What if you are the real henbabyh? The return of the vlr weird king.

The gym I want to go is run by a dark/psychic trainer. What should I do? I don't know the counter.

What's the ge roster now? is ban still in?

That's such a nice pickup. He can be a great flex.

If they can cook with their macro and map pool I can see them make another run in international ngl.

Didn't fraud it today. Happens sometimes. Anyway watch them look like headless fly next game and they won't even make the game entertaining. Tbh fun games are rare in playoffs so it will be expected.

It's kinda crazy that the last time any other region apart from lck/lpl was in top 4 for worlds is in 2020 with g2. And only reason any other region teams were in top 4 in msi was cause lck and lpl had only one slot each till 2023. Well g2 were in top 4 in 2024 msi cause they met the international frauds tes.

Another boring series. Man the banger games are so rare in worlds playoffs always. Swiss stage was fun tho. And geng hle game 2 was peak too.

Jkl and hang so ass. What a boring game. Lost the whole game in that bot lane lvl1.

Yeah tes are the eternal frauds in international. Basically rrq but 100x worse cause at least rrq have only been in 2 actual international events.

G2 winning worlds would be like xlg or maybe even dfm winning champs actually. They can win this series tho. It's against tes the international frauds of league.

Nah if oner is back in form it's gg for Al rather. And sometimes team underperform a lot in worlds playoffs cause of pressure. And this is Al first worlds. T1 3-0 is possible actually. Pressure don't mean much to a team that's been together for 5 years and has been at this stage a lot of time.

Maybe or maybe not. Imagine if geng gets eliminated by kt cause they have a off day lol. That would be one of the greatest upset in league.

Man I hope edg with autumn actually performs well. Will be fun to see what happens in vlr then.

Still mad that hle one of the 4 contender for this worlds is out already while one of g2 or tes makes top 4. Well this is the reason I hate single elimination format.

Dh was also great tbh.

I mean we need to see him play like that 2nd map against stronger opponents before even thinking of changing dh role with him. And again no hate but ge was already a mid team and with 2 gc players as sub don't think they are actually a strong team for t1 here.

No hate but it's against ge with two indian gc players tbh.

Well that's how big the gap between top level teams and mid level teams is in league. Like an actual 4th seed from the best region winning worlds is considered the greatest run in league esports history. This says a lot about how the overall competition is in league. Well tbh seeding don't mean much for lck and lpl teams since meta changes drastically for worlds generally.

Yeah but t1 doesn't need to be in worlds winning form to beat 98% of the teams in league. Only competition for them currently are hle, geng and Al. If oner and Keria are in form then they will beat hle and Al too. So actual competition is only geng. As I have always said the top level competition in league is ass.

That's actually absurd how good he has been then. I have seen people say some esports goats like faker or flash are better than him before so I always thought he had like good but not that great career with peaks in like only 4 championship and few years. Tbh can't compare esports to sports at all. The competition, the pressure is lot different and bigger. Anyway His career is lot more insane than I thought.

Damm. Is there any other sports athlete in any field with that level of consistency. That's diabolical level of consistency. And was he a top 5 player in majority of those years too?

They were great in regionals too this year except for the first stand qualifiers.

I never understand the usage of number of championship title to determine which player is better since it's a team game and team matters for winning them. If ring is all that matters then why is bill Russell not the goat since he has 11 NBA title?

I mean if t1 is a underdog team than 99% of all other league teams are underdogs ig. T1 is only underdog against geng. They beat Al in a bo5 in msi too. And if oner is in form Al ain't winning shit.

Never watched basketball but if I had to choose one it's mj cause he is moe influential or popular ig. I mean his quotes and his biography were in some book I read in school. But I know that lebron has insane consistency. His career is like 17 years right? That's longer than whole league esports lol.

Are you a t1 fan? If so no way you are saying he didn't show any glimpse of his past. Bro he was generally the 2nd most inconsistent player in t1 every year. He always peaked at worlds and this year meta has just not been that great for Zeus. And even then Zeus peaks were insane this year and he was good throughout the year. Zeus and viper were the only one consistent this year from hle.

They do take it seriously tbh. Regionals are always in different patch and meta and lck is a very competitive region internally so t1 tend to struggle sometimes. Regionals and international events are like events pre buff and post buff Tejo meta cause of the changes.

This time tho they became 4th seed only cause of the stupid format and geng trolling against kt.

Did you even watch hle games this year? Zeus looked like the clear best top this year till stage 1. He hasn't been the problem at all in hle. He is still top 3 top for this year. He was great this worlds as well. They just faced geng in quarters.

Also imagine if fnc loses boaster when stage 2 is going on and he is replaced by some t2 players who has no prior igling experience, what do you think happens to fnc? A team is looking lost always especially in a league like lck if they lose their shotcaller in middle of the event and get some t2 players with no prior t1 experience.

Faker is their main shot caller. Other help him with it tho. I mean the synergy between them is just too insane. It's their biggest strength basically.

2023 I kinda agree cause jdg and geng were better. But even then the worlds meta changed greatly and was so good for t1 tbh.
And last year they can't be considered a underdog just cause they struggled in summer season cause of that ad mid meta which changed completely in worlds. A top team with peaks like t1 will always be one of the favorites for an international event if the meta supports them.

As I said t1 lost their shot caller who got replaced by an academy player who had 0 experience before that in middle of the event. Even one change in the team during the event will effect the team a lot be it in league or any other esports. And poby is mid player tbh.

It doesn't lol. Blg was lpl 1st seed. What happened? For weaker regions like lec or lta or lcp it means a lot but doesn't man shit for lck and even lpl. Especially the meta changes are drastic enough that seeding doesn't determine which team is stronger for worlds if the team is from lck/lpl.

But it's worlds and pressure handling ability is everything in this event and cause of the meta changes which favor t1 I don't see how they can be considered a underdog. I mean if the meta remained the same as in regionals for sure they can be considered a underdog but it isn't so in worlds.

In league regional seeding don't mean shit for lck/lpl teams cause of the meta shifts that happen before every event. And t1 is 4th seed of lck not lec or lta. The gap between lck and other is too big. And this time t1 is 4th seed only cause of the stupid format and geng trolling against kt.

Nah league top level competition isn't that great for team like t1 to be considered the underdog. Especially last year they were clearly not the underdog. They only struggled in regionsla cause of the meta. The meta in worlds changed drastically to suit t1 more. And even in 2023 only jdg and geng were considered better for worlds. T1 core has been together for 4+ years now with players like oner and Keria who are best at their roles normally. That team can't be considered a underdog when the meta favors them.

He is their shot caller and bro they replaced him with poby lol. Any top team with sudden change in a mid laner especially with replacement like poby who has like 0 experience will struggle in lck. It's not as if they struggled against some mid level na teams.

Yeah I am aware of that but I don't understand where the mentality of always trying to showcase t1 as the underdog or mid team came from. They act like t1 is some na team and act surprised when they win worlds. It shouldn't be surprising at all since league top level competition isn't really good and t1 is a very strong team that is like the best when in form. Like bro they have oner and Keria who are the best in their role when they are in form. Guma, faker and doran are also easily top 3 usually.

Damm he told you. They went on a run as he said. Now post your bald head image here.

Ngl I think t1 is favored against Al. The core has been together for 4+ years now and their synergy and coordination is insane. Especially if oner is back in form I think it's gg for Al.

Yeah and the games were super close and went to 5 games. Yet t1 fans act like t1 winning worlds is like a western team winning worlds. The competition is just not great at top level for teams like t1 for their fans to act like that.

Why do most t1 league fans act like t1 winning worlds is a shocking or very surprising? Like the competition at top level for a top team like t1 is literally ass in league esports. And t1 has a core of 4 players that have been together for almost 5 years now. And every player in that team is at least top 5 for their role. Keria and oner at form being #1 even. Only competition in this worlds is geng/hle and Al for them and hle already got eliminated by geng in a single elimination format. T1 is winning worlds if they beat Al tomorrow which I think is 60/40 for t1.

Anyway t1 fans always love to present t1 as underdog for any game and then act surprised or start trolling other when t1 wins. And they always bring up seeding of regionals even though they know cause of meta changes between events those seedings are irrelevant. I do support t1 as well but can't understand t1 fans mentality. They are also the most annoying fanbase in all of esports.

People here talking like muggle was any better lol.

Nah muggle was worse this year.

????. Lck vs lpl finals will always be the most fun series in league. Regional finals are ass especially if it's t1 vs geng for the 100th time. That would also bring in the highest viewership if Al performs well.

Players have a lot of experience. And even with more experience this team isn't beating any lck top team.

Did you just say cfo is a young roster? Only hongq is 18. All other are above 22.

Out of 8 series in playoffs usually 3 will be banger games. Wait for them. But otherwise yeah playoffs games are usually stomps and boring especially if you are val fan who is watching league for the first time.

Boring ass series. Bruh why are banger games always so rare in worlds playoffs? At least game 2 yesterday in geng hle series was peak.

What's with rumors about tenten joining team secret? And saw people saying UNC jessievash is also still playing scrims with the team. Like does sea region have no talent at all? How is team secret so ass with scouting local talents? It's just gonna become another Korean team now.