sunset is unique bc it has larger normal chokepoints than usual. that CT smoke is correct bc it covers the peak from the elevated position in CT. Flush smokes in general arent appropriate for sunset, try smoking B main with a perfectly flush smoke, either it will leave a gap or take too long to properly align.

suygetsu isnt a smoker but i get your point. Its more anchors instead of smokers. Good anchors are def gamewinners, ie Nats and Dapr 2021. Suygetsu, Mako, Pancada 2022.

remove stellar and thats a solid enough list

stax is validd wymm? yea nats is a bit biased, but dont you think hes gonna pop off this meta? he still played extremely well in a declining GMB side. i deffo still think he is in form, and now its gonna be old nats again.

he was close still in my top 20s but yea. still the most exciting player oat w/ Tenz imo. hope he pops off in Brazil. I think theyre gonna lose to DRX AGAIN, but i have my hopes up against C9.

my first list of who I thought deserved a name drop consisted of 48 PEOPLE! It was hard just shaving it down bit by bit until it reached 20...

lmao, thanks :)

for less, thats actually valid yet i thought he was the worst player on LOUD last season ( not saying hes bad ). the competition for the list was also tough he was still top 20s. I just didnt think he was nearly the impact player ppl think he is.

okay boaster top 3 IGL was a bit wild i forgot Ange1. still top 5 tho. and derke was just believing he would bounce back w new FNC. its not he never dipped in form, he has a couple times yet still proved haters wrong.

I am an alfa believer, I do believe he has the potential to break top 10 with his online form. I just dont like what Ive seen on LANs. Chroinicle and nats were still S-Tier players during GMB's downfall. I still think they are in great form even though their team was ass. I dont rate aimers as highly thus the lack of those 5 players you mentioned, but they were in my top 30 (forsaken top 35). And im a PRX fan.

he was 29 on my list, tbh most of them are too close to even bother ranking. these lists are never going to be perfect.

i just thought Ange1 was too much of a liability as a player, i do agree he is a better IGL/Leader

Maybe bc im an IGL myself i can kind of see which ones are better at calling and prep, and i do generally value pure aimers less. But ppl like my top aspas, derke, yay are just too good not to put at the top. Hence why i put the rest of the aimers near the bottom or not even on the list. btw if yall think im biased i am a PRX fan.. but my Nats pick was deffo biased lol

note: I rated IGLs pretty highly here as I prioritized how valuable they would be to a team. Basically who I would draft if I were to make a team. Current form also quite matters so not including Tenz, Alfa, Cned, etc who have high potential but haven't shown it recently.

1 aspas - Champions MVP
2 derke - The most cracked LANimal
3 suygetsu - Chyper/KJ Meta
4 yay - 2022 Best Player
5 nats - Chyper/KJ Meta
6 chronicle - 2021 Best Player, now in a good team
7 pancada - Best smokes
8 mako - Best smokes pt 2
9 shao - Clutch King, High IQ fragger, Good Util
10 bang - 2nd Best smokes
11 leo - Best Player that only once made LAN.
12 kingg - Cracked IGL + Fragger. 2nd Best Rating in Champions as IGL
13 saadhak - Top 3 IGL w/ cracked aim
14 fns - Top 3 IGL
15 boaster - Top 3 IGL
16 cryo - Cracked aimer, will be solid in 100T as jett
17 sacy - High IQ player, 2nd caller. One of the best in Util Usage
18 stax - Best Util Usage + IGL
19 ardiis - cracked aimer, just not that sure its a 1-1 replacement for yay in NRG
20 redgar - Was Top 3 IGL, now has a good team again. (ik this one is a pretty hot take)

EDIT: I rate team performance and individual performance differently. Sometimes the team just does shit even though maybe all of them are performing well. Teamwork matters a lot in this game.