Good luck man, you’ve got this :)

Cool team, hopefully they are on the opposite side of the bracket as LOUD

Let’s go Davidp

NRG
T1
BBG
Pioneers
SoaR
Ghost
DarkZero
The Guard

Surely with all those teams they stream at least one game, right?
Either way, I'm hyped to see the new T1

what cars

Also would be nice to see an Attack All Around flair (logo just looks really cool)

Weird seeding by Riot

Teams That Need Flairs:
mibr, Los Grandes, LOUD, EDG, Leviatán, Kingsmen, NGX, ESC, Warriors, Jadeite, Reignite

Yeah, personally I would’ve put MaKo at least in BuZz’s spot because while BuZz is a pretty averagely good Jett, MaKo is def a top 3 smokes player in the world

Great list regardless though, keep up the good work

Oscar “Mixwell” Cañellas

Chinese teams are the most aggressive teams in the world from what I’ve watched. They’re not very tactical but have some insane aimers, such as EDG Life.
In terms of the scene, I’m not sure if they are getting their own circuit this year or if they’ll just be shoved in last second for the LCQ. Any news @1ucid?

Keznit or MaKo?

Is the first Closed Qualifier today or tomorrow? The dates keep changing on VLR

DK copium

It rewards the previously successful teams by giving them an easier schedule.

I mean the format kind of setup the Open Qualifier to be barren, due to all the big teams already receiving invites

They’ve already got six big teams waiting in the Closed Qualifier and another six waiting in the Group Stage

Soniqs

True, he’s pretty inconsistent tbh. I just thought it was worth mentioning him because when he’s having a good game, his awp is definitely top tier

I gotchu :)

Wronski (OCE)
SamuraiDeeper (JP)
SkRossi (SA)
Hyeoni (KR)
BuZz (KR)
f0rsaken (SEA)

Wronski and SamuraiDeeper are hidden gems

Lithuania and Thailand

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/47a61747

Honestly hope SA puts up a better fight than what I'm predicting, but I've now got low expectations after the GE vs Fallen5 match

I thought Oddik was supposed to sign this team

These teams play each other back to back today xD

DK and ESC can both pose decent threats to VS, especially now that VS don’t have k1ng

Add in the fact that Lakia and Seoldam could still join a team, such as the ex-TNL roster, and it’s becomes very clear that VS may have some competition this year

We've got a lot more than 4 teams, VLR just only chooses to display 4 for a multitude of reasons

-The ShotVal Pride Tournament had a bunch of F/A teams that VLR didn't track, as well as hundreds of teams in the Open Qualifier (which VLR chose not to display at all)
-Teams like ESC, Warriors, GoNGo Prince, Alpha Six, and Maru aren't displayed yet due to being new teams / not being active for a while
-Rosters like Ex-TNL (Talon?), F4Q, Spear, and Lunatic-Hai are all yet to be revealed as well, so they'll also be ranked on VLR once Stage 1 begins

TLDR: Wait until Stage 1 starts, we'll prolly have like 15-20 teams tracked by VLR

On paper they are a T2 roster, probably peaking at top 7-8 in KR. I’d put them as around the same level as Warriors, Maru, or Alpha Six

That Icebox was a bit worrying, but I've still got high hopes for LOUD. If anything, the takeaway from this match for me is that Aspas is an insane Jett player.

Shot_UP finally free

And Scourge for Complexity

I guarantee you that the Rise roster getting picked up by SoaR is complete bait.
I'm guessing that they are going to sign stellar and fiziq for sure, as well as maybe Kehmicals.

Sacy should keep the "BALD" username, I like it more

They're on a 7 game losing streak now

Vitality beating G2 wasn't a fluke though

Regional Leagues for teams who don’t make the EMEA playoffs

MaKo

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/f55eac2e

Exactly, who tf wanted the Ares to get buffed? Did they survey some bronzes?
I don't even think bronze players would want that tbh

I disagree. I think it will be similar to the Stinger meta where nearly every team buys 2nd round, changing the economy for the worst. As well, I think Sovas will buy the Ares quite often on maps like Ascent and Haven, making sites like the B site on Ascent even harder to take. Gameplay with the Ares will be frustrating to watch and already is terrible to play with.

Worse than the Stinger and the Bucky meta imo. Praying that the devs fix this before the NA/JP/KR Challengers

Lmao, Luminasity Esport and EXCEL Esports were the first two teams I read and I got confused af for a second

+Neon will now be playable for NA open qualifiers

Bonkar #1 player in the world.

Now that we've seen all these teams play, who do you guys have qualifying for the closed qualifier?

Here's my prediction:
Guild
LDN UTD
Wave
Vitality

Aleksander is overrated, BabyJ is clearly the better option

pwny

I think Harmful is playing instead

Talon inc

^ Facts

Guild and Giants will play in the round of 16 if they both continue to win their games