Hello namuw0w, I'm having a fine day, just finishing up some Chemistry studying for the exam tomorrow morning.
As for the CN player/team that has impressed me the most throughout the year, I think it's going to have to be EDG. I didn't care too much for them at LOCK//IN and at the beginning of Masters Tokyo. I just thought "oh look it's EDG they're going to get grouped." However, they proved me wrong and went on a top 5 run! That was quite the storyline to follow, and I've been quite fond of them ever since.
However, if we're talking about the off season and the CN Evolution series, I'd say that the team that stood out to me the most was probably FPX. Yeah, RA and TE were showing up and whatnot, but having watched FPX's games during Champs, they looked like a completely different team (except for the funny strats). I really enjoyed watching FPX improve and especially so after the addition of autumn. RA and TE were cool too though.
As for player, it's probably between Viva, FengF, and vo0kashu. There were cracked duelists like stew who impressed me, but there are always people with cracked aim, and it was really interesting to see players with good aim AND good utility usage/support. Viva and FengF are both top tier flex players, and vo0kashu is one of the best sentinel players I've seen. I can't single out a specific player though, because the scene is pretty new and there are just too many cracked players I need to watch and learn more about.
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Hello namuw0w, I'm having a fine day, just finishing up some Chemistry studying for the exam tomorrow morning.
EDG throughout the year, FPX recently. Viva, FengF, vo0kashu (honorable mention to stew).