Over the whole year i think Ethan is in a perfect position, Chronicle should have been above him if it wasnt for a really dissapointing Champs performance, but overall played insanely well
I think Cauanzin just slightly gets the egde because of the first part of the year
And if it wasnt for Suygetsu Navi would have been even more embarassed

He had a rough one yes, but overall a player that knows how to get the most from his plays, and was super consistent throughout the year
Personally i would have put Something over Jinggg if he was at Tokyo and played on the level that he is known for, but in terms of F0rsaken he wasnt a stranger to a mediocre game, even though he was playing whatever his team needed of him

He had moderate success and if it wasnt for the Foxy9 experiment he would have been more recognised and even still played pretty solid when he needed to flex

Had some amazing moments, but over the whole year just wasnt consinstent enough

That was the hardest one to make, but went for Derke because of the first part of the year

1. Alfajer - representing a sentinel player in the best way possible by being a true anchor and always there when a team needs him
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2. Less - after finishing last year on a high, he took a huge leap this year overtaking aspas as the best player on the team by the second part of the year
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3. Leo - basicaly perfect util and mr. clutch, nothing more needs to be said
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4. Derke - a very good player that was able to take his game to another level by being covered with the arguably best support players in the history of this game
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5. Demon1 - He came in as an ,,open-tryout" and was given the chance to ,,show his skills as team continued to develop" - safe to say he showed his skills and the team developed
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6. Jingggg - our favourite raze main that just doesnt seem to make a bad play, opening the map for his team and constanstly fragging - sadly we wont see him next year :(
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7. Ethan - possibly the most important player in this EG machine, his amazing utility and take-over ability proved to be crucial in the success of this project
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8. Aspas - after almost flawless first half of the year, he took a step down, but proved at Champs that he is still a game changing player
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9. Chronicle - very good utility and numerous clutches, but a slower end of the year denies him a higher spot
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10. Something - a player that with his amazing skill and aim proved that the W gaming playstyle is still very much doable
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11. Zmjjkk - an amazing talent that with his OPing skills became the cover and opened the door to Chinese community
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12. D4v4i - with the lack of an IGL, he was able to play more openly and show his amazing skills which very much marked over the lack of a leader in this team
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13. F0rsaken - a player that was able to help his team in any way it was needed to and continued to deliver numbers
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14. Cauanzin - a rookie in this team, he displayed an amazingly high level, expecting the similar leap as less for next year
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15. Jawgemo - although i doubted including him on the list, his incredible consistency at Champs propelled EG to the ultimate goal as his ability on Raze was going head to head with Jingg
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16. Mako - always a consistent show in his team, even after a dip in form through the middle part of the year
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17. SUYGETSU - a player that is always doing the little things and continuously taking over games
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18. Crashies - with amazing consinstency and with ability showing up when needed most, he showed why he is probably the most important player on his team
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19. Buzz - a guy that showed amazing flexibility and ability to remain consinstent and push his team when needed
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20. S0m - coming into this year with a lot to prove, he definetly displayed incledible highs, while playing the role he wasnt known for before
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    Honourable mentions:

    • Nats
    • Monyet
    • Zyppan
    • Zekken
    • Cloud

Aspas
Leo
S0m
F0rsaken
Less
Alecks

You are right about that, but its not like tier 2 is terrible + i put them on the list because they were the best that tier 2 has to offer and considering that Something and Demon1 just came into tier 1 and adapted very quickly i doubt trent or Nismo would have a tough time at the highest level

However every team has at least one player that has a solid game, bc games where everyone has barelly any kills are those games where teams just cant seem to get going and get bodied
Most of the time teams have solid performers - I strongly considered Leaf just for the regular season alone, but when he needed his team the most they couldnt deliver and while he was set up very well in the regular season in the playoffs and LCQ it just colapsed and no one could produce solid results

It is the case that most of the players are from the best teams but even in Tokyo these teams were good, as well as Lock In
The bottom of the list is for debate, but i believed that tier 2 players deserved to be mentioned even tho they didnt play at the highest level, Buzz is the easiest to erase from the list, but i think his presence is what pushed DRX in most moments, especially in the first half of the season
I think that if they didnt experiment with Foxy9 he would have been higher on this list

For me Cauanzin is a must bc he simply showed amazing quality on Skye, but did lose some of that while on Fade as she is a very dificult agent to get value of most of the time - nevertheless he showed why LOUD picked him up and is proving to be an excellent replacement for Sacy

While some players are playing better that some on this list its the same as in the Nba - good stats on a bad team
They are given the keys since the team isnt able to produce results needed to compete at the highest level

Was cooking last year tho

At internationals he has games where he has over 20 kills and it looks amazing with the clutches, but more than less in pacific he had a slow start a most of his games were okay, but nothing special (Game against EG was stellar tho, but you cant judge it of 1 game)
He is just a good piece of the puzzle, but next year without Jingggg i believe he will be required to do much more thus will show much more

if Loud made it to the finals i would have probably put Less at 1. but since they didnt Alfas performance at Tokyo got it over the egde for me
For Aspas its the same argument
But for Demon1 if Eg win tomorow then he could be above him by a slight margin

I think that Buzz proved to be more reliable, but when RB has pop off games he looks insane

I reallz like Mindfreak as a player but i have that he is basicaly the only one that is staying back and doing what he has to do which makes his stats average at best most of the times

All these players have very solid seasons but its only top 20 for a reason
For S0m i was debating beetwen him and crashies, but went for crashies since he was able to make plays when they were most needed and you could always feel his presence
Zekken is a interesting one, but i would put him in the same as Monyet - while they were excelent, their teams were in an experimental faze, so thez werent able to flourish as well as they could have
Cryo and Laz did pick up their form towards the end of the year but it just wasnt enough, as well as Keznit who just didnt look like he wanted to play with his team until LCQ, but at Champs they just werent good enough
Fitinho was very average for me and Scream was bellow average
Cloud is a reallz good shout but i believe his team pushed him back, more than he pushed them forward - very excited for next year tho

I did consider Nats heavily but ultimately went for Suygetsu as I think he performed better in that role than Nats, even though they won EMEA
In terms of Sayf he really slowed down at Tokyo and Champs so i didnt really consider him

In the beggining of the year he also played some raze and sage and in the LOCK IN final he played 5 different agents and managed to win, but if PRX win tomorow then he could be considered better

If they win tomorow most likely, but for now i think that the players above him proved themselved to be a little bit better than Ethan

I do think F0rsaken flexibility is insane but i would still put chronicle above him, but as for Something, other than the Eg series i think he had basicaly always been on fire so that why i put him in the top 10
It will be interesting to se F0rsaken without Jinggg next year tho

ofc

I mean they did dominate this year
I believed a Navi player deserved a spot and Suygetsu has been very consinstent so i decided to include him

Personaly i dont think they reached a high individual level paralel to any player on this list over the entire year, but if they continue like this then sky is the limit

If they win tomorrow i definetly agree, but for now i think chronicle should be higher because he played very well at LOCK IN and Tokyo and won

I think that KK got read more time that something in terms of plays, which didnt allow him to reach higher placement internationally + if PRX win tomorow the list will definetly change
As of the rest of EG players i think that they werent more or less consinstent that other players on this list Jawgemo, Boostio and C0M were plazing mediocre until playoffs and yes they stepped up, but other than Jawg on raze werent that consinstent
I wanted to include sScary because he really stepped up and while Monyet had an amazing year his team couldnt keep up with him and were in an experimental faze the whole season
I was debating beetwen S0m and Crashies for the list but ultimately went for Crashies for more plays that were needed when no one else could have + i think he was a little bit more consinstent
For the tier 2 players i thought they deserved to be recognised for their amazing seasons so i put them even though some players had seasons that could have earned them a spot in the top 20

I agree that some players had seasons that could have earned them a place on the list, but Nismo and trent were just stellar this year so i think they should get recognition

Its 6 actually

I agree that they showed amazing performances but over the whole year i think only Jinggg was able to overcame some of them, F0rsaken and D4v4i simply just werent impressive on the level of the players above them in my opinion

I mean them being top 4 proved that they are the best
I think chronicle deserves his spot bc he played really well until champs
Without Ethan EG wouldnt be here, so i do think he is the most important, Demon1 would have boosted them but not enough in my opinion

1. Alfajer - representing a sentinel player in the best way possible by being a true anchor and always there when a team needs him
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2. Less - after finishing last year on a high, he took a huge leap this year overtaking aspas as the best player on the team by the second part of the year
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3. Leo - basicaly perfect util and mr. clutch, nothing more needs to be said
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4. Jingggg - our favourite raze main that just doesnt seem to make a bad play, opening the map for his team and constanstly fragging - sadly we wont see him next year :(
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5. Derke - a very good player that was able to take his game to another level by being covered with the arguably best support players in the history of this game
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6. Aspas - after almost flawless first half of the year, he took a step down, but proved at Champs that he is still a game changing player
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7. Demon1 - He came in as an ,,open-tryout" and was given the chance to ,,show his skills as team continue to develop" - safe to say he showed his skills and the team developed
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8. Chronicle - very good utility and numerous clutches, but a slower end of the year denies him a higher spot
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9. Something - a player that with his amazing skill and aim proved that the W gaming playstyle is still very much doable
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10. Ethan - possibly the most important player in this EG machine, his amazing utility and take-over ability proved to be crucial in the success of this project
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11. Zmjjkk - an amazing talent that with his OPing skills became the cover and opened the door to Chinese community
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12. D4v4i - with the lack of an IGL, he was able to play more openly and show his amazing skills which very much marked over the lack of a leader in this team
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13. F0rsaken - a player that was able to help his team in any way it was needed to and continued to deliver numbers
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14. Cauanzin - a rookie in this team, he displayed an amazingly high level, expecting the similar leap as less for next year
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15. Mako - always a consistent show in his team, even after a dip in form through the middle part of the year
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16. SUYGETSU - a player that is always doing the little things and continuously taking over games
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17. trent - amazing display of utility, pushing his team over the line
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18. Crashies - with amazing consinstency and with ability showing up when needed most, he showed why he is probably the most important player on his team
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19. NiSMO - being able to deliver against every opposition, coming just short of the prize
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20. Buzz - a guy that showed amazing flexibility and ability to remain consinstent and push his team when needed

21. sScary - just couldnt find a place for him

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