Ahh yes. Yay and derke aren’t good players! Trembo you’re absolutely correct, how could I ever doubt you??

Bruh they won against literally every team in NA last season. They don't need to prove themselves domestically; it's obvious they have a lot of potential. The only place they underperformed is against ONE international team on LAN that got top 4 in the entire tournament. Like I said they were in a slump, but they seem to be coming out of it.

Bro still calling Guard a fluke after they just smashed TSM who destroyed 100T. They were in a slump, but they're getting better

Yeah I haven't seen a creative one since Shazam the dc movie

XSET???

The issue is as its set there's no promotion, so there's no incentive for t2 teams to be better, just for t2 players to be better.

Second one is a clout snoozer. Optic just win.

Oh my god I thought you left

I'm happy

Always put him on duelist

Agreed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turok:_Dinosaur_Hunter

This is really a kristoff + alt acc moment

EUisbetter

Optic over sen is like a 90-10

They’ll still be in lcq! Maybe make something happen then.

Wrong, GenG is on a salary.

Unfortunate

I don't know if this is just me but I feel like NA has become a lot less competitive since last challengers. There's a lot more good tier 1.5 teams (TSM, 100T, EG, Ghost, NRG, etc), but I feel like there aren't as many true top tier competitiors. I'm talking teams that could feasibly beat any other team and win a Masters event. Last challengers it felt like Optic, Guard, C9, and V1 could all do that, but now it feels like only Optic could beat the best of other regions. TGRD are in a slump, V1 fell off a cliff, and C9 has been looking a lot less competitive than before. I don't trust XSET, TSM, or NRG to be good enough on the international stage to make deep runs.

On the other side of things, EMEA is looking really strong with FPX and Fnatic leading the way (and potentially M3C if they continue to look better than their Guild game). And of course, Loud, PRX, DRX, and Zeta are still out there and hungry. Really excited to see what'll happen at Copenhagen, but I'm mildly worried about the competitiveness of NA teams going forward. Hoping to be proved wrong in playoffs.

Are you seriously calling the Gambit of last year a fluke?

Edit: I just realized it's apac_jimmy, carry on good sir

WHO RAN NEON ON ICEBOX

Yeah I don't expect them to win but I'm hoping they can pull it close and maybe even get a win in.

Where’d you hear this

Goated comp. This is the team that can beat optic!

Nah most of those ppl were bandwagoneers who disappeared. Wouldn’t consider those fans.

I’d be surprised if guard’s form remains bad in the last two matches

He's been playing great this challengers, it was just an off day I think

XSET have beaten the curse, they are now gonna be third I'm calling it

I WAS ABOUT TO SAY

I know I'm not in favor of their role switch either but unless tenz has a super god game, I still think Guard beat Sen

down bad

5 is best no cap

MWZERA STATISTICALLY BEST LESSGOOOOO

They will break the curse. They will come in THIRD this tournament!!

Chamber's slow time need to be reduced, idrk about his teleporter.

Ok tgrd is def in a slump rn but they would still beat the shit out of Sen let's be real here

He could do whatever he’s already more renowned than anybody on CS history and nowhere near washed yet

BRO??

Absolutely agree and I appreciate you
(Meant for the French dude above me)

New better question: how many idiots can I attract with one post?

Omg you’re so right EU’s never mentioned how having a consistent top team is a sign of a great region. They DEFINITELY never held NA teams inconsistencies against the region!

How is Yay this consistent

Weird af for saying this. Bet you’re a big hit with the ladies at home.

OMG ITS NOT THE TREMBO COPYPASTA??

Oh I was just reacting to the match as a whole, but chronicle did go crazy that map

Crowds = good

fair enough dude gl

HLTV exists go there

Zeek's a baller

imma be real go to twitter this is not the place lmfao