If they treat Jdg as the vici version they swap with Tyloo I think

China (idk)

Group A: BLG FPX JDG TRACE
Group B: TEC WOLVES TYLOO AG
Group C: EDG NOVA DRG

Based on champs and evolution series but I mean wolves and nova could switch cause they both did nothing last year and also jdg goes there if they treat it as rare atom otherwise they switch with tyloo or Tec

Chamber gets his second tp back 🗿

Could overpreform but I’m expecting 10th, however this team is a tier above nova

Loving the RRQ appreciation in this thread
I think they can make Madrid and pull an upset there

I think that good showings hold far more weight than bad showings as teams showing they can play well in offseason events such as sen affirms all the good qualities and shows extra potential whereas a team underperforming such as 100t isn’t impacting my opinion of their max potential it just shows they may need a bit more time than other squads

Seen plenty of talk about dark horse teams but who are some players you expect will exceed expectations in 2024?
For me, Jemkin is the most exciting new talent coming from t2 but I don't see him getting as much attention as other previous t2 duelists

Won’t be that easy fpx and trace aren’t far behind as well as a new and improved blg

If fpx can play life to his full potential and Berlin doesn’t overcook they could break in but these 3 looking solid

That and they were playing with an academy player instead of yosemite in the first part of the series

Yeah most likely

Not sure but he wasn’t there for all of the evolution series

https://x.com/bilibiligaming/status/1747181907974959183?s=46

Jexen is back!!!! I love Jexen!!!! Also -rin plus an igl change! This team could be good again!

dw I'll just watch party every game get excited

They only played both duelist against each other a couple times and it was quite even

Holy I just got chills 🥶

This is why we need more lock in type events for games like this 🙏

How have Fnatic won speed when they are a slow default heavy team

Lew >> derke
Tixx >>>>>>>> boaster
Dragon = alfa
Minimise > leo
Maple >>>> chronicle

And people still doubt jijiehao bonkers

Sscary should be in the discussion at least

I think that you could argue for roster changes but man did they treat zest rough last season, with him never getting a proper chance and being forced to only play the hard games. Hope he’s treated right wherever he ends up

As an unbiased outsider to these debates I believe it is time to come to a conclusion.

NRG have a crazy crazy roster on paper that if maximum potential is reached could beat Fnatic, but at the same time if they don’t gel well or the igling isn’t great they’d get destroyed as Fnatic can match their firepower and simply function better as a team unit.

NRG reaching their max potential is almost impossible and them not working at all is almost impossible so I think it is impossible to determine their strength until we see them play.

So I don’t think it’s wrong to imagine one team being better than the other but calling the other team trash to better your point is foolish as Fnatic has proven they’re insane and the team to beat and NRG are the scariest new roster on paper

Top 2 Korean player alongside mako 100% doesn’t get the respect he deserves

Somebody is targeting our glorious king geospliced

It seems they’ve finally got a break to rest and also the competition in China is rising pretty quick so I think edg are only going to improve from their champs form coming into this year despite a rough off season

Everyone seems quite set on prx t1 for pacific but there are a few teams that could snatch a spot with rrq being the one I’m rooting for

Good they keep same roster no need for any changes atm

Raze: jinggg jawg keznit
Skye: cauanzin ethan Leo
Sova: c0m Leo crashies
KJ: chichoo alfajer less
Cypher: nats alfajer chichoo
Jett: demon1 aspas derke
Reyna: something jemkin
Viper: zest less yosemite
Omen: sscary mako marved
Astra: marved sscary mako
Brimstone: mako marved sscary
KayO: qraxs buzz invy
Breach: chronicle smoggy invy
Sage: cned chronicle
Fade: nobody leo cauanzin
Chamber: yay cryo laz
Yoru: tenz forsaken Ethan

Silly list don’t take too seriously 😝

I’d favour Jdg over fpx for the second China spot but it depends on how well fpx intergrate life they could be crazy

Can certainly make ascension with this team and already seem like a dark horse for that tourney but who knows which other teams will make it

Congrats man 🥳

Fnatic play a very slow default heavy style which obviously works for them most the time but can be exploited by high level teams with similar firepower like loud last year. If Fnatic can add more pace mix ups and maintain all their good qualities from 2023 they’re going to stay number 1 + icebox back and no pearl means their current map pool is better than the champs one but that’ll change throughout the year

Savage roast bro 😎

why is demon1 not going crazy at tokyo important it was his first international lan and it was up in the air about whether he'd attend so they were practicing without him + with proper prac and no first international lan nerves he got MVP at champs

https://imgur.com/4W9xGA3

Edg and Jdg are quite similar power level and I could see either making an international run but I’ve given edg the edge due to their experience as well as being the better team coming into the new year but these 2 could change.

Fpx are looking to be the funnest team to watch in China with BerLin cooking some of the craziest strays with the rest of the team being cracked aimers, similar to NAVI but if they can integrate life well and autumn takes to flexing well this team has crazy potential.

Trace are another team with crazy potential, with fengf showing that he is a consistent high performer and one of the best players in the league whilst still having decent flexibility. This team will need to match his level if they want to be a top 3 team but during evo they showed good signs and I was especially impressed with YOU in particular.

BLG have not looked so hot since champs, whether it’s the coaching change or not I’m not sure but they’ve been a bit all over the place. So the fact they’ve brought in a new igl to replace arguably their weakest link (rin) is good news for this team and could well bring some life back to this team.

Wolves I’ve rated higher here than other lists I’ve seen but I’m so impressed with spring and what he’s done on NTER and NIP. He is showing the he is a top entry player consistently and hasn’t had much luck being on a top team. Yuicaw really impressed me as a senti during his time on Ase and pl1xx has always been a good player despite him one tricking yoru on weibo for a while. Crazy high potential team if spring is properly supported and enabled.

Tyloo is a team I was high on going into the champs qualifier and they looked decent but dropped the ball for that 3rd qual spot. This team has looked lost since, dropping SORRYMYBAD just to bring him back and just generally making roster changes that weren’t necessary imo. Now they’ve lost abo and got hfmi and have potential to be a top team if ninebody gets his confidence back and they can get the chemistry right but I’ve lost a bit of hope in this team.

Tec are 100% the biggest dark horse of cn imo alongside wolves. The signing of rb is a huge boost to add to some already good players like abo and shameless. I struggle to rank this team higher due to them being so new but I mean if they can maximise rb to his full potential and the chemistry is there I can see this team reaching a top spot.

DRG are rated this low only because of the firepower of the other squads. Yes they just beat Ase and ra in a crazy run showing their potential but in those games they were getting bailed out of disadvantaged states by vookashu so often that it feels as other teams improve rapidly as you’d expect from a young region they won’t be able to rely on one player as much. If another player or 2 steps up this team has potential but I can’t rank them any higher despite their ascension run.

All gamers and nova both seem to have some of the leftovers that haven’t been picked up, with neither team looking to do anything crazy. GuanG is a nice pickup for nova but I’m not too familiar with either squad and will need more exposure to put them any higher

GuanG is a good player and all but from all the leaked rosters this team looks extremely underwhelming and I can’t see them being any better than 10-11th I’m happy to be proven wrong tho

Any oce player to any apac team 😔

Chinese NAVI

He was the best Chinese player on rng

It’s so hard to tell how either team would play on a given day they’ve both been inconsistent and pretty weak in evo series but BLG has been a bit better

The world isn’t ready for Rrq Jemkin to farm Madrid

Wolves will be decent in cn with spring yuicaw and pl1xx I definitely don’t think they’ll be f tier prolly top 5-6 in cn

I’ve got no furia stocks or anything idc about the team, but they were quite unwell in the ge match and so I don’t think that result matters THAT much

rrq in the lowest tier is criminal top 2-4 apac

This team has potential if ninebody returns to form and hfmi can gel well I’m excited to see them play

I had this when my game was installed on my external hard drive but then I resinstalled it on my ssd and now it’s fine

rumors are rin will be benched which ig leaves biank as a secondary caller most likely or just not calling, but he shouldn't be getting dropped

biank

TZH fs underrated but fpx with life is an upgrade IMO if autumn adapts well to flex they could make a good fight for a Madrid spot

Threw some rounds and should’ve gone ot probably but not a bad showing for antic