Who do you guys think will qualify for Masters? In my opinion these will be the teams:
NA:
1 Seed - OpTic Gaming - have looked beatable at times, but still seem to be the most consistently good team in a region of chaos which leads me to believe that it is likely they win the region or at the minimum qualify for the tourney.
2 Seed- XSET - this could really go to anybody in the region, but I give the edge to XSET because they only need to win 2 matches to qualify for Copenhagen, they have looked pretty good throughout the group stage, only suffering a loss to 100T, but I think they have the firepower and leadership to make it to Masters.
Other Teams Who Could Qual: EG - looked very solid and also beat OpTic, 100T - a path of all teams they are familiar with or have beat before, Ghost Gaming - hard really on NisMO so that could be a problem but if hes hitting its over, FaZe- firepower of Dicey and Babybay and IGLing of Poised.
EU
1 Seed- FNATIC - they have looked extremely good and when you have two of the best players in the world of Alfajer and Derke it is going to be hard to beat, especially when on top of that you have a top 5 IGL in the world in Boaster and an extremely good coach in Mimi, considering they only have to win one match to qualify it seems likely they will make it to Copenhagen.
2 Seed - ACEND - cNed has been a bit cold of late, but the rest of the team has been picking up the slack for the most part and they have looked solid throughout the group stage and I think that they have an easier path to Masters as I think Guild is the weaker of the one seeds and the benefits of the EU bracket is teams only have to win 2 games no matter where they reside in the brackets, so I think the experience of ACEND shows and they qualify for masters.
3 Seed- Guild - they have a 1 seed meaning a much easier path and they only have to win 1 match to make it. They have a strong team and had a strong record throughout the group stage and I think that they will be able to win at least one match and qualify for masters despite some other teams being more recognizable and notable, they have been consistently good and I think that consistency will show during Playoffs.
Other Teams Who Could Qual: Team Liquid: lots of experience, firepower, and want to win, however, lack of an IGL has made their plays look frantic and desperate at times, FPX- qualed as the one seed for last masters, but have not looked as good through this challengers, but do not be surprised if they qualify.
Brazil:
1 Seed: Loud- have looked dominant throughout the Brazil challengers and have not skipped a beat since Iceland, only competition in the region seems to be NIP, but they have beat them before and Loud is back with a vengeance after their Masters Finals loss to OpTic, so I see no doubt in the them qualifying.
Other Team Who Could Qual: NiP - only other team in Brazil with a chance and also may get a chance in the LCQ.
LATAM:
1 Seed: KRU Esports: they have had a trend in these matches of starting very slow often losing 5 or 6 rounds before eventually demolishing the other team. This trend could be dangerous come playoffs, but their experience, firepower, and revamped team comps makes it likely they get through LATAM and qualify for their 5th straight LAN event.
2 Seed: FUSION: I see Fusion coming up on top during the LCQ vs Ninjas in Pyjamas because they have looked dominant throughout the LATAM-S qualifiers and although this region is tended to be seen as "weaker" I think their potential will come out both during Playoffs as well as the LCQ vs Ninjas in Pyjamas as even last LCQ LEVIATAN gave NIP a run for their money and the match was truly extremely close, giving me hope for an upset and FUSION taking home a spot to Copenhagen.
Other Team Who Could Qual: LEVIATAN: consistently having close matches with KRU and could even beat them to qual, solid team with good communication and a strong roster.
Japan-
1 Seed: ZETA Division - last masters bronze medalists return their full team and have revamped many of their different compositions as they have started to run Neon on some maps, they have been stomping through the qualifiers thus far, only dropping one map and currently are 2 matches away from qualifying and I do not see any other team even contesting them for this spot.
APAC-
1 Seed: PRX - A team with possibly the best fragging duo in the world of Jinggg and F0rsaken, this team has consistently made many of the LAN events already in VALORANT and I think they do it again here. They have looked virtually unstoppable throughout Challengers thus far, only dropping 1 match, and their weird yet innovative comps prove time and time again to be good, I think they have a great chance to not only qualify through APAC but get the 1 seed as well.
2 Seed: Team Secret - After a disappointing Challengers 1 that saw the team not even qualify for playoffs, Team Secret is back with a vengeance. The team had added youngster Jremy as a six man and have been switching him and Witz out between maps, a change that not many teams do, but it has proven to have worked so far. This team only dropped 1 match in the group stage and I think that they have enough firepower to regain some of their previous dominance over APAC and qualify for Copenhagen.
Other Teams Who Could Qual: XERXIA: they have only missed 1 LAN thus far in VALORANT and have a really strong team which stacks up great against other top teams in the world, but I think they fall short here, but still qualify for Champions. BLEED Esports: this team was just a couple of rounds from making Reykjavik as they lost 12-14 to XERXIA in a decider match and I think that despite them not looking that dominant throughout challengers that this team can make a run once again as Deryeon is a super talented player and Lexi and Pyth have good leadership.
KR -
1 Seed- DRX - a team who has only missed 1 international LAN this team has dominated the Korea scene throughout the entirety of its existence and I do not think anything changes, seeing as they have only gotten better and more innovative this team is one of the best in the world and their balanced team play WILL lead them to Copenhagen.
Other Team Who Could Qual: ONS - they beat DRX one time last challengers so its a possibility, but I still think there is no shot unless Bazzi goes absolutely crazy
Side Note: These are just my predictions if u guys have your own leave them down below, I am not an expert on each and every region but I tried to do my best in making educated predictions.
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