G2
Alter Ego
BOOM
Blackbird Ignis
Sengoku Gaming
NIP
Zeta Division

Zunba played off tank in OW, and he's a pretty solid controller.

SEN - GMB hopefully.

NA: T1
EMEA: Gambit
JP: ZETA
KR: Vision Strikers
BR: Vivo Keyd
SEA: Paper Rex
LATAM: Six Karma

reasonable take

but we could have had in a world where VS, ACEND, SMB and Envy would've been in the same group.

2-0 Gambit

Such a shame that CR got unlucky.

I do hope the games are relatively close, so people don't go "Japan shit region" or "Gambit OVERRATED?"

A: VS, SMB
B: ENVY, ZETA
C: Gambit, 100T
D: SEN, G2

Pretty straightforward.

ZETA 2-1 KRU

I believe in the magic of Laz and Takej.

Bro riot, group A is a fucking mess, putting VS, ACEND and SMB in the same group. All 3 of these teams can potentially challenge SEN and you put them in the same group?

That’s like putting Bayern, Liverpool, and Juventus in the same champions league group; it just doesn’t work like that.

And then there’s group B which is free as hell for Envy. Switch SMB/ACEND with KRU and we’re all good, seeding be damned.

i know Riot listened to their community, but this is the second time. It’s a bad look for the esports and a major oversight to their competence.

Group B is the group of death imo

https://tiermaker.com/create/vct-masters-3-berlin-1207975

I actually like it a lot, even with how fast it is.

It adds more flair because how light and smooth it is. Also the red variant is the best no kapperini.

Also, cut Riot some slack. This is the very first butterfly knife they released and people are bitching about it. Newsflash: this is only the first variation, there’s still more to come.

damn i didn't expect the post to be this long.

strawberry gang

masters 3 berlin tier list

This is a personal opinion on the teams that qualified for masters 3 Berlin and how I expect them to do. Maybe it might be realistic, maybe it might be stupid as hell, who knows, this is just for fun. Reasoning down below.

• SEN: Sentinels (NA)
  Obviously it's SEN, the current world beaters. Whether you love them or hate them, think that they are gods or overrated as hell, you can't deny; they are currently the best team in the world and everyone is vying for their crown. TSM fans are on their last amounts of HOPIUM right now, and are praying that SEN wins Berlin.

• Can give SEN a challenge and/or possibly win Berlin: SuperMassive Blaze (EMEA), Gambit Esports (EMEA), ACEND CLUB (EMEA)
  These three, in my opinion, have the greatest chance of beating SEN. All three of these teams have star-studded rosters, great strategies, and incredible mental resilience. nAts and Gambit showed their worth and proved that they aren't just scrimgods thus getting EMEA #1 seed . ACEND's tactically astute gameplans and cNed's insane Jett gameplay shone bright. SMB surprised everyone by finishing EMEA #2 seed and beating our favourite COPIUM team FPX, predicted EMEA #2 seed G2, and predicted EMEA #1 seed Acend. People will probably say NA > EU/CIS/TR (EMEA) OMEGALUL, but these three teams also have the greatest chance of winning Berlin and securing their spot in VCT Champions.

• Expected to reach top 8: Vision Strikers (KR), Envy (NA), 100 Thieves (NA)
  Big name brand teams making it to Berlin. VCT KR fan favourites VS made it to Berlin after a disappointing masters 2 qualifier run. Envy finally broke their 4th place curse, and looks revitalized with El Diablo. 100 Thieves finally getting back in form since First Strike, and fan favourite players at the helm. Can they be better than SMB, Acend or Gambit? Perhaps, we just have to find out, but on paper, they look slightly weaker than the tier above, but that does not mean that they aren't bad whatsoever. They are expected to reach top 8, and if either fail to do so, then it would be a disappointing showing from them.

• Upset Potential: G2 Esports (EMEA), Havan Liberty (BR), Vivo Keyd (BR), F4Q (KR)
  If we've noticed, I have 7 teams so far, so one of these teams will take lucky #8. G2 looked strong in EMEA but got ousted by the EMEA representatives pretty convincingly. HL and VK rising to the occasion and beating the Brazilian top 4. F4Q were surprise representatives after NUTURN failed to make it. However, that's not to say that any 4 of these teams might upset a top contender, and get into top 8, thus sending that aforementioned team either home or down to the lower bracket. A miracle is on the rise for any of these 4 teams, but my pick in this tier is G2.

• Decent Showing: ZETA Division (JP), KRU Esports (LATAM)
  These are the teams that can potentially get eliminated in group stages but will have a good showing or two in Berlin, either taking a map off a team they are expected to lose to, or even beating that team. ZETA Division, formerly known as Absolute Jupiter, is looking to make their mark after dominating the JP scene, as they are representing Berlin as a full Japanese roster. KRU Esports also dominated the LATAM scene, single handedly being the best team there ever since adding the ever explosive keznit. I personally hope that ZETA shows up in the matches and actually make people go "hey maybe Japan isn't weak after all, and can actually have potential to be good."

• Potentially the weakest teams: Crazy Raccoon (JP), BREN Esports (SEA), Paper Rex (SEA)
  Well here we are, the 3 remaining teams in Berlin. Now look, them making Berlin is impressive, after all; they had to go against teams in their respective regions to make it here. But are they gonna hang with the best? Probably not. Crazy Raccoon (along with SEN and KRU) made it back to masters again, but they have been looking shaky ever since adding Fisker, Minty, Ade, and Bazzi, Munchkin is on a supportive role for whatever reason, and neth switching over to smokes, also not to mention that they are a 7-man team. SEA has been spicy lately; BREN and Paper Rex are undoubtedly the best teams in the region currently, but they are too reliant on their star Jetts: f0rsaken (not mr. word.exe) on Paper Rex, and DubsteP on BREN. When either has a bad game, their respective team suffers, and that's not enough to keep up with the best of the best.

• Well those are my personal takes on the teams on masters berlin. this might be dumb in retrospect, like CR will take a map off of SEN, or ZETA Div beats SMB, or something, like anything can happen fr, but i'm VERY excited for Berlin and I hope it'll be a banger like Iceland or even better than Iceland.

which of the 11 players are fenerbahce going to field

FPX rhyme
FPX vicious
FPX fizzy

Reaver pandal, forsaken (the green variant) pandal, ruination vanthom, glitchpop vanthom, oni vanthom

wasn't he a streamer for KRU after wygers disbanded and "promoted" him after iceland?

KRU (an alright team but can't hang with the best, and get klaus off of sova please)
Crazy Raccoon (been looking shaky ever since they added Fisker, neth switching to smokes, and munchkin playing Skye)
BREN (too reliant on dubstep and/or borkum)
Paper Rex (too reliant on f0rsaken and shiba's too mediocre)

cNed
nAts
ScreaM
Redgar
Shao
L1NK
Paura
Turko
Izzy
Brave
Russ
sheydos
nukkye

many people might say nAts, i mean the guy's a fucking monster on Cypher

but personally, my mvp would be Redgar, the igl of Gambit.

before EMEA playoffs, i was particularly unsure whether he could keep up with the rest of the players in his position because his stats weren't too hot. but watching him play in EMEA, the guy is super solid. his IGL and strats are extremely, extremely good, and his rifling was solid too. I, like many, thought that he was Gambit's weakest link, but he is very, very solid.

last spot for berlin.

2-1 BREN

BO3 finals?

kinda wack ngl.

in any case: 2-0 VK

imagine bro

wait.

new EG looking pretty fire ngl.

I’m respectful and give good takes Sadge

cNed - jett op
nAts - sentinel + viper
Brave - controller
starxo - sova, skye, sage
nukkye - secondary duelist, sage flex

lowkey a very cracked team.

44% HSP for f0rsaken

+11 KDA for dubstep

these jetts are crazy.

Big W.

Top 2 teams from 4 groups goes to single elim knockouts.

Feels like Champions League and I'm pretty damn hyped.

gambit looking real spicy. nAts is a beast, chronicle's hitting VAC shots, and sheydos looks in form.

Reyna: TenZ, something, Scream, Nukkye, Asuna
Jett: TenZ, izzy, Shahzam, cNed, yay
Sage: Turko, Nukkye, Ethan, Derrek, SicK

FeelsBirthdayMan elimination #2

GLD 2-0 VGIA

FeelsBirthdayMan elimination #1

TL 2-1 FORZE

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/5c84c342

i know nothing about SEA, but the only reason i have CBT going is because a) their team name, and b) one of the players is literally named berlin.

I’ll only do the teams remaining

1. ACEND
2. SMB
3. Gambit
4. G2
5. Liquid
6. Guild
7. Forze
8. Giants

FPX always chokes when it matters the most

FPX always chokes when it matters the most

Gotta say, SMB are the real deal. They got even stronger ever since they added Tanizhq as a coach.

However, i will say this:

SMB >>> TR, but EU > SMB.

Maybe this is some insane ass COPIUM as a G2 watcher, but seeing how SMB matched up against G2 and FPX, G2 looking shaky. ACEND will most likely demolish SMB, or have a close and fun game tho.

Also, congrats for the Turkish fans, but please calm down.

i always thought Redgar was their weakest link.

turns out i'm wrong (i think)

acend is looking SCARY.

that was a dominant defense by them.

ZETA
CR
G2
Gambit
FPX (only for Shao and Zyppan) Sadge
VS

only because the winner immediately plays CR

Hot take:

NAVI 2-1 SMB

Therefore NAVI makes Berlin.

I believe in ssk supremacy.

NAVI 2-0 no kapp

this is only match 1 for VCT japan and it was THIS close. what an insane match.

something was 1-11 on ascent round 9

man went 24-7 after.

what a fucking beast.

TSM fans (re; bang) when TSM win: BANG IS SO GOOD, NEXT ONE UP, BABYBAY WAS WRONG OMEGALUL

TSM fans when TSM lose: BANG IS STRAIGHT ASS, T2 NOBODY, BABYBAY WAS RIGHT, FUCK TSM FOR EVER BRINGING BANG IN

like jesus calm down. the kid is 17, he has more time to develop.

THIS GAME IS CRAZY BRUH

MY HEART CANT TAKE THIS

my pick'ems may be dead

but the attention on NaVi is alive.