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With their loss, EDward Gaming will be sent to the Chinese qualifier for Champions

so Chinese masters team not auto qualify to champs? Damn

o7

TL 2 - 1 NRG
EDG 2 - 0 PRX

org owners aren’t investing enough in coach/support staff for players

what do they have to do? invest $50m like bleed? The "standout" players just got averaged out by the competition thats all.

Something didn't join pacific league since the beginning, so he was late in the whole getting VISA process. Also apparently Leo Faria says to get VISA for LA u need 6 months in advance. Considering Russia situation rn, hope they don't take longer

Fine...I'll elaborate further

I don't watch Americas cause 4am, knowledgeable enough on full EMEA teams sentinels, only Pacific Sentinels. d4v41/ k1Ng/Munchkin and certainly not f0rsakeN KJ are comparable. Buzz's duelist fragging power on KJ are on 'somewhat be comparable' because he has better rating/ k:d on his KJ than his jett/duelist role. I draw comparison Buzz/Alfajer because they're both somewhat more successful playing on Sentinel/KJ compare to their duellist based on their converted role.

I interpreted OP "You can't compare alfajer with any other sentinel" from the past duelist -> Sentinel success role change/convert. They both frag as sentinel player. I also do mention ^ aim power not same as Alfa is wayy better. See more resemblance now? Feel free to drop ur compare alfajer with ur Americas/EMEA sentinel so I have better understanding from your "no chance" statement.

edwardgaming

CR Ras/Mondo/Selly can play Valo really well.
When Valo first come out Ras was amazing at Jett, Mondo can OP (from CR cup), and selly wingman/sheriff shots r great. Oh right JP not Korean

vici needs to be on franchise team

depends on format tbh.

Masters Shanghai 2024, to commemorate the emergence of China franchise.

agree, taking away CS viewers from EMEA, mobile game viewers from SEA, MOBA games from East Asia r the goal. God knows what OCE plays.

very cultured, someone else does remember the OG International East Asia turney of old T1 Korea/VS/RNG days.

In terms of Duelist/KJ role, he can be somewhat comparable, obviously aim power not same Alfa is wayy better, but buzz can frag on KJ.

watch Pacific this year, Achilios been saying SugarZ3ro IGL in pacific league, SugarZ3ro sit middle seat in turney. SugarZ3ro said in ZETA vlog while squatting (Yes this is how I remember the exact moment in vlog) "IGL is tough" while talking to XQQ.
(A lot of ZETA vlogs have eng subs, u can watch them as english speaking viewer)

coach: Termi or Autumn?

was last year, SugarZ3ro been the IGL for the pacific season this year.

for ZETA yes

ZmjjKK
Smoggy
nobody
Haodong
CHICHOO

coach: Edward
(after can be assistant coach)

SugarZ3ro quite cracked

timeslot + viewership who cares? just add all events and average out the numbers, everyone from all region can suffer a tiny bit equally no big deal. Also the viewer in china, you should google "lying flat movement"

EDG will win this time

Buzz when he plays KJ can somewhat be comparable

1. This is INTERNATIONAL GAME
2. Get ready for Masters Shanghai Buddy

I agree, hopefully next year other teams can catch up after some minor roster shuffle upgrade + pre season so every1 all starts at 0 again. This year FNATIC is already quite ahead of everyone else.

I feel like this has something to do with the practice culture. So many players/team said scrimming chinese teams in asia always have benefit as they took it SERIOUSLY.

https://twitter.com/NethenoobVAL/status/1670453071439360001
CN teams play from approx 10-11am to about 1-2am (with about 6-7 scrim maps + theory + VOD + ranked).

When I see PRX in Korea they finish scrim daily around 6pm and classic SEA tourist Korean BBQ/ go out exploring town/Karaoke till 10pm. Yes PRX are top team in pacific and think they can run the league w DRX only competition, but Chinese teams takes practice culture SUPER SERIOUSLY. Heck even T1 scrim till 11pm. It probably East Asia - SEA culture.

fair

Unsuccessful local budget bootleg failed version of Kang Kang

LOUD: Bleed scrims broke em + genuine shocked on how good/improved EG and other region (China) have keep up to them.

DRX: 6 man problem, foxy9 not upto international standard, Termi/Stax clash on handling starting 5 and stax ability to midround IGL, PRX broke em, and loss of unity as a team

NAVI: "Oh shit we have an actual problem", this zmjjkk guy hitting ALL his OP shots. U can see the face of Suygetsu when Kang Kang kill him so many times. Wouldn't say complacent, but been put on backfoot by a surprising opponent and resulted in an exit loss.

demolition was too much, pre sure Alecks gave up on malding.

DRX and T1 holds all the korean talent pool, GenG cant upgrade their roster. Only thing they get outta this is GodDead tissue sales

he was on casting desk

I like both teams, but EDG has unfinish business. This is EDG revenge match opening champions 2022. Gonna be a banger match for sure

not in pacific season this year. DRX been playing foxy9 but he obviously not ready for international turney.

It's what happens when Game give regions similar slots distribution, not 1 region-heavy slot

exactly, point is China is behind on international experience.

look at the korean talent pool, the only players that can improve DRX r probably:

duelist -foxy9 +saya (not happening), maybe meteor
IGL -stax + xeta (not happening)

s0m has Korea ethnicity (as import NOT HAPPENING), but no one can replace Rb in flex role.

FUT needs to be more Solid in ascent. Turkish teams needs to be the best in Ascent.

Rb neon is best in the world, and only 2nd to Chronicle in terms of best flex player. He's fairly rated

also like in alfajer interview, if u can hold down site as well

nobody

tbf China is still improving, they only had 1 opportunity in 2021/22 to compete for international events.

and T1

Leo Faria says u need 6 months of VISA application for Champions LA (America). Imagine the non 1st world country additional time and difficulties of russian application to enter some of these countries.

that can be planned wayyyy before (2/3/4/5 months before). PRX confirmed to be in masters tokyo May 22. Thats only less than a month time considering his nationality diffiiculties

Benkai IS the problem

EDGWIN
PRX Lose

he VISITED japan during his Sengoku days. For Split 1, he doesn't live there. He live in Vladivostok

Loud: Dont think I need to explain this

EDG: Didnt prove anything yet on international stage
other chinese team: Same as EDG

Wanna update this?