Ggs nice match.

Why did bro even gamble on the pistol

its T1's 1st match playing an off meta comp. I wouldn't think about it too much

'//,

akame was aim diffing in jp tier 2 before he had to IGL and his team suffered from him not carrying. So why not just get Art and let akame cook?

meiy's back is saved

1. PRX
2. T1
3. DRX
4. GENG
5. ZETA
6. RRQ
7. TLN
8. DFM
9. SPG
10. TS
11. GE
12. BOOM

13 - 10 DFM wins with a Meiy masterclass

There isn't a shortage of good Japanese duelists. If his replacement can perform as well as Dep on duelists I don't see how his talents would be wasted by flexing roles

T1 but I have a feeling there will be a surprise winner so lets see

Well it’s not like DFM hasn’t held trials with other players. He must’ve performed well enough for the team to sign him

now get a proper coach and we'll start talking if DFM will be top half of pacific

who else would you keep as sub? It's not like anthem, medusa or neth are better than him anyway

wtf surely they are signing another coach right? I can't see how communication between him and the players are gonna go well with the language barrier

glad to see DFM taking first steps to improve their roster. Anthem, Medusa, and neth are good players, but not good enough for tier 1

wtf how close was that defuse

just go next

RID throws too much

yeah but why DFM over CR when CR is literally the most clouted and stable org they could select. They have also done so much for the scene through their CR cups by bringing views and attention through famous streamers.

What the actual fk happened during the franchise selection process remains a huge mystery that I still can't get over

I wonder how much Riot fucked the JP scene by choosing DFM

but it seems like DFM would rather pick tier 1 Korean rejects than those names you mentioned

its better for JP tier 1 if riddle loses

both will lose to SPG/FS anyway

when meiy joins zeta, meaning never

how did fennel lose to this

Jp teams have traditionally never performed well against SEA teams aside from LCQ 2023. I still think DSG could win against RID even with their 0 - 2 loss to FS today

Embarrassing performance from RID. I hope those antis from JP twitter flame them so hard their ass light up with fire so that they fix this asap.

Else BME/DSG are just gonna run them over this tournament

nothing crazy about that, any pro could do it if their opponent whiffed like that lol. still props to Margaret tho

2 - 0 for SPG after a huge choke from RID followed by a deadlock masterclass

Unlucky for RID

better mic quality for casters too as they are casting from their studio (in japan)

tech pause already?

is T1 academy gonna compete in tier 2?

what the hell scarz lost? How I wished this was streamed lmao

Isn't Indonesia also one of the more earthquake-prone countries? Pretty sure Japan is THE country you wanna be in if an earthquake happens

w for changing the format, but changing the location this close to the tournament date is just peak incompetence from Riot and Japanese organizers

jingg fell off cuz raze got nerfed, same thing happened to yay

but DFM was the better team this year though, what makes you think DFM can't get a better result than ZETA?

ZETA Meiy wanters on suicide watch

gambling is easier than predicting this year's ascension winner

I still feel Syouta can be upgrade for most teams in China, but I agree that it's not likely he'll go there. He has a lot of options for next year

there is a possiblity he might go to China too, since he is originally a Chinese citizen

who will ZETA get as coach though? I think this is also important. Things aren't gonna change much if they get another Carlao for 2025 lol

Syouta and xdll

its unfortunate that the kids of RIDDLE arent eligible for tier 1 this year due to their age. I believe ZETA would've been more competitive this year

in that case shouldn't ZETA just sign the whole of Fennel? Hiroronn already played and won split 1 with the Fennel boys last year. The chemistry is there already, and there shouldn't be much role issues, then send Dep/SugarZero to DFM so that Meiy actually has teammates who can keep up with him

Laz is smiling. He's so proud of his kouhais 😭

his confidence is slowly returning

the last time FL played Icebox, it was during the start of split 2 when they weren't performing well. And yet they still believe this no duelist icebox will work? I like RID chances here

haven gonna haunt them for life if they don't win the last map

ok i take back my comment, the long tech pause on bind really helped them to reset mental

upper winner gets map ban advantage though, but ofc that advantage is gone when you troll agent picks