they are on FIRE this team with wo0t WILL win trophies if they’re all playing like this

the problem is something cannot play Raze.

THANK GOD

Not at all lmao. I am #1 Monyet Raze hater but he is a god on smokes.

he was nuclear on his past teams (notably was one of the only reasons GE won matches) and almost brought his team ONIC G to Champs ‘22. He’s not been integrated properly into the system in PRX though… It’s clear he’s not comfortable on Raze and it’s infuriating that the team doesn’t realize it.

This meta proves you don’t need a Raze. Work around like Qck or Miniboo

because he plays anything else. We literally see Neon on the other side.

no literally. Like he’s so good on Neon/Smokes/ANTTHING BUT RAZE ITS SO STUPID

PUT THIS MOTHERFUCKER ON NEON I DONT GET IT MAN HES JIST NOT GOOD ON RAZE HES SO GOOD BUT KUST NOT THIS DUELIST. ONG PUT HIM ON ANYTHING ELSE AND HES FIRE JUST NOT RAZE.

Forcing Monyet on Raze makes zero fucking sense oml he’s stuck trying to replace an unreplaceable member. It’s ludicrous i mean this guy is simply not good on Raze. I understand not having time to reinvent comps in time for Madrid but I pray this mf does not stay on Raze next split it’s crazy hes so talented but they’re kinda just tossing him in

hope they don’t put monyet on raze and put him on Neon instead

Autumn made such a fantastic showing for the first AUS player in an international. Imagine if they got rDeew, Dragon, pl1xx, and tixx and formed like a superteam in China (or Maple or disKo of he still plays)

Berlin is trying his hardest to call a disasterclass

Autumn and Life trying their ASS off. AAAAY kinda threw the last few rounds they needed to play more off site

I unironically think if Wolves was in another group they would’ve qualified. Spring is INSANE and pl1xx is on par with autumn. I think they’re definitely third place if not. Them and trace could both be considered second place

Sato

ppl have been talking about the disappointments but I think there have also been some surprisingly strong performances that I have not expected to see.

1 - EDG Haodong - This guy has been out of form for eons and was their worst performing player, and now it feels like he can solo win them series (Bind vs PRX). Guy is a deagle demon and definitely has proven himself despite some of the rest of his team losing form.
2 - FPX Life - Guy has been an incredibly hit or miss player ever since EDG but rn he’s on fire. Being #9 rating with a team that has yet to win a map is kinda crazy and ya gotta respect the guy for his abilities to carry his team.
3 - TH Riens - Almost everyone was worried he would become an onliner transitioning from playing in Turkey to LAN, but it’s been the exact opposite. This guy is on a heater and his aim and utility are some of the best in this entire tournament. When him and wo0t play together i’m sure they’ll become an incredibly formidable duo.
4 - KC Sh1n - How is this guy STILL so fucking good. This guy was insane during the playoffs in EMEA and he’s kept his form to now. He has been so clutch for his team and always seems to be reliable with his utility and fragging power. Unfathomable he was on the 10th place team last year.
5 - PRX Forsaken - He’s always been incredible, no doubt about that. But his form looked shaky during pacific and he seems to have (so far) been the only member of his team to really step up this event. He also now holds the first ever 1v5 ace on an international stage which says everything you need to know about this demon, i just hope his team shows up this series and it isn’t a blowout.

Trust me we all knew Berlin would be like this. Dudes been inting since 2023

cus TH didn’t play them on Split and they have no idea how to compare their abilities rn. On Lotus maybe it will be more apparent which came more prepared into the event but also at the end of the day teams can beat other teams of different skill levels all the time so it’s hard to tell.

These guys have super explosive and aggressive plays and can usually win a lot of rounds through them; but their calling can sometimes falter. Feel like this game was a bit of nerves going against a legit team (sorry FPX) internationally. Hope KC can bounce back I want to see this as a rematch in the GF

nah, he was just kinda upset about the rapid turnaround being the last team to play into the first one in the next series. just kinda unlucky someone had to get it

i mean i think it’s just unlucky, one team was gonna have a small turnaround (like under 24 hours between matches especially regarding SEN who wrapped like 15 hours ago and KC have had two whole days). Not necessarily unfair but it be like that.

Ultra banger incoming

TH are INCREDIBLE I truly cannot wait for wo0t. PaTiTek also had major impact props to him as a sub

This guy is a BEAST, him and wo0t will become unstoppable. Hype to see this team at full power glad he got his VISA

no one said that. Split for sure but no one said Sunset

tbf they were responding to EMEA being toxic after a single half

Old Monyet, maybe Victor

for a sub he’s still pretty nuts.

Like I honestly loved how TH played, Miniboo shouldn’t be the only Neon out here she’s so good

LMAOOOO

if wo0t is here this shit is over paTiTek lowkey selling

literally. like when they play double smokes they OWN. I don’t understand why they’re trying to force Monyet into this Raze role when he’s clearly not comfortable. He’s an incredible player but isn’t Jingg. Someone needs to wake them up to that before they waste away a year.

Neon he’s cracked with (assuming he’s still got that in him) and I think he could be good on Sentinel too. Just have him play hard anchor instead of Dive

I truly believe this roster can win a title, they just can’t with their current play style. W Gaming works, but not with 2/3 duelists. Monyet is clearly comfortable on smokes, and NOT on Raze. If any duelist put him on Neon, but i think he should try and stay smokes alongside Mindfreak. Lean into having two world class controllers, not 2 inconsistent duelists.

Gen.G OWNS EDG let’s be real

Bro was SILENT all China qualifier acting like Berlin and now he’s the second coming of nats this map

PLEASE put this mf on only smokes and if he plays any duelist let it be Neon.

he’s still there though. Definitely seems like a similar pattern to 2021

what do you want em to do it’s Breeze

imagine they actually managed to get tomaszy instead. he would’ve been UNSTOPPABLE.

Feels like this team relies on him too much…like obviously he will deliver he’s the best viper on the planet but i feel like they need to cultivate the strength of the others more. can’t rely on him to 1v5

Saadhak is on one my GOAT. second shot was ALL skill baby

saadhak, i mean he owned on VKS too when he had less firepower (sacy and sutecas)

yoman please china needs you

I’ll be honest they significantly over performed. Plus imo i don’t think they’re the second best in China (Trace/Wolves would be my picks) but cus of the system they had a fairly easy qualification route

Aproto seems like the best option, but i don’t think neT was the problem. Feels crazy that the Guard core could split for one of the first times since its inception (besides duelist position)

okay but for real what does this mean for C9’s legacy

I 100% believe she has the capability to be a tier one duelist rn. 100T Florescent would be fantastic and she def deserves the chance. She clearly is the best player in all of GC and can hold her own amongst the best

i think this might legitimately be the highest rating ever seen on VLR