Yeah, I figured that. Anything specific?

Lol, I think PRX can comeback even after losing Ascent. Fut is really good on Ascent.

I am looking for specific mistakes in their gameplay, and what Loud did well.

I felt the following:

Ascent:

1. did not break sova recons fast enough in B main (cauaunzin was getting so much value because of this)
2. played 3 consecutive attack rounds extremely slow and lost them (even saved a 3v3 or something to let Loud get 12), those rounds looked super weird too

Lotus:

1. Loud was well prepared, while Fnatic's ideas looked stale (same as usual).
2. Fnatic also seemed to lose their confidence after the first few rounds.
3. Alfajer's OP was not making any impact.

Edit:
The starts of both maps were heavily in Loud's favor (4-0, 6-0). Loud must have been really well-prepped to do that. Fnatic losing bonuses is a concern.

Turkish Ascent. I don't think PRX will even care about map 1.

They made 2 crucial mistakes on Ascent:

1. did not break sova recons fast enough in B main (cauaunzin was getting so much value because of this)
2. played 3 consecutive attack rounds extremely slow and lost them (even saved a 3v3 or something to let Loud get 12)

On Lotus, Loud was well prepared, while Fnatic's ideas looked stale. Fnatic also seemed to lose their confidence after the first few rounds.

They shouldn't let teams go 4-0 at the start of the map like Loud. Also, stay calm and fight back even when trailing. They are good enough to win, but only if they play like that.

They just had some internal issues during Tokyo, and I think they fixed them now.

They did well in Lock//In, they only threw a few crucial rounds on the last map.

Yes, and I am tired of typing this, but they just need to chill. They are good enough to win. Also, they need to bring some new stuff. That lotus was stale af. Ascent was actually decent, but it's a 50/50 map against Loud.

Overcooked

for this Ascent comp in Champions playoffs. Actual chads.

Yeah, I agree that he was not good on Lotus with the Op saving. Meanwhile, Less was giving up first kills on Ascent. Both were making good plays and bad plays today. It wasn't Less who diffed Alfa. Loud diffed Fnatic as a whole.

PRX is a great team. Let the better team win.

WP Loud. Congrats on the Treble.

yeah they need to cook more, play different comps in EMEA league, and chill out

Ngl, it's this braindead every match day.

It's hard to fix this. I think they need to play more whacky off-meta stuff in the EMEA group stage so that they can chill out and have some comebacks and stuff. Kinda like PRX used to do in APAC.

I started supporting Fnatic when they got Leo and Chronicle in before Lock//In started. I will support them as long as they have Leo, Alfajer, and Chronicle.

Yes, and Alfa won more fights against Less. Less has a few more kills overall. Neither diffed the other.

Current NRG is not that resilient. It was clear on map 2 against BLG. Optic was resilient. Loud are always one of the most resilient teams. EG are resilient because they know how it feels to lose. PRX are resilient because they don't care too much.

He didn't diff Alfa today. So once. They both played equally well and Alfajer did slightly better against Less.

Yeah, Loud, EG, and PRX definitely have better mental than Fnatic. Loud and EG have been in crazy tough spots, and they will still be calm and chill. PRX doesn't give af, so they are always chill.

What I don't understand is why Fnatic overthinks so much. They have won so much this year and made a crazy comeback in Lock//In finals. After that match, how can they lose their chill when trailing behind?

Yes, he will be the best initiator once he does it consistently enough. He has it in him to be the best.

Yeah, I've felt it, too from their comms. You could see this in Lock//In finals too. They need to chill and stay calm. Boaster is kinda like a perfectionist, it's not good for mental. They could have won easily if they just chilled a bit on Ascent instead of overthinking into the slowest rounds of the tournament.

Yes, Loud deserves full credit. Fnatic needs to learn to stay calm and disciplined even when losing.

Navi is not better, but Navi definitely has the potential to be on the same level. Ideally, both Navi and Fnatic should be beating each other in close games given their rosters.

GGWP

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Not just derke, the team needs to stay calm as a whole. You saw them lose their calm in Lock//In finals too. They need to believe and stay calm. Loud stays calm even while they are losing, which is why they were able to take it to map 5 in Lock//in despite losing first 2 maps. Fnatic just needs to be calmer.

I've noticed it before too. Fnatic has a nerves issue despite winning all the time. We saw it in Lock//In finals as well. They need to play calmer. Loud always stays calm even while losing. I think Fnatic needs to learn to stay calm like Loud.

Fnatic are clearly playing bad. Why did they plant there on C?

why did Fnatic plant there?

that's not how this works

PRX is still left, and I'm not counting Fnatic out even if they lose today

Loud is looking good. Fnatic made questionable decisions and mistakes in Ascent, and seems to be choking on Lotus

it all makes sense now

NGL, that KJ ult sucked big time

Loud is Fnatic's Kryptonite

when he peaks, he peaks really high, but he doesn't do it consistently enough.

you mean teams wouldn't have changed players if there was no franchising?

thanks

shock?

lol

I mean it's true that they got it to 11-13 after losing both pistols

They lost it to Loud last time

Nope

I meant that I will still believe in Fnatic even if they lose the series

we have no good teams to support from our country 🥲

ignore the guys who cry about guns

IMO, Fnatic should play Pearl and ban Ascent against Loud. Ascent is 50/50 against Loud.

🤝