so the top 4 teams from Challengers 1 (GRD, OpTic, C9, XSET) get invited to the group stage, while the other 8 teams get a bye to the round of 32 in the first open qualifier
100T will be allowed to keep their circuit points and Ro32 bye since Hiko will be on the roster as an official sub, allowing them to maintain 3 players (Asuna, bang, Hiko) from Challengers 1
FaZe will claim Rise's circuit points and Ro32 bye since they will have 3 players from Rise's old roster (Poised, supamen, and Shanks) with Shanks being a sub
the other 6 teams are: V1, LG, SEN, PK, NRG, EG
which, if any, of these 8 teams do you think will be replaced, and by who?
i think EG has by far the highest likelihood to be replaced, likely by either Ghost or TSM (not a fan but I think their roster has potential)
100T, PK, and FaZe could also potentially end up struggling, and I think at least one of them will end up failing to qualify
here are my predictions based on personal opinions, feel free to disagree:
first open quali: NRG and V1 qualify through uppers, 100T and SEN qualify through lowers
second open quali: LG and Ghost qualify through uppers, TSM and FaZe qualify through lowers
let's try to keep this thread respectful!