depends on how the map veto plays out, but i lean nrg

while i agree that tejo needs the nerf (personally i think just making the salvo non-rechargeable is enough), i dont mind cypher and kj having less play than vyse and deadlock, its new and interesting

the recharge is a bit op but also it does force people to play less congested positions on defense/post-plant, which is a fun change of strategy

i mean, sen and nrg are like 100% both making champs though lol

100T have some rlly good protocols, that bonus round on attack where asuna fast satcheled into heaven with the stinger to ensure close-range fights was really well set up

as someone who predicted that c9 would beat nrg... i think they're still going to at least make finals of one lan
team will improve over the course of the tournament imo

i have c9 winning today and then nrg making the full lowers run lol

fun fact all 4 NA appearances in the last two internationals ended by being eliminated by an emea team...

overhyped but they're still a great team, kc always starts out the year hot bc of engh's stratbook

in before kc wins on bind
(this isn't a joke, kc's bind looked insane two days ago even accounting for navi shenanigans)

t1 disrespect

there were flashes of it, that round on split when he ulted into spawn and boaster threw the paranoia to net him two kills was insanely well coordinated

nah i think he can develop into a pretty good player, his plays can be rlly insane sometimes
obv will not be as good as derke but its an insanely high bar, but i think kaajak will get much better as the season progresses

fnc, abyss has always been pretty horrendous for them this was always gonna be 2-1

to add to what everyone else said, she also had a LOT of haters coming into the league who said she wouldn’t be able to perform at all and get diffed by tier 1 players. so yeah, people are happy that she performed pretty well and is clearly holding her own. did she have a god-tier debut or something? no, but she played very well and its an important step to making the step from gc to tier 1 easier

i think she played better than koalanoob did, but obv only been one game

people just overreact either way bc they prefer attention to being rational
flor is very good (def see the potential for one of the best duelists in T1) but still has to prove herself, excited to see if she will

mates picked pearl

top 2-3 might be a bit too far to call rn but i respect the take, super underrated team that i personally think will be top 5-6

i dont think you're listening to the broadcast then lol, robbie's getting lots of praise

after the first 2-3 rounds the casting has been entirely standard surrounding her

i was gonna say this is terrible but mine might be worse

they are my dark horse... but i dont have them going to bangkok

considering they didnt have chiwa, i thought bbl actually looked not half bad (i didnt watch haven so no info on that)
jamppi's igling was solid and his breach utility was actually really impactful, plus lewn sociablee and profek all look pretty good

the vyse yoru comp? the agents that were also played together by bbl literally the match before this?

im loving this, yoru and vyse are two of the most fun agents to watch rn

idk about the saving, but didnt he jump off the map in the 1v3 on an eco to deny plant money/orbs?

loud heretics dfm xlg/edg
(im not a dfm bandwagon, i was supporting them last yr too)

oops i did by kickoff bracket

Right now it’s a wild assortment. In no order:

JID
Quadeca
aespa
KISS OF LIFE
BABYMONSTER
Lyn Lapid
Travis Scott
Billie Eilish
Tiffany Day
ROSÉ

wait holy shit, to love in the 21st century is one of my favorite albums ever, never heard a more based take on this website until now

changes for Red Bull? im very curious now, are they gonna try some swapped roles?

my bias is ningning but winter is cool too

happier than ever for me, but saying when we all fall asleep is a very good take regardless

me and my girlies, we gon party till its early

Originally was loud cuz the first match i watched was lock//in finals and my friend who introduced me to vct was a fnatic fan, so i guess i just hated him or something 😂

Now it’s probably heretics, been supporting them since they lost to kc in the kickoff finals (i guess that makes me a half-bandwagon). I really liked their explosive play with pre-buff neon and their style was just very fun to watch

idk the only ppl i see mad about it are vlr users claiming that everyone’s too soft these days

Elite avez and suygetsu as well

kc could be great if the roster rumors are all true, but we’ll see

i think it depends on the playstyle, there are duelists like zekken who are great because they are aggressive, and therefore playing him as a sentinel agent would work counter to his strengths
but i do agree there are a decent number of mechanically insane players who would be better off duelist

makes sense in a vacuum but not always true i suppose; 2023 LOUD didn't win anything last year but they are generally regarded as the third-best team of last year right (behind FNC and EG)?

very different vibes but rn its drugs you should try it by travis scott and sticky by kiss of life

in a similar vein to kamo, meiy is sooo underrated bc of dfm. dude is rlly talented

free money

pretty good list, valyn for igl i would say

mostly correct imo, think trexx needs to be on the initiators list though

you’re telling me that if we exclude the representation of the most populous country in the world who have a team in the grand finals, the viewership will be lower? thats crazyyy

im convinced this website has never watched an emea game in their lives, they kept woot on jett against koi and m8s and lost both of those with woot putting up fairly average numbers

how is miniboo still getting hate after playing a fairly good series?

i might be braindead