Group predictions
Group A
NRG:5-0(L vs )
Guard:4-1(L vs NRG)
Xset:3-2(L vs NRG,TGRD)
100T:2-3(L vs TGRD,Xset,NRG)
TSM:1-4(L vs NRG,100T,TGRD,Xset)
Ghost:0-5(L vs Xset,TGRD, NRG,TSM,100t)
NRG- Looking really strong right now. They haven't shown they can play against the best of the best as yet but so far I think they can 5-0 this group
Guard- Has been a great team with a good showing for a little while now. I think they will lose to NRG but will probably be a close game going map 3 with OT.
Xset- Has been a top 5 team for a while and just has fallen short against the top teams. Will do good enough to qualify.
100T- Still looked a little shaky on some maps. Hope that their boot camp is going to improve this and when bang reaches the boot camp they will do good. High potential of beating Xset.
TSM- Really good showing so far but I think the rest of the teams are just showing better performance but TSM will take make most of the teams fight till the end. I put 100t beating them because 100t has played them twice during qualifiers and 100t looked better each time they played.
Ghost - Great team but it sucks that they are kind of the weak link in this group but they have the potential to win against 100T or TSM but before I see them play against any of the teams in this group I think they might be taking an 0-5.
Group B
Optic Gaming5-0(L vs )
C9:4-1(L vs OPTC)
Faze:3-2(L vs OPTC,C9)
Sen:2-3(L vs OPTC,Faze,C9)
LG:1-4(L vs Sen,Faze,C9,OPTC)
EG:0-5(L vs C9,Sen,LG,OPTC,Faze)
Optic-Really good team looking too strong right now.
C9- Has been a great team and has the potential to beat Optic
Faze- Been showing really good improvement but we haven't seen them go against the top teams like C9 and Optic but will push them to their limits.
Sen-A little shaky right now but with rawkus back I think they can qualify here and be really strong going into playoffs. Will give Faze some competition and probably go map 3 and OT
LG- looking good but stronger teams will just take over. Might be able to beat Sen but if Sen comes with good strats they will probably lose.
EG- Good team but also the weak link of this group not sure if they can hold up against the top teams as yet. Could fight LG and Sen for wins but will be hard.
Just initial thoughts on the groups could honestly go any way cause a lot of these teams have restructured and are coming out strong this time. Lemme know your thoughts.