lol, that bermuda crack must hit hard

I think that in challengers, unlike partnership, you can have a regular team and a gc team (if they qualify) compete. I think I remember reading that somewhere in the past but not sure where. I'll have to look for a source on that but they should be okay if I'm not mistaken.

They definitely do not use the same rules for partnership. An org cannot have two teams in partnership.

There will be no issue and the MxS roster won't be in danger. The ex-V1 players haven't suddenly changed their agenda. They will play to get into challengers next year and if they do, their current contracts will have to contingencies to let them out OR the contracts will already be ending before challengers begin. They aren't idiots. They aren't gonna sign contracts that prevent them from going for their main goal.

Pretty sure they need sacy

Be reasonable. One player doesn't take a team from being 0-13'd to literally the best in the world. Demon1 was a huge reason of why they made their run but the entire team as a collection (and individually) improved a significant amount. Potter, C0m, Jawgemo and whatever else they throw together can't be expected to be world beaters (especially with little to no support staff which seems to be the case because EG lol) BUT, there's just no way anyone can believe they'll suddenly be an F tier team.

Top of C, low B is realistically where things should land if any imagined roster doesn't over/under-perform.

In LoL, C9 is the most historically successful NA team and one of the most popular overall since their entrance in 2013

Highest viewership ever(excluding china) inc

G2 will be good. They took a long break after ascension and only started scrimming a few days before the sentinel tournament. Just wait and see.

Only in valorant

THE GOLDEN ROAD IS DENIED!!!

All roads lead to faker

Is the listed time actually correct??

where is this match being streamed? linked streams are down.

I have to say, this actually made me laugh out loud. Thanks.

T1 and SEN

no, just a random kid, perhaps a descendant of mikasa, seemingly about to restart the cycle of titans

He's talking about lock-in...lol

Foxy9 played with the team off and on all of 2023. Not exactly fair to call him a "tier 2 sub"

CS2 or retirement? There are literally 0 rumors about him.

The tournament being announced literally 4 days before it began didn't help

No one said anything about G2. If anything, the post implies G2 is a solid T1 team.

lol

yup

Nothing lol. GENG-BLG could go the other way. I really have no hope for KT/T1 though. Could be wrong of course but we'll see in a few days.

I just think BLG are strong. Obviously they didn't look the best in swiss but remember MSI? And their crazy performance in summer regular season? I expect in knockouts they'll lock it down and look significantly better. But yes, I also can't bring myself to trust GENG anymore when it comes to international tournaments.

GENG 2-3 BLG
NRG 3-1 Weibo
JDG 3-1 KT
T1 1-3 LNG

Nah. Just the first time since 2014.

We're back

GG

Pretty sure valorant is already more popular than CS in China.

How popular is Valorant in China? How does it compare to League of Legends and Crossfire? And does it seem like it's getting more popular?

I know valorant only recently launched in China but as far as your perceptions go: will valorant actually be successful long term in china?

good question

Spoiler: https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/7a91fb73

GG

Good post.

Good start to a long day of east asia gc. LETS GO EDG!

https://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLeagueEsports/comments/17geyqa/evil_geniuses_announce_chevron_collegiate_cup/

speak

no seriously, no idea what happened lol

I agree with them needing a roster switch. Disagree with turtle troop being a weaker tier 2 team. They look pretty strong atm.

They're free to do whatever they wish. But mel always talks about having higher aspirations that go beyond gc into t2/t1 and how that is a shared goal with all the players on every team she's played on. The reality is not everyone has the talent to make their dreams come true. This is e-sports. Roster swaps happen. If they really wanna go higher, then I think that's the best option after this season is over.

Did you not read what I said? I think they need to replace one of their players with a strong T2 talent. If they can find a cracked undiscovered gc player, fine. Do that and play both. Otherwise I think it would be best to move on from gc and upgrade, focusing on nothing else but challengers, even if it means playing gc is no longer possible.

I think it is a matter of ditching GC. They need to upgrade. It'll be easier replacing from the male talent pool. Seriously, I think this team could qualify for challengers with a single roster switch.

sigh....wish they had kept nillyaz in tbh. Nice try tho.

Close first map. If they can win on lotus I really think they can take it home on sunset.

0-1 to 1-1

LETS GO V1

Weibo look much cleaner than they did in summer. If they were still playing the way they did in summer playoffs/regional finals and NRG bot lane hadn't inted lvl 1, definitely wouldn't be too surprising for it to go the other way.

not really

Will JDG be denied the golden road? Will faker take his 4th worlds title? Will G2 return to being a team to be feared on the international stage?

Lets find out.

Day 1 Swiss Predictions:

T1 1-0 TL
C9 1-0 MAD
GEN 1-0 GAM
JDG 1-0 BDS
G2 1-0 DK
NRG 1-0 WBG
FNC 0-1 LNG
BLG 1-0 KT

Not as hard as Champions Paris