Well if I get 1 wrong they’ll all be wrong tbf

Group A:
EDG vs SEN
VIT vs PRX

Group B:
G2 vs TLN
FPX vs TH

Group C:
FNC vs BLG
DRX vs KRU

Group D:
GENG vs FUT
LEV vs TE

Hey I got the 16 teams right, so far so good

Zander’s done it in the past and it’s Derrek for BcJ

This team has consistently choked and there’s only one common thread

1. SEN
2. TH
3. GenG
4. PRX
   5/6. G2/DRX
   7/8. FNC/LEV
   9-12. EDG/FPX/KRU/FUT
   13-16. VIT/TE/BLG/TLN

100T are on the verge of not even qualifying for Champs, G2 is more because Jawgemo > Icy, SEN have been solid this split and everyone on the roster seems to be tied to the org long term (Sacy, tenz, zellsis) or too valuable to consider changing (Zekken/johnqt). You need the balance of veteran and young talent and sacys role as the dad of the team seems too important to replace with a rookie

I feel like that roster would struggle if viper is super impactful in the meta as no one’s play style really fits the lurk timings and if Boostio filled it, either the lurk impact or the IGLing would take hits. Bang is one of the best controllers in the world in both fragging and utility impact

I can see EG taking him back instead of Koala

Maybe it was a chem thing where Stax may have trouble being IGLd by people he’s led for years

Who do you replace then? Or maybe another year of development is enough for them? Feels like boostio/Ziks are very growth mindset oriented so I can see that

This team needs some change as most of the players are peak at their role whereas Asuna feels interchangeable with other players to try to spark some change. They should be contending for best in the world and they just haven’t been

He has proven before he can be a Tier 1 sentinel, has been grinding T2 and has prior chem with Verno and Oxy

That was more a financial idea and his IGLing isn’t bad, he’ll just need better pieces around him like FNS

I see her ending up at NRG or G2 instead and with the SEN vlogs it feels like Kaplan has leaned into being mental/overarching ideas and Drew tactical/fine tuning ideas so I don’t think it’s needed for them

NRG:
S0m/Ethan/FNS/Demon1/N4rrate

C9:
Oxy/Vanity//Dapr/Verno/Skuba or Rossy

EG:
Derrek/Koalanoob/Zander/neT/NiSMO

100T:
Boostio/Cryo/Bang/Eeiu/mada

G2:
Valyn/leaf/Trent/JonahP/Jawgemo

SEN:
Don’t Change Anything

Find out we did

I think since they’ll be qualified already they’ll toss to 100T in the final week

Predictions for the End of Split 1 (Listed by predicted seeds, places are for playoffs)
Americas

1. C9 (A) 6-0
2. LEV (O) 3-2 (3rd)
3. SEN (A) 5-1 (2nd)
4. 100T (O) 2-3
5. NRG (A) 5-1 (1st)
6. KRU (A) 4-2

EMEA

1. NAVI (O) 5-0 (1st)
2. VIT (A) 5-1 (3rd)
3. FUT (O) 3-2
4. FNC (A) 4-2 (2nd)
5. TH (O) 2-3
6. KC (A) 4-2

Pacific

1. PRX (O) 5-0 (1st)
2. GEN (A) 4-2
3. DRX (O) 5-0 (2nd)
4. T1 (A) 3-3 (3rd)
5. RRQ (O) 3-2
6. TS (A) 2-4

China

1. EDG (A) 6-0 (1st)
2. FPX (O) 4-1 (2nd)
3. DRG (A) 3-3 (3rd)
4. TE (O) 4-1
5. WOL (A) 3-3
6. TEC (O) 3-2