t2 teams can qualify to stage 2 playoffs

im assuming theres gonna be some big changes for the franchise system in 2027, so i'd say its very likely that the current ascension system isn't compatible with their new system, so getting to play in champs is there replacement for 2026

test it out then

c9 look like prime eg for 2 months then remember that theyre shit come january

hes number 1 for most finals in na by a landslide, hell hes number 3 itw

crashies clears all three
tenz had 2 great years, and 2 pretty bad years
yay had 1 good year, 1 great year, had 2 terrible years, and 1 ok year
demon1 had 1 great year and 2 pretty bad years
meanwhile crashies has had 2 good years and 2 great years, and only 1 bad year

ngl i'd already have him as the goat for NA. if he wins he's the goat of americas as a whole

8 Team Masters/Lock In - 0.8
12 Team Masters - 1
Champs - 1.5

notexxd? nah bro i think you mean tdawg. everyone knows he’s ready for tier 1

can we get a Masters Antarctica?

th and geng. i was rooting for LITERALLY ANY OTHER TEAM TO WIN SHANGHAI. and these two were the final two. I at least decided to root for th in the finals cause i thought winning with a sub would be crazy, and they still disappointed me. i’m not a huge prx fan, but them beating th was nearly the most i’ve cheered during champs so far

they got third at madrid btw not fourth

andrew tate saved na more

and then bring urango for duelist. this roster might win every thing imaginable

if FNC win: no fluke
if anyone else win: no alfajer, 100% fluke

personally i think the best solution to the playoff pick would be to let the teams choose their pick in order of regional placement at the first masters
so since t1 got first at bangkok, rrq get the first pick for the playoffs draw at toronto
unfortunately that means that fnc still get the last pick and still probably play geng

read the first line of my comment
but yea it wasnt a fluke per se but its definitely a run that the roster has not been able to get close to repeating and probably wont without big changes

interesting
anyway fnc is gonna stomp nrg im sure

if you dont pick me i will make sure the champs curse affects prx

i respect the drx hate so hard

is bouta be the most hype match oat
nrg beat the two teams that got the closest to beating fnc with alfajer
crashies fights old teammate s0m
ethan fights the fnc core that blocked him from tokyo trophy
rookies kaajak and technically doma vs rookies skuba brawk and mada
both teams are undefeated so far (the last upper final between two undefeated teams was shanghai)

genuinely this is probably the most hype upper final matchup since champs 23

i wouldnt call it a fluke but prolly t1
they looked mid before bangkok
they looked mid in the beginning of bangkok
randomly beat all regions' #1 and won bangkok
looked gross in stage 1
looked mid in stage 2
looked mid in champs

wasnt counting ewc, but still if you count that then all three i mentioned are at 8

crashies, chronicle, and boaster are now tied for the most international top 4 finishes itw, at 7 each
thats almost half of the internationals weve had so far btw

submarine

5 of the past 6 international winners abruptly brought in a new player before winning
fnc win champs now

the fact that these were all pretty much true is hella impressive

fnc has been to 4 now, 5 if you include ewc

jawgemo, aspas, and ethan have the chance to be the first player to win 2 champs
the entire prx roster has the chance to be the first team to win a masters and champs back to back
patmen has the chance to be the first player to win 2 events in a rookie year
chronicle could be the first player to win 4 internationals
chronicle, boaster, and alfajer could be the only players to win all three types of internationals
crashies can be the first player to win two internationals while playing for different regions
any other notable ones?

i picked th and drx to win in upper round 1 and 2, and picked fnc and mibr to lose first match and win first lower bracket match
i litearlly cant get more than 2 more matches right from now on

2024 sucked after madrid, it felt like there was no dominant team the entire year, geng were close but them getting grouped at champs threw it off, and th were good but choking two finals in a row made their runs feel pointless

PRX - Something fs he's been playing like thanos for months now
FNC - looking like alfa after being denied the mvp in toronto, maybe kajaak if alfa falls off
MIBR - aspas or Verno if he pops off the next few games, igling in a team that used to speak a different language in your rookie year while still fragging in a team with aspas is crazy work
NRG - really a tossup rn, everyones been playing like demons but if i had to guess it will probably be mada
G2 - leaf unless valyn steps up again
DRX - flashback bro has been the reason DRX have looked so dominant
TH - riens this guy has looked insane when they win and looked like the only competent player on the team when they lose
GX - would have said ara until today, atp theres no way gx even make it close to winning champs so no worries

common azzelastia W

yea thats impressive but his duelist is 6 spots higher and his igl is still in the top 16

genuinely no, i can’t tell if im getting trolled or not

if i had to guess, it’s probably DRX, NRG, FNC, TH, PRX
if this is their path they definitely can build up hella momentum and take out th then prx
although it depends on if MIBR and NRG can go crazy and get a couple upsets

brother boostio is the waiter

you may be the only one that thinks they will, but i’m certainly hoping they will

fnatic for sure make at least top 4, to get farther they probably have to upset g2 or prx and finally prove they can beat heretics on the international stage

it’s criminal that we got this match this early and we might not see one of these two in finals

where the hell is that bro

bro is about to be the biggest gx hater among the homeless population

FNC would just be the goats for quite a while, chronicle gets 4 trophies, boaster and alfajer will have three trophies and join sacy in having a masters and champs win along with crashies, kajaak would probably earn rookie of the year
DRX winning would be a crazy turnaround from their stage 2
G2 would get redemption from Bangkok and Jawg is the first two time champ
PRX would become the new most successful team, first team to win masters and champs and two back to back full internationals in a row, patmen solidifies rookie of the year status
TH would redeem their ultimate choke status and prove ewc wasn't entirely mickey mouse
MIBR would go from the worst team to champions, aspas is the first two time champ winner and verno might take rookie of the year away
NRG finally do something meaningful in vct and ethan is the first two time champs winner
GX would be a crazy cinderella story as no one even really thought they had a chance of being at champs at the beginning of the year.

nah bro you gotta stick with them through thick and thin

what compare page

thatd be a good one, do you think brining in jamppi for trexx too would work

which one would be the strongest? For example C9 has had leaf, yay, and zellsis at one point, add in oxy and vic and that’s a strong team imo.

To make it more interesting don’t use a team that has already won a master/champs

also let’s say all players are in their current form

prx something vs xlg and gx
fnc chronicle vs rrq
mibr aspas vs blg
rrq kushy vs fnc
th riens vs g2
nrg mada vs drx
sen zekken vs xlg
blg nephh vs rrq
rrq monyet vs blg
tl kamo vs edg
mibr artzin vs rrq

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respectable ig