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| Last post: | December 12, 2024 at 8:31 AM |
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I think without yay they can at least defeat Bleed now
I mean fuck it just secure the bag, can't blame him
I think SR prepped really well for them, so they are trying to audible into strats they haven't practiced and its not working
They had a lot of tech issues yesterday (delayed start to game 1, many tech pauses during the second set) that have probably bled over into today
I agree with your stance on 7-9
That stinks if thats the case, hate it that money does indeed impact a lot of this
Stuck in t2 sadly, I think they need better coaching because the roster is honestly good enough for low and even as high as mid Tier 1, but their performance lately has been lacking severely
In all honesty I'd prefer them over NIP, but I think NIP are already locked in
Ascension Winner/ Dark Horses - Dragon Ranger, Royal Never Give Up
Don't comment about betting/crypto on a CN match challenge (VLR Level Expert 49,897)
I made the pick of DRG winning mainly because I wanted to make up points in the pickems, but alas I shall accept my defeat now :*(
FPX throughout a lot of their attacking rounds waited way too long to execute (on lotus and sunset in particular) but the last round they were thwarted by the threat and usage of the viper and fade ult, then they had no answer for the gekko ult or rather didn't expect gekko to be on A
We don't talk about round 23 on Lotus. Otherwise great stuff
Starting with gambit kru now
Very fun set! Both seemed to have their moments in map 1 and 2 but was truly a masterclass on that last map
this is just highlights, not the full match
Going to start with this one, will edit later with what I think of the full match
is what I would say if I could find a full vod on youtube somewhere, I'm only finding split
I need something to watch on my lunch break and its off season so I was wondering what everyone's favorite set they ever watched. Could be this year, 22, 21 whenever and I don't care if its spoiled either, just curious to see different sets with different teams prior to how they are assembled today.
skye 0.74 96 7 / 15 / 10 -8 63% 66
When it mattered the most your goat failed you.
What happened to 3-2 scoreline then
wtf happened round 18 on split
I feel like these are very safe pickems, and overall I can't find much fault in them. The toughest match to call for me would be that match-up of RNG and TOP in the lower bracket, I expect that to be a very fun set and i dont think thats a bad pick even if I myself have TOP winning. My one main disagreement with you is having LGD over dragon ranger. I understand the pedigree of LGD, but there was a lot of be concerned about during the play in stage with them so I have my expectations tapered with them for this act overall.
https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/e4bd27e4
Here's my pickems as well for this event. I admit I am a bit of a Trace homer in some regards but I do believe there is good reason to be confident in them as a team, and I'm hoping they don't fall off after their EDG win. My overperformers for this event I predict are going to be TOP and Dragon ranger.
With TOP, Sylvan and Eko have had an extra month now to get into that system so it seems like they are now truly hitting on all cylinders. Also, I think they have one of the best coaching staffs in the region which is something that isn't always discussed when talking about team strength.
As for Dragon Ranger, I have no real reason for why I think they'll beat rare atom. I just figure there's always one big upset each act and I thought that might be the most likely one 😅
You could just go off of VLR stats for this debate, min rounds 2500 with min opponent rating default. Although I'm not sure if Wardell being that high is accurate
I mean honestly, of any "favored" teams losing this is the least surprising. I haven't gotten a chance to catch much of ODG's matches, but from what I saw they have had very sloppy performances as well as no real precedent to trust them other than one good map against ASE. On paper their roster is definitely better but having the best players doesn't make you the best team.
2024 is the year of Tuyz 📝🐢
With the departure of aspas a large load is on him to step up for his team, we will see if saadhaak can get the most out of this roster
My question (if thats the case) would then be why would Kr1stal want to go to another tier 2 team after showcasing throughout the tier 2 circuit this year that he is indeed a tier one talent? Unless he is getting tier 1 money from NWG it doesn't seem like the right move.
After the first one I was hoping they would all be penis related but now I'm just disappointed
While people cry match fixing, people should bear in mind that Kr1stal literally hopped off the plane and straight into their first play in match with Night Wings Gaming. I think he should be given credit for his performance and also seeing happywei step up has been impressive as well. I did not realize going into this match that it would be a revenge game for barricade, who used to be on Night Wings Gaming himself and absolutely showed out in this match. This group I think is by far the toughest of all 4 as far as stacked talent, and perhaps I was too bold in thinking Night Wings could make it out of this group in winners. I think with more time this roster can be good, but adding Kr1stal and Vlad this late into the Evolution series is quite odd, I have no clue how they are comming
Well I did have it in my predictions for Monarch Effect to lose to regans, just I had assumed regans would win their first match. I expect this roster to look much better in their rematch with TEC
In all seriousness, DRG finally bringing it all together this act. They've shown sparks in previous acts but not consistency. They clearly had a slow start on split but definitely built up enough steam for the other 2 maps. The question marks on this team make me hesitate to call them a true contender, but still a team to look out for in the main stage event for this act.
𝕊𝕙𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕟𝕤.
They thought they banned haven then picked ascent instead of the other way around
Saying this after the other two franchised orgs lost r1 is wild lmao. At least they beat the teams they are supposed to
Perhaps this has not been my best act...
Back when this match-up was made it showed it was a bo5
https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/e4bd27e4
Mods can confirm I have the best pickems combined through both of the first 2 VCT CN acts, so heeding my picks would be recommended
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TH because at least KOI isn't a nepo org
Something had this same problem last year thats why he wasn't at Tokyo My ass didn't read the other comments
From the time they were vision strikers up until Tokyo this year they were the best. They only had maybe 4 losses (guesstimating) to teams in their region from 2021 to the playoffs of apac vct where they lost to PRX twice. I think its commendable in it of itself to have such a stranglehold on the region for that much of a time, but its clear that teams are catching up with them now and some changes are most likely needed. Its okay to say they aren't the best now but I don't think their past should be overlooked.
Chill. Sen knows what they're doing scheduling show matches and events with Challenger level orgs (still counting G2 in there), to make them look good going into the next season. We also don't know where EG roster is going to land which is very important considering 3 of NA's top 5 are a part of that roster.
+Flair
FUT lowkey right now is #2 EMEA with how this roster is looking right now. You have to commend them for how well Yetujey has slotted into their rotation this quickly along with cned. Granted 100t also has 2 new players but one of them is a stand in who is more than likely not sticking around
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