bind was all too easy for Kulin 🥱

might be a matchfixer but fuck that guy can sure shoot his gun

with their results currently he probably will. i could see this current roster doing well next year with more time to learn and build chemistry

furia actually pretty fun atm. loud is a progressively worsening car crash. mibr's entire schtick is that they're dogshit in every metric

dimasick still kinda nice af

pretty much 100% accurate on both. Only thing I'll say though is that I think it's less firepower with AG and more their confidence. Whenever they're fired up they HIT

The thing about FPX is that they're trying to find their own original solutions to specific comp problems. Everyone was questioning triple controller until ppl realized that they play fundamentally different with it compared to every team they go against, and you can't view it under the same meta lens as everything else. We can't accurately judge how it'll go until they play a series that matters enough.

If EDG flop there are definitely going to be roster changes. I don't see a world where nobody survives on it if they bomb out.

only correct reply that can be made here

FPX is the ONE TEAM I honestly would say you cut slack for. All the series they shouldn't have lost on paper were after they locked in the top 2 playoff seed, and they're clearly just dry running experimental comps. They very well could (and probably will) look way better during either playoffs or at Champs when they optimize their theory crafting

tacolilla is right there

regardless if that's true or not it's still such a weird decision. ig the management simply didn't wanna gamble on upcoming talent and went with a 'safer' option, but whenever i watch him it feels so bland whenever he's on entry

did they HAVE to get governor instead of a tier 2 duelist from Thailand? the initial pickup seemed and still seems so odd to me

i'm surprised at how non NA-biased this is!

ppl are a product of their environment. those who grow up watching slop content will gravitate towards more slop content. There's gonna be nostalgia video essays about skibidi toilet & the new faze clan within the next 10 years 🤣

he's a product of the current generation of kids who watch stuff on youtube. ppl thought the same exact thing about creators years ago. generational shifts are CRAZY

I do hope he's still on the staff because he's close to the team, but overall his relevance has more than passed now

he was really good at champs too, he really only fell off when their entire stratbook changed. If he can get the team on a page that they're truly comfortable on & run with it then they'll get a lot better

he was on stage with them last series. I do think he'll do a good job (or at least a better job than After) so hopefully they'll stick with this change

this is goated wtf

I'll be happy even if he's an assistant coach just get someone else at the helm next season PLEASE EDG

and his decision to take a break was a great move for everyone!

clash of trash

on his hands and knees begging 💀

they were unfortunately asleep during the start of the season. If they didn't lose against C9 they'd still have a chance after winning against MIBR. unlucky honestly

still gonna farm this sleeper bracket 😭

currently that is a true statement. AG look like they're outta gas

Trace and JDG clear kangkang & friends 😭

EDG 🤣🫵

legit could see either of them winning & beating trace in lowers to qualify

Ambrosia is gonna farm this sleeper bracket 😭

you surpassed everyone's expectations this year by not being bottom feeders & actually having good strategies & ideas. Unfortunately it ends here because Trace is just you but with ppl who aren't mechanically inconsistent. TRACE MUGA

hold up Haodong might do some magic & save their champs run

I'm going to choose to believe that AG did little to no prep for this game. Hopefully they can fire on all cylinders in their opening playoffs game. The chinese team quality for champs is the best it's ever been, so it's going to be an uphill battle.

they should've seen their past games and learned something

i agree it's very troll. HOPEFULLY they get their head out of their ass with that idea

if i had to guess they're gonna build around him next year alongside abo. hopefully they get better coaching staff so the team can actually improve

they needa build around him next year. upgrade coaching staff & start drilling fundamentals to hell. qualifying to the first masters fr

LMFAOOOOO

It's do or die for AG. They have to grasp the reins of destiny and steer it into their lane if they want to qualify to champs. JDG are looking better than they ever have this season, seeming to have finally figured stuff out. Their catastrophic loss against Trace—while seeming like an off day—could serve to be a bad omen for things to come. Ego has the prep, Sword9 has the calls, and everyone else has the individual mechanics, but it's up to the whole team to prove to themselves and the audience that they are indeed the great team they want to be.

nevermind DRG lost to fucking wolves lol

I hate when people claim an 'off day' as the reason for a loss, but there are some inexcusable mistakes happening that AG normally don't make. Spitfires executing alone on attack side with no supportive utility or trades, a lack of aggressive utility whenever they push out on a default, and a reliance on hero plays are normally NOT what this team looks like. Bright side? Trace look GOOD at the moment. However, if AG want to take their fate into their own hands they need to lock in & not let these things slip by.

NA: Potter, Kaplan, JoshRT
EMEA: neilzinho, engh, doombros
PAC: Solo, Alecks, Frost
CN: NathanD, Destroyer, Ego

overall: Potter, Solo, JoshRT, neilzinho, NathanD (honestly idk whether to put Potter or Solo at #1)

Ego & Sword9 will have them outshine the brightest star at Seoul

potter boutta pull some masterclass bullshit to win this

AG MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Yoru is #1 Brim is a decently close #2. "OPEN UP THE SKY" goes so unbelievably hard

bro put TH and didn't include Patitek as an honorable mention

i really like both these teams but CCG 2-1

It won't be easy, but AG can definitely 2-1. Ego has been doing fantastic prep work, and it seems like the team is finally gaining the confidence they need to do some serious damage. I would be very surprised if they didn't learn from their previous encounter, and do everything they possibly can in this timeframe to correct their past mistakes & bring it home to secure playoffs. There is no reason why they shouldn't be able to crack Trace's playbook open & secure at least one comfortable map.

ngl it might be because literally everyone on that roster have been in team environments that were overall quite mid. Maybe they're just not used to initially being such a good team, and the expectations from earlier in the year weighed them down. idfk i'm yapping excuses but their falloff from kickoff legit needs to be investigated

Wolves need to be fucking studied under a microscope. atp i do not know how they have so many good early round starts and halves, and then proceed to give it away every time