Drop your hottest Kickoff take and I'll rate it in terms of hotness and correctness
Hotness: 8/10
Correctness: 6/10
It's definitely possible that DRX make Bangkok as they look like the best APAC team rn, cold take
RRQ on the other hand, I don't think they have it in them to make a run like that, especially if xffero is still sick
They'd have to beat NS, Talon/T1, PRX AND the loser of the upper final and I think it might be too hard for them.
If it does happen tho I'll become an RRQ fan on top of many other teams I support
I played against xeus in team deathmatch, he had anonymous name so i only saw it after the match, literally everyone from my team and his team said that hes a cheater, i personally thought he was using triggerbot, your brain doesnt get to react to seeing him he already one taps u, i did manage to get him 4 times but that was only when he whiffed on me or i managed to one tap him, if u spray ur dead, im asc3 if it matters
I agree but all M8 have to do is make the lower final so the upper final result doesn't matter and I have not included it so it's irrelevant to the discussion
Unless you're arguing that M8 are on the level of Fut and Vitality in which case...yeah no
Edit: I didn't mean to come off as rude, so I apologize
I SPECIFICALLY said KICKOFF take
but since you seem reasonable I'll do it anyway
Hotness: 9/10
Correctness: 4/10
There are lots of strong teams across the leagues and I don't think Giantx are one of those.
If they are to win they'd have to pull some serious bullshit out of their asses or really improve after kickoff, maybe a roster change or 2
Unlikely but plausible
Pacific is awful (top teams)
The average level of the region has been very impressive, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the region go 0-4 at Bangkok. Granted, the sample size is small, but all 3 of GENG, T1, PRX have left a ton to be desired imo and despite impressive, I don't see a team like RRQ hitting the level required to be a real threat internationally either. I'm not concerned long term, but I'm seriously pessimistic about the top end of Pacific going into Bangkok
Hotness: 6/10
Correctness: 6/10
Team Secret played 2 quite strong teams and whilst they dominated on map 1 in both games they ended up losing soundly
At this point you have to ask if it's unlucky or maybe a choking issue?
Anyway they didn't play a weaker team so we might not know, they played teams on their level or higher so in that sense you can say they were unlucky
Hotness: 4/10
Correctness: 7/10
As a closeted Fnatic supporter I'd hate that, but it might just happen.
Fnatic didn't make enough improvements to their squad (it's hard to replace Derke and Leo after all) while the rest of the field signed cracked players and now FNC don't look as good as they used to anymore
I hate that but what can you do
I politely disagree, FengF is in no way a carry. heybay's aim has improved quite a tad since champs, Luok1ng has always been quite good, Kai is lowkey the best player on the team, Biank probably weakest link on the team tbf. But yeah, FengF having a generational series would likely bag them a solid win.
Dude it's your 3rd hot take relax 😭 (jk I need something to do iły fnc fan)
Hotness: 7/10
Correctness: 6/10
Lev will def lose to G2, Leviathan look kinda mid this year even with all the talent
I'm not sure about NRG yet, they're very up and down and it'll come down to their form
Definitely possible and unsurprising if comes true