I don't see why EG would ban Split instead of Lotus, they've literally first or second banned Lotus a few times this event. Also, I doubt PRX would actually ban Fracture considering their fracture is pretty good, and they probably feel much more at risk leaving Haven open, even against EG.

FNC were considered favorites and nobody expected anything from FUT anyway. Also, FUT literally just had to beat T1 to make it playoffs that's it lol.

The reason people say shitmea is because EMEA has consistently been underperforming all year as a region and getting bailed out by FNC. There's literally no argument against this if you look at the collective results of the teams from each region at international LAN's. Like EMEA sent 5 teams to masters and only 2 made it through, each other region did so with fewer slots.

lol, how do you see it then?

LOUD played DRX (Top 6), FNC (Top 4), and PRX (Top 3). Like bro, give it up lol. NAVI doesn't have to be good to make this run hard, it already is. That being said, NAVI played pretty well all things considered.

Ban 1:
EG - Bind
PRX - Haven

Map Picks:
EG - Fracture
PRX - Pearl

Ban 2:
EG - Lotus
PRX - Ascent

Map 3: Split

Bro Yoru doesn't need that much of a buff, he just requires too much time to learn and coordinate with the team to unlock his full potential. Yoru is actually highly underrated, and if used right he can be pretty good.

Yeah true, but at the same time replay that series between, FNC and EG, but EG gets the bans, and tell me FNC 3-0's again. FNC doesn't have Lotusl, is forced to play Pearl, and EG has fracture, that swing is crazy.

The problem isn't with the players, it's with the coaches and leadership behind the team. Someone just needs to remind them why they're good because it sometimes feels like they forget what they do well. Also, they could probably use a team psychologist if they don't, because damn, all those 5-6 finishes and chokes, cannot feel good mentally.

1. NAVI
2. FNC

All the other ranks don't matter

PRX with a sub, took two maps off a finals team, tf you mean it won't be close?

PRX
EG
SEN

HM: T1

Am I the only one who thinks they'll just put Benkai back as a starter?

Bro DRX need to hire someone who's sole job is to make sure whenever DRX plays fracture, they put Rb on neon.

This quote is too good lmao

L NRG got double swept by CN's second team lmao

It's actually funny how I literally went to bed right after posting that comment.

Bro thinks PRX flairs care lol. Have fun losing to a no igl team lmao.

lmao, bro believes EMEA is gonna be good soon.

Yeah, but FNC has literally no match experience on the map, and they clearly do not want to play it. If FNC is only perma-banning it, they know it's their weakness.

FNC has legit only first banned Pearl, they clearly do not want to play that map. I'm sure they have some idea of what they want to play in the event they are forced to play it, but they definitely don't want to play it. This is their major weakness and it is not up for debate. They have no map experience on it which is massive, even for FNC.

Ok and? The point could be applied to any scenario, but the likelihood matters here too. FNC just aren't likely to win Pearl against any good pearl team.

Sure it's prepped, but it's their perma-ban for a reason. If they felt like it was a good map for them, it would not be their perma-ban. Also, scrims don't equal match experience, and even if it did, the map still won't be as good as their other maps. Also, FNC only ban Pearl, even against EG they wouldn't ban anything else.

who tf believes that? If anything Loud is favored after their performance against FNC, granted not by much probably, but still.

Map-wise:
PRX bans: Haven Lotus
PRX: Pearl
FNC: Split
PRX: Ascent
FNC: Fracture
PRX: Bind

PRX is favored in the map pool or a similar map pool.

That doesn't really matter because they haven't played it in a match. They have no map experience on it, and if it were really that good, it wouldn't be their perma-ban. They obviously have something planned for it, but it must not be very good.

I agree, but because of the map bans in the grand finals. They'll be forced to play pearl and any good ascent team could be them there. That just leaves one more map needed to win, which any top team could find it.

FNC literally have one of the best Havens wtf

Fax

It's just cope to find a reason why their favorite team didn't win, or why a team they hate, won. Ignore it, every team won fair and square.

Bro stop, I was at the first giants vs edg game, and the crowd was literally just edg fans. It's just NA fans cheering for an NA team, at an event in NA.

? They were literally chanting USA

DRX 2 - 0 BLG
EG 2 - 1 EDG

d4v41 and boostio are deffo not the worst on their team. Also, pancada and buzz are debatable, but pancada is fair ig.

A more accurate team is probably:

Tacolilla
saadhak
C0M
pancada
mindfreak

Feels like it balances out to mid lol

No loud is a South American team. NA and SA are sub-regions of Americas. So for Americas they're together, but otherwise they are different regions.

I don't get what's the big deal, so what people cheer more for fnc than loud? It's really not that deep lol. Maybe people are just excited to see FNC play smh.

The lack of self-awareness is unreal

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cope

Ok and? Any of those teams could pop off and win. PRX placed top 3 with a sub, and DRX placed third at last year's champs. Either of those teams could break through and win.

cap DRX, PRX, EDG. Try again lol

Nah, it's just loud is good lol.

These are some boring ass comps fr, this is why we need PRX to stay good smh.

The fracture hate is crazy, that map is underrated. It's something different, and it's fun to both watch and play.

I don't hate this move. The core is stacked with talent, and if Marved can improve as an IGL, SEN could be dangerous next year.

yeah, DRX just beat LOUD, and peak DRX is better than peak EG.

I never said 13-11 was the same as 13-1, I'm saying close maps don't mean that much if you can't win. You can play a ton of teams close but if you can't win games you lack the ability to finish games, which is what separates good teams from great teams.

LOUD all day, I just wanna see FNC lose and all those EMEA fans cope lol.

So what, TL and NAVI was close and TL couldn't even put up a fight against LOUD. ZETA has a close map against NRG, and EDG second map was close with PRX. But all those teams lost 2 - 0, and that's what matters. NAVI turned out to be a lot better than TL, NRG destroyed ZETA in the next map, and PRX was just better than EDG. Close maps don't mean much if you just can't win.

But this literally proved my point though. Americas has had the most teams in the top 8, making them the best region. And for EMEA they've sent more teams than any region and barely beat out the Pacific and couldn't beat out Americas. Yeah FNC is good but the rest of EMEA isn't and that's literally backed up by how teams have done this year.

They got 2-0'd by EG, wdym almost beat? FUT literally just had to beat T1, who were not playing that well. FUT is mid asf and that has always been the case.