Tech pause at 0:44. Tech pause ends, preround continues. Another tech pause at 0:25. What's going on?
(By the time I started this thread it was over lmao)

I think they are but a lot of people used Champs as an evaluation of that last year, I feel, at least in NRG's case

Lowkey they could've been a top 10 team last year

I'm gonna ask you to step out of the kitchen

Isn't secondary initiator Ethan's job, though?

4 days ago we got Zyppan Jamppi Enzo Mistic doma all in one fell swoop as well

Then what does FNS play?

Yeah Demon1 is going to KOI

Akai has military service

Most likely tier 1 players to be picked up for each region (imo) [only applies to people that have been dropped at the end of the season]
Americas: yay or (hot take) Klaus
EMEA: Derke or starxo (just because igl)
Pacific: Zest, Deryeon, or Lmemore
CN: N/A (only person dropped in CN so far is pl1xx, who's Australian)

Population of Iceland is almost 400,000. Good luck

2% of Icelanders are 1st generation immigrants (including Arabs and Sikhs), which is around 8,000 people (this is old data so that number could be higher)

Akai has military service

I've been waiting since April for Araxys Bulldog

Bump!
NRG // -crashies
https://x.com/NRGcurrent/status/1831067949635137707

You will become a W citizen of either Keflavík or Akureyri

It would be really funny if it displayed his IP address in Arial Black

Is this self-promo?

Saadhak is a flex player, dude. He mostly plays flash initiator but also Viper, Killjoy, and some Sova as well

I just reported myself by accident

Also racism

Racism

Fair ig
...also how do you already have a downvote? Did you spawn with one or something?

TL Saadhak? Why!?

Jamppi was dropped with Mistic and Enzo

EMEA players that have been dropped so far:
Derke, doma, hiro
starxo
TakaS
Zyppan, ardiis
Jamppi, Mistic, Enzo

Hopefully not. Idk if it even matters, though, because the other three teams are already at 2 wins apiece

They're not even players

I think they signed him as a sub for Champions after DA got knocked out of Türkiye: Birlik. Probably in case any player has health complications (Derke was saying he was feeling a bit unwell at the time, if I remember correctly)

Bump!
KOI // -starxo
https://x.com/starxo5/status/1831033733928923543

Sorry, that post has been deleted.

Nothin'

You were born then?

Don't forget doma! They dropped doma too!

Alright then GO TU

Np!

Do you really think MOUZ can beat JL though?

There were 2 this year

Bump!
FNC // -hiro
https://x.com/FNATIC/status/1830999664847430131

eeiu slander ngl (I love hiro but you can't genuinely say eeiu's mid)

Trace Esports > Americas 1st seed

So basically "just trust me bro" but it actually happened once so we trust?

Go watch Champs :)

We can't just take any country with aimers and say "[that country] aimers." There's a reason Turkish aim is a thing

Go watch Champs and you'll find out :)

Unfortunately it's very very tough now. The biggest contingency was PCF losing one of their games, and if they can beat JL that convincingly then it's chalked. Also I'm pretty sure H2H comes first but I could be wrong

His timezone's now worse for both APAC and CN though

This doesn't make any sense. MIBR just rebuilt their roster a few months ago with 2025 in mind anyway. I'm questioning the validity of your source

I open the door, take my food, thank them, close the door, open my Happy Meal, reheat the fries because they're cold, and am halfway through eating when three questions cross my mind:

1. Wait, was that my favourite pro player?
2. What're they doing in Canada?
3. Why the hell did I order McDonald's anyway?

Currently listening to Artúro Marquez's Danzón No. 2, so no thank you