I feel like the opposite is more likely. PRX and DRX win
Though I hope GX and DRX win

I feel like the odds are more in favor of both Pacific teams winning but we shall see.
I'll be happy if GX beat PRX ngl

20mg is nothing. A bit much for first time but nothing bad will happen

I'd be surprised if Mibr beat FNC.
Though I must admit that they did surprise me yesterday. I expected a 2-0 for BLG, so I'm likely underrating mibr

OW esports has got to be the biggest downfall in the history of gaming?
I remember when the grand finals of the OWL season 1 had close to 2M live viewers on twitch.
Now it's lucky if it even reaches 200k for a grand finals on twitch + YT combined.

Is there any bigger downfall that I'm not aware of?

MIBR in grand finals is a great joke

It's a great thing that Talon didn't make it. They would've been a wasted spot

I don't hate any team for no reason. There's always a reason.
Toxic players, sht org, toxic fanbase and more

I agree... MIBR and GX have shown some real strength but I haven't seen enough and can't help to underestimate. If either win this then they become good contenders in my eyes but as of now, no yet

MIBR and NRG good?

PRX 2 - 0 GX
DRX 2 - 1 NRG
TH 2 - 1 T1
MIBR 0 - 2 FNC

They do look very mid... sad to say that about one of the teams I'm supporting

Both FNC and RRQ played mid
Silly mistakes + amazing plays made by a few individuals. Felt more like a carry game, rather than team game so far

This was one weird map game... such flawed rounds. Felt painful to watch

If they lose against mibr... This is gonna be the most embarrassing defeat in a while

They used to be the best, now they're the worst.
Pacific is the best imo, followed by memea and china

I like heretics. I just expect them to choke sooner rather than later.
I expect them to go 3 - 0 against teams like PRX, G2 and then go 0 - 3 against Apeks, 2G or ZETA

The guard was such a lovable team. One of the only America's teams I was rooting for. Then came G2, at the start I still found them likeable.
But then came the toxicity, sht sportsmanship and boring gameplay. Now I hate watch and it is fun

Oh for real, I'm surprised at how well he played

He's nowhere near good enough to go up against other good tier 1 players/teams.
He'd be a disappointing pick for any tier 1 team right now

There is no reason why FNC should struggle against RRQ. If they do, this group has no good contender no more. Just two wasted slots. I can maybe see BLG being a decent contender but apart from that, RRQ and Mibr don't have the consistency

Small indie company moment

If they lose against the international chokers, then FNC is over for 2025

-Americas roster
+EU roster

Sure I'm happy T1 won but... Are they both that good or mid?
I expected a win by larger margin for T1 but yesterday's game could've just as likely have been won by DRG seeing as how close the game was.

Leo or t3xture.

EMEA, Pacific and China
Mainly rage baiting
FNC v LOUD (lockin) or T1 v G2 (Bangkok)

Ascent is amazing to watch!

Looks really clean, I love it!

Decent enough
NRG though... nah

nice joke

Last year in general felt lamer. Getting higher tier gameplay this year

EMEA and Korea my guy. Imagine rooting for just one team. What a sad life

The one team I really regret not seeing at Champs is GenG
They'd have such potential to go far in this tournament and truthfully deserve a spot. Not to mention how entertaining they are to play (especially t3xture)

Avez sneak

Based

The fact that this is even a debate says it all about the future.

Not even close
The guy is practically irrelevant. Had one good year

NS and Riddle

Who's looking good to move to tier 1?
I feel like NS are big favorites and BOOM have proved that they can be a force to be reconned with.
But for the other current tier 2 teams, who's looking good?
I just know about Riddle looking like serious contenders.

Holy sht they are bad.
If this is the future of EMEA teams ascending, EMEA is even more cooked

Technically Falcons but Falcons os literally THE country.
If not Falcons, I feel like T1 is up there

Yeah, I'd rather we get another org over M8

If Ulf loose (which they won't), does Joblife qualify?
Or does Ulf qualify no matter wat

Flair

Agreed. I don't expect him to do much good BUT we know what his highs are like. If he's able to wake up and tap into that...

If this is demon1... matches will be interesting. Easy a make or break for DRG
First match should tell it all

Based

Haven't been watching tier2 this year till now so I wouldn't know. JL looked quite meh from the few matches i watched.
Twisted looking good indeed

It'd be dumb to not consider TH as a potential winner. We know what their highs look like.
They're not my favorites going into this but not a team to ignore