallMeVortex

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pretty sure at the beginning they got called a superteam the last 2 years

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jakecid

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Favorites since they went 5-1 in the regular season of Split 1 in 2024, lost in first round of playoffs.
2023 they were 8-1 in the regular season, lost to EG and NRG to get 4th. Then lost to KRU in LCQ.

They're favored because their regular season performance is way higher then other teams.

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Hobbit

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Fumbled a "super team"

Choked against NRG in 2023 Americas for a spot at both Masters and Champs

Choked a 2-0 lead against LEV to qualify for the LCQ grand final

Failed to be consistent in playoffs after being dominant in the group stage

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Shadow_Monarch

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They only do decent in Offseasons and Kickoffs then fall off for the rest of the year

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RzqoFoxie

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Because they perform decently off season but sht during VCT

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Kevn

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I thought the original thing was theyre Regular Season merchants and then at some point people just start saying off season merchants as well. I think it’s just an overall narrative that they’re better when it doesn’t matter

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which is just true they thrive in low stakes and when teams are less prepped for them