hence why i said 'the list goes on'. hell EDG are playing properly atm, too. the only teams that I would definitely say do NOT are FPX and PRX (not saying BLG cuz they're more sloppy than anything) and we know how that ended up lol

cned is cursed to lose with subpar teams against CN every major he attends

Fnatic, TH, GENG, LEV whenever they're not slumping, the list goes on

prx is uncontained aggression that has no concept of slowing down. CN teams understand that playing by-the-book fundamentals is still needed to not throw rounds that they've already pretty much secured. PRX devolved, while CN is gradually figuring things out

he'd have to be very smart in the first place to get the absolutely insane timings he would get in Tokyo and Champs L.A

they're growing on me for sure the more I reminisce abt their season tbh

still on that JDG agenda I see

he's still a psychopath but his calling is pretty sensible overall i'd say

they were literally blow for blow against each other with two OT's that could've gone either way even with FPX's lack of discipline

i'm a little ignorant but wtf does that mean in context of igling

yeah he's pretty fucking good at it too

why is deflowering yourself what you think of

you have good taste 🤤

yk what fair point

Alecks ain't NathanD this shit is burnt and over

nats viper

that roster on TL would go hard 🔥🔥

they had monyet

Josh "We will demand respect through results" RT 🗿🗿🗿

It's a mixture of PRX not adapting much over the time since Shanghai and G2 improving their fundamentals & protocols. i'd imagine it wouldn't be hard to simply go through the motions atp considering they've already experienced them once

yeah but tbh i think yuicaw joining wolves with spring was for the best. if they get their stuff together they could form a really consistent roster. yuicaw would be the glue to keep the structure together

i'd rather have Yuicaw on a roster built around him, eren, and spring than current FPX honestly

that's unfortunate. i never really had strong feelings for the org but for how well the apeks core did in tier 2 I was saddened to see they didn't finish on the top half of the season.

does this imply that they made the roster with the intention of having excellent individual firepower? Nats is still very clean from what i recall of watching split 1, but that's about all I can tell from my limited exposure to the region

can anyone explain wtf happened to Liquid this year? i swear on paper they didn't look as mediocre as they did coming into the season. was it bad coaching decisions, roster moves, or smth else?

nah he'll be fine next year when they build around him SURELY

ik that's what i'm saying brah. the only reason it's close in the first place is because CNED does some crazy shit every-so-often to pull them through and they STILL throw

if EDG keep their form they definitely have the pedigree to win convincingly, if not for the fact that CNED is always cursed to have his team throw against China specifically. fr though EDG's map pool isn't the worst and they seem to be on a resurgence, but hey what do we know it's fucking EDG

map 3 is abyss 100% if FUT leave it in the pool

1. He either loses to the CN team or it's needlessly close
2. He gives his teams multiple rounds single-handily and they still somehow lose

you're thinking abt FUT not LEV

"We lost to this composition before. Therefore, we did a lot of research on this comp. We understood that if we can't defeat them, we will join them." 🗿🗿🗿 my coaching GOAT

N0xusN0mad

he literally glazes his own team on his podcast lol

what Trace showed was promise--the Chinese teams are still a LONG way from being in form to win. these games are merely an omen for the future of the region and what they're capable of. for now let's just appreciate them getting to this spot in the first place

THEY WORKED SO FUCKING HARD THIS YEAR LFGGGGGG

not even close lmfaoooooo

to go from choking both Madrid to Shanghai when they were so fucking close to beating the EMEA #2 seed is a big fucking jump in results. regardless if they were this good all along (which they were) it's still a big af accomplishment for this core

they worked so fucking hard this entire year and it's finally paying off. i understand why heybay's crying because IT'S FINALLY HAPPENED

THE ONE INTERNATIONAL THEY DON'T CHOKE THE QUAL FOR THEY GET A WIN HOLY SHITTTTTTT

some want their name to be pronounced like that, some are just trolling lol

so we can all agree that Destroyer and NathanD are the best coaches in CN atm right?

thank GOD they beat the C9 of China allegations

BLG was funny af. This is legit a sign of things to come in the next few seasons

even when he's not in a state of delirium he still can't give BLG credit

EDG look better but we gotta wait to see how they'll do when their game comes

they hard threw against FPX but tbf FPX do understand how the play very well. no one ever beats EDG regionally you gotta know this by now

TOTOROOOOO GAMINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

very prone to mental slumping if they face too much pressure/experience a block. however whenever they're NOT they legit look like the most structured team ever

it was pretty bad how they went out on both maps but overall their calling & setups were pretty fucking good for the most part. if some individual fuck-ups didn't happen there is a world where they won or at least take it to a map 3