00nation and FUSION aren't contenders in my opinion
Union will be a tough opponent and I think 9z can have some upsets
I still think m80 and guard are favored but possibility for Union or 9z to make it deep or one to qualify

his old ign was RemyHorse, they could call him that or his first name Zhang. If not either, they will probably say hfm or hfmi

yes, together for 2 months and met on a dating app. just actually put effort into a profile and be yourself and you'll get matches you actually like. my profile literally said I liked anime and video games, and now we do both together. just wait for the opportunity and don't be weird. capitalize on any chance you get to be together and be social and outgoing and confident and it can work out.

bjor
bjor
bjor (IGL)
bjor
bjor
+coach bjor

this team clears

have you ever heard of seeding

FNS, shao, demon1, cender, monyet

thanks for info on demon1, and yeah something's situation is more about governments and being Russian. Really sucks, fantastic player. hopefully it works out.

for sure, but it's still visa/passport issues so that's why I related them. from the information I know, demon1's situation was more getting his visa sorted and having riot approve of him going since he wasn't registered in time for the tournament. something's situation I think is more with governments and if they approve of him arriving. sucks :/

demon1 got it sorted, hopefully something can also get it sorted out. we'll probably know in the next couple days.

upmind the goat

shahzam IGLing is bad but look at the season stats for penny, dapr and wippie. all playing awful this season. unironically shahzam and oxy are the only things saving them.

all stats last 90 days (3 months)
aspas (jett) 1.23 rating - 244 acs
sheydos (killjoy) 1.16 rating - 222 acs
mako (viper/omen) 1.19 rating - 211 acs
xeta (sova/harbor/breach/viper) 1.10 rating - 201 acs
invy (breach/kayo/skye) 1.07 rating - 202 acs

demon team

W idea

EDG fighting!

agreed, if you are reading this Ghost22 people do care and love you. seeking professional help would be the best option if you are having these feelings.

they can say the player's first name perhaps or I think this player's old in-game name was remyhorse

RIP I still remember him carrying BIG, extremely talented player and always seemed like a great guy from interviews and tweets. We will all miss him.

my library doesn't allow any admin programs to install so no vanguard and no valorant :(

ggez

bjor clears your goat

bjor top1 talent NA

some people define tier 1 as only teams who can actually contest for tournament wins, but I think that's a really weird way to define tiers of teams. guessing that's what the twitch guy was talking about

Red Dead Redemption 2 is on sale for $20 on steam currently

edit: this is more upcoming players that I think are good
takaS
drakk
keiko
vong
all of m80
trent
verno
all of mxm
n4rrate
sociablEE
xuss
jass
al0rante
filu
all of SAW
famsii
unfake
b1sk
yuno
swerl
spring
fengF
ninebody
deryeon
azys
tesseract
rawfiul
all of Fancy United

1. zekken
2. xeppaa
3. demon1
4. less
5. mako
6. chronicle
7. derke
8. nats
9. jamppi
10. sugarz3ro

Nothing to conclude from anything, it could be a variety of reasons, but it had to be extreme enough to prove to Riot that the problem was affecting other player's mental health enough that a replacement was not for competitive reasons but for the player's own health.

It had to be something insane like the players genuinely couldn't play with him on the team (refused to) or mentally broke down every game due to him. Guessing if the players are being negatively affected potentially outside of the game by a player inside the game, it could be proof enough that Riot can allow an emergency replacement.

Extremely well written! Thank you! Some notes to make-

I'm not surprised by this outcome; this is common behavior by most regions to my knowledge. Some people have a favorite team that they hinge their entire viewership on, and if they don't make it, they don't see a point in watching. However, because it is set in Japan which is more isolated compared to a tournament held in, for example, Europe, there's a larger amount of domestic ticket buyers meaning more people who are there for their home country which is not attending. If there was a tournament in Germany, neighboring countries could easily buy tickets and attend but Japan is isolated meaning that cannot be the case for this tournament.

I agree with #40 that it does seem to me slightly entitled to not enjoy an event that you already bought tickets for just because a team you like doesn't qualify, especially considering you bought them before knowing that outcome. This can come down to there obviously being limited seating in the Arena, and you don't want it to sell out on the chance that ZETA does qualify, however you should know the risks. In my opinion, there are many teams and regions in the game, and I feel it's easy to find individual players or teams you enjoy outside of your region. For example, I am a big fan of the Liquid roster as well as the LOUD roster even though I am in America. It's obviously more enjoyable and fun to root for the hometown heroes, but basing your entire enjoyment of the game off how a singular team is doing will only end up causing disappointment most times as your team will not always win. (RIP Loud beating Fnatic in Brazil.)

ZETA capitalizing on an "Idol" culture for their team is actually a fantastic idea and probably nets them a lot of money compared to other organizations. It's a solid revenue model and I think a lot of orgs really should be taking notes. I wouldn't be surprised if they are one of the more "profitable" organizations due to building up this culture and strong fanbase. However, you can see the results of this are that the fans are fanatic and clingy to the team, similar to many physical sports outside of eSports.

I do hope this situation ends up not affecting the tournament too negatively. I am very much looking forward to it, and I agree with the sentiment that if the audience does this and the attendance is not up to par, Riot has many other options in the future for hosting their tournaments.

Move T1 up to 6-10 and C9 down to 11-15
Move 100T up to 16-20 and ZETA down to 21-25
Besides that fantastic list.

I actually think this team is cool but I only did currently franchised players, would be great otherwise. maybe I will sometime make one for every player.

A: asuna, ardiis, aspas, alfajer, ange1
B: bang, bcj, boaster, boo, buzz
C: crashies, cauanzin, chronicle, cloud, cned
D: demon1, derrek, daveeys, derke, d4v41
E: ethan, eko, ejay, emman, ethos
F: FNS, f0rsaken, fl1pzjder, foxz, foxy9
J: jakee, jinggg, jamppi, jremy, jessievash
K: khalil, keznit, kingg, kamyk, k1ng
L: leaf, less, leo, lightningfast, lmemore
M: marved, mako, meteor, monyet, munchkin
N: nagz, nzr, nukkye, nats, nivera
Q: qpert, quick, qutionerx, qraxs, qw1
R: runi, rglmeister, rhyme, redgar, reita
S: shao, suygetsu, sayf, sheydos, s0m
T: trexx, tuyz, tenz, tacolilla, twisten
X: xeppaa, xms, xnfri, xffero, xeta
Z: zellsis, zekken, zyppan, zeek, zest

only using franchised players

what a game after the 1st map 0.0

shot_up getting screwed by his org FeelsBadMan