yes because Fnatic or FPX couldn't attend or did with subs

This. Some things stay pretty much the same no matter what rank you are in. People will never listen or play like you would want them to unless you get lucky.

Derke - more flexible than cNed, has good Raze and Jett. cNed is better with op.
Zyppan - Chronicle is good as well, but Zyppan can play flashers and has good Raze. Also since Champions he had so much impact on FPX/NAVI.
Shao - both him and Leo are equal in my head, but apparently Shao is really smart about the game and if I'm not wrong even ANGE1(?) said he will be great IGL in the future, more future proof if ANGE1 retires I think.
Suygetsu - better traditional sentinel than Alfajer and Alfajer's flexibility isn't as needed on this roster
ANGE1 - more proven IGL than Boaster, Boaster will likely have longer career tho based on age.

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Dude what? I guess Leo and Chronicle just dissapeared

Pearl B is shit

champions here I come

No.

raze but breach is maybe most forgetable

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main one, I have more specific playlists for Indie, Rap, older music etc, just really random full of songs added since 2018 haven't removed any really

Finnish and English

and jag kan tala inte svenska

I think individually only Derke wins over cNed from Fnatic (outside of oping). But in reality most of them are really equal and in any day could outperform each other. That is what makes both teams so dangerous. Such stacked rosters.

they also had changes of winning Reykjavik 2022 if they attended

Twisten. His Jett is really good like we saw in Lock In, but his Raze was arguably even better and likely had his best performances on her

KCorp should look into GatsH he is IGL as well, but not sure is he good enough for tier 1

NaVi. They don't have a weak player aim wise. People always shit on ANGE1 but his aim is actually good and he gets some insane kills that guys like FNS, Boaster could never get. LOUD is definitely up there as well, but I think we haven't seen enough of their new players yet compared to NAVI lineup.

They don't need any changes at this point. I can understand people being critical of Soulcas, but even then who would you replace him with? Also they just had a bad game. First official in single elim format. Their teamplay and everything looked weak, so its really hard for any individual to do well.

maybe hot and really early take but if anything I think the IGLs are the biggest difference makers here. I think Redgar gets gapped by ANGE1 and Boaster. Even last year M3Cs decisions making and strat were bit questionable at times and they were just trying to force similar plays all the time. I think that was one of their biggest weaknesses last year. Ofc the war could have affected it. Again maybe too early take, but I wouldn't be worried by the firepower or individuals.

Yeah I think NAVI will win vs FNC. FNC has still looked bit shaky at closing games out or when games get really close while NAVI has looked quite comfortable at all times. They seem more cold and steady and have proven that they can perform even in high stake situation, while FNC might choke bit due to pressure.

Reykjavik sure, but Champions was fucked because of bad map pools. But now it seems like these teams fixed their map pools and both FNC and NAVI benefitted a lot from Breeze removal.

Expected tbf LOUD/NRG could have been either one

true so done mentally just trying to do desperate plays no team work or awareness

game isn't over yet, but maybe I was onto something

guy cant hit a ult

damn bts were always so good

Kinda true I guess, but UK is doing well in tier 2

haha wtf

Pretty meh. Looks really basic like just default skin with the oni mask. Knife is kind of cool but looked hella big and distracting. Vandal sounded pretty good but look kinda meh.

nice lol pato actually means dam in Finnish. But overall Patu/Pate is just Finnish version of Pat

Patu irl nickname from my real name and j in the end just to make it unique so the username was available

NAVI haven't been really tested yet, but I would say I've been most impressed by them so far.
NAVI > DRX > LOUD > FNC > LEV > 100T, for me I would say based on what I've seen, but ofc its hard to say because some teams may do well vs some and suck vs others so idk

Yeah Furia looked good here and I liked their calling

tbf Alfajer pretty much won them couple of important rounds with his heroic

Yeah that is true as well. I feel like we even saw some of that vs SEN. Just peaking bit too much and maybe being too confident.

yeah some clear miss comms from Fnatic or again being too confident like yesterday vs SEN on some rounds

True, but tbf they have no idea what to do vs this comp

What was Furia Jett doing tho? Did he get flashed or what. Or he was just scared of CT push and thought his teammates would handle Boaster

IMO yay is more consistent, but I would even go and say Leaf peaks can be higher than yay peaks not sure of this year tho

FUT is throwing so many rounds its actually crazy

everytime 100T loses or has a close map = enemy team was good lol at this rate EDG and FUT are on their way to dominating 2023

If Turkish teams always played with confidence they would be so good. Turkish teams are known as scrim demons and I believe part of that is because they don't give a fuck and out aim everyone.

This is why Aspas and Derke owns other duelists

BUT GUYS EDG AND FUT ARE S TIER TEAMS THAT IS WHY 100T IS LOSING MAPS!!!

Turkey has multiple insane duelists some of them just are bit inconsistent. qw1 is one of those.

I don't know about 100T's unluckiness when they were ninja defuse away from being eliminated let alone all the overheats by EDG. But yes they should win over FUT.

I think everything is fine. Both KOI and GIA had to face NRG. KCorp and BBL were heavy underdogs vs LOUD/DRX. TH had their chances to make it deeper, but their first game vs EG was 50/50 and they lost. And even outside of those I didn't have much hope for KC, BBL or TH. KOI and GIA have great potential IMO, but as I said they had to face NRG first. Both teams need more time.

On Omega bracket ofc tl flopped hard, but I don't think its end for them. Their individual talent is really high and I have no doubt that they will do great once the regional season starts. Its single elim, first official together. VIT showed a lot of potential here, just need to work on map pool and pistols lol. They showed that they have enough firepower to compete, something that many were concerned over. And well we haven't seen much of FUT so hard to say, but again I don't expect much from them.

And then you have FNCand NaVi who both have showed a lot of good stuff already and if they can keep up both of them are great reprentives with chances of winning titles.

Overall KOI, GIA and VIT showed a lot of potential and can be really good in the future, TL flopped here but their potential is still really high and will likely improve a lot from what we saw. FNC and NaVi already look strong. KC, BBL, TH and FUT trolled with their rosters IMO, but too early to tell. Overall I think its completely fine and I believe we will send strong teams to Tokyo.

Ofc they have to work on them, but I would imagine it being pretty hard tho. I don't know I just think pistol rounds are kind of bs to begin with. Those just work really differently to rest of the rounds and are flippy even tho going 0-10 shows they really arent lol but still. Like SkRossi said they just need to stay together. I think they already did well in Haven attack where they got a plant and got to 5v2 situation but then they got ninja defused. But in that round they just hit a site together and then did aggro play by crunching A link. Worked well and something they can try to copy in the future I think. Some teams just over think pistol rounds while good pistol team usually just do aggressive "dumb" plays.

Has to be DFM. They looked like the worst team in the tournament and their strats looked so outdated.

these fucking youtube clips just dont work for me wtf

Yeah their pick and bans were troll. Like they banned Lotus over Ascent last while they kind of rolled over GE once they got momentum. I guess they have their reasons, but I feel like they are forcing Pearl way too much while it hasn't been amazing.

True, but Pearl was painful to watch. Vitality's Pearl just looked ass vs GE and LEV but they still picked it. Kind of crazy they picked Pearl and let Ascent through that is likely LEV's best map. Really weird map veto and I don't truly get it. Like play Lotus or something.