they actually look insane wtf
i thought m80/mxm will be competing for the ascension spot but damn oxygen look insane
and they got so many young players who can improve

1.jingg
2.aspas
3.jaw/vic
4.jaw/vic
5.derke
6.zekken
keznitdeus/f1tinho/sayf/scream etc

yea and even in lcq their jett maps were horrible
just put zekken on raze

the entire map wasnt troll tho
only a few rounds
even against mxs and LCQ sentinels won more raze / sacy skye maps than tenz on kayo

they have been considerbly better when zekken is on raze and sacy is on skye
sacy stats are not good but atleast they win

if u want to win play raze maps where sacy is on skye
zekken cant carry on jett with tenz on kayo
people will say sacy skye stats are bad , yea its not as good as his sova but atleast they win

skye is such a hard character to balance
cuz if u nerf her too much its gonna go back to double initiator meta and if u dont ur gonna be in double controller meta

and if u go back to double initiator meta u will see raze , breach , kayo, chamber cuz they pair better with fade/sova

riot needs to make another duelist with movement abilities or flash initiator who has info util like dog or prowler

but no they will add no movement no flash duelist who is gonna be another phnx / reyna / gekko

play raze maps
perma pick sage
dont pick breach vs edg it gives them a flick buff

that was in open circuit this is franchise
but i also dont understand how they can just deny the slot after allowing any org to compete
just seems so dumb to run ascension if u dont promote team that qualifies through open bracket
also why cant they give slot to another team who is eligible and are willing to take in the Guard core?

im not saying it isnt
im just saying what the stats say
i really couldnt care less cuz those 4 have already proved enough

the scary part is , they arent even playing at their peak lock in form
they r playing like how they played in the americas league and they look this good
if they make GF im concerned for PRX because i really want them to win cuz jing military service

engh also

chronicle still has better stats in terms of average lan placement and 3 trophies
but those 3 are def best at their role and right behind chronicle

their real weak link is qraxxs agent pool
bro cant play anyone other than kayo / gekko
cned would be a upgrade but wont matter if all qraxx does is play kayo only and limit what comps the coach / team can cook

prx need to face fnc to complete revenge narrative

idk why starxo and jawgemo have so many similarities in the way they play
might just be a me thing

prx remembered they have good aim and they can shoot back frauds (other than ethan and c0m those 2 guys r goated)
and tbh they should have closed this out clean 2-0
they threw so many rounds on ascent

he is so good on astra and brimstone compared to his omen tho
omen is just cursed for igls

istg all igls who play omen single handedly throw games cuz of their shit tps or just always whiffing so hard on omen
ange1
redgar
saadhak

hes good on them aswell but he is just so much better on raze

imagine the hate emea users will get if they talk about optic run last year

almost grouped twice
beat a na team first round and beat drx
guaranteed top 3 every event like that

tbh if they turn up they can go h2h aim wise but I think prx just win , maybe fut win a map

yo I'm ngl they putting ardiis on those spots
also I don't wanna blindly defend him he probably is just performing worse but when he always plays retake simulator or just walk up short 12/12 rounds its pretty hard to keep the aim consistent just look at his jett games vs kj chamber where he lurks

also I refuse to believe a top 3 rifler from last year fell off that much I think it's a mix of all things like where he is playing , the roles, maybe doesn't have that much freedom etc

fns calls sometimes were very underwhelming
victor just so inconsistent
crashes 2 clutches a map then dies every other time

now he needs to win to satisfy the dopamine receptors

keznit duelist
kingg flex
nzr initator
mazino/melser smokes
daveeys sentinel

i remember when mce said smth about cant wait to beat giants at champs in sliggys chat before lcq
its just funny looking back now

zekken sacy marved pancada
trexx sheydos

dw navi will kick suy and shao cuz of political reasons

and +engh

the marketing for champs and overall production for champs has been way worse than i expected
i thought it will be good cuz its LA with alot of people from the entertainment industry but its so bad

i was more excited for lock in and tokyo and even the regular leagues more than champions (maybe cuz of fnatic but overall marketing has been pretty bad considering its CHAMPIONS)

if he keeps the same energy against all good teams then fair ig
if not its just cringe

it was basically for nothing
looking back now honestly navi losing that is better cuz group d have all washed up teams and navi drx coming back to good form
edg , kru and prx are all on a hot streak and giants would have had a better chance to make it out if they were in group d

navi 2-0 tl
should be cleaner than the last time if they play like they played vs drx

maybe because there is nothing to say when ur losing?
unlike the NA fans other region fans have some dignity

now i understand how fpx was so good last year
ardiis just said no whenever ange1 wanted to cook

then someone tell loud we only have 1 masters this year and its champs

almost as if zyppan raze wins them games
and letting cned op (HIS BEST TRAIT) gets the most out of him

tenz ran it like once in a match against soniqs and even at that time they took the yoru from prx
and later on tenz ran it on fracture against faze and the recent bind against 100t

"tenz effect"
u meant f0rsaken right?

suygetsu
something
demon1

honestly suygetsu probably has better aim but u will never cuz duelists players just have more chances to showcase their aim

what is mechanics
is it just raw aim? cuz tenz is very inconsistent cuz of his aimstyle
and when u say mechanics i think of movement , aim , playmaking iq and quick decision making , i think tenz is one of the worst comparing to other top duelists cuz he plays so scared when he isnt +20

just dont know why people think tenz is a mechanical god when he just isnt anymore
and him and the team has realised it and thats why he isnt entry anymore

current asc 3
peak immo 1

i love liquid and navi but how u gonna say this when liquid won both pistols and a bonus

where scrimbit

aspas 5 is crazy he is either 2nd best oper (behind yay throughout his career)
even if u want to put kang kang 1st cuz of tokyo , aspas should still be top 3 no matter what
also
where sayf ardiis sayaplayer buzz?

he can be worldclass if he decides to stop igling and stops refusing offers from top team just so he can play with nivera

this either has to be the biggest falloff or some internal problems has to be going on
5 world champions and they r struggling against KC

shao still worldclass wdym, suygetsu inconsistent but he is the 2nd best navi player

would be stupid considering their perfomance but understandable cuz of the real world situation
imagine sheydos trexx shao suygetsu and a 5th

ya it has to be
impossible for 5 world champions to look this lost