Pre Split-1 power rankings

Now that Bangkok is over we can predict how each team is gonna look in Split 1

EMEA

1. VIT - showed the choking genes/mental boomage during Bangkok but I doubt that'd turn it's head during regional play
2. TH - this is half cope but also neilzinho is a goated coach and I think he'd have been able to reset the mental and fix the map pool during Bangkok and bring TH back to their 2024 form
3. TL - I HATE LIQUID I HATE LIQUID I HATE LIQUID I HATE LIQUID but also they did look a little out of their depth against world class teams so if TH get back to where they were last year then I don't have faith in them to keep up, still good tho
4. KC - similar reasoning to TH, I feel like ENGH and Saadhak with a break would've had enough time to fix KC's most glaring issues + the team in general will all probably be more comfortable together after the obligatory first game as a new roster nerves
5. FUT - FUT gatekeepers of EMEA, will always be good but never the top dogs of the region
6. BBL - They showed a lot of promise at Kickoff but clearly choked against Liquid in the lower bracket, I think they'll have improved during their time off
7. FNC - Mid ahhhhhh team
8. GM8 - Same reasoning as BBL tbh, tho they didn't look as promising as them so I have them lower
9. NAVI - ANGE1 may have been cooking in the time off but I also feel like individually the team is a lot weaker than everyone above them
10. GX - Midder ahhhh team
11. APKS - If batu looks more comfortable on stage in Split 1 then they could go higher but as of now it's flor 1v9 every game
12. KOI - KOI is a Spanish team formed in December 2021, founded by former LVP caster Ibai Llanos, and former FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqué.

AMER

1. G2 - Just made Bangkok finals, pretty self explanatory
2. 100T - This is pure unadulterated copium I have literally zero reasoning
3. NRG - I kinda fw the brawk addition but still iffy on MikesHD, if the teams coordination and comms are better I see them living up to the off season potential they showed
4. Loud - They looked really impressive at Kickoff and honestly kind choked vs SEN, I expect them to look way better with more time together as a roster
5. SEN - They looked completely out of their depth against international competition at Bangkok but I still think they'll be fine regionally, tho ngl I expect going out without a win in Bangkok will kinda boom them and put them at a disadvantage to the other teams that have had time off
6. KRU - KRU gatekeeper team, the FUT of Americas
7. MIBR - They did look decent at Kickoff but with nzr apparently leaving and them rumoured to be bringing in fucking Verno for some reason I expect them to get worse considering they're switching to English and losing one of their secondary callers for a guy mostly known for having comms and vibes issues
8. LEV - Removed one of their better players but added Rossy presumably to be a second caller. Fuck knows what the roles on this team are gonna look like but they did have quite a few issues at Kickoff and I'm not sure removing nataNk solves any of them, especially considering what kiNgg has reportedly said about it
9. EG - Could be higher with a bit of Potter miracle work but as of now they looked incredibly disconnected and individualistic as a team during Kickoff
10. C9 - Same as EG, tho they did manage to beat NRG with Xeppaa's once every 6 months life series to keep his job
11. Furia - Shitters
12. 2G - Bigger shitters

Pacific

1. T1 - just won Masters
2. DRX - looked incredibly good coming into Bangkok but choked pretty heavily
3. GEN.G - I have faith in the 2024 core and coaching staff to massively improve from what we saw
4. RRQ - I thought they looked really impressive at Kickoff and I think they're on track to steadily improve over the course of the year
5. NS - Same as RRQ tbh, tho Dambi's reliance on Neon does worry me a little
6. Talon - Looked pretty decent during Kickoff, could definitely be higher with their roster moves, ngl I'm kinda unfamiliar with the players they're bringing in but I'm pretty sure they'll be upgrades over ban and Governer
7. DFM - Mogged PRX and showed that they can definitely compete in terms of firepower
8. PRX - Finished team and I say that as a PRX glazer
9. BME - I thought they looked alright, nothing special tho
10. GE - Could definitely improve but their comps were kinda overcooked and their map pool looked a bit wonky
11. TS - Nepo team
12. Zeta - Guys the next Reykjavik run is just around the corner we promise

I'll be honest I only watched the last half of China Kickoff so I probably can't do a full ranking of it

-k0cks +zyw00

ZETA can compete with firepower but they definitely need better coach and management

China

1. EDG
2. TE
3. BLG
4. NOVA
5. XLG
6. DRG
7. WOL
8. JDG
9. FPX
10. TYL
11. TEC
12. AG

3-5 and 7-10 could be any order ngl. Only thing that I can see drastically changing is Tyloo improving to where they can trade blows with NOVA/XLG and FPX not being absolutely terrible with their new igl and coaching staff

sen below loud and nrg and 100T?

Stopped reading after 2. th

People predicted lev last year to finish 9th in stage 2 because they were going to "implode" because of vibe issues and they went almost undefeated lmao. Using vibes to rank teams are almost never accurate

ngl i think dambi could definitely thrive on the new duelist