Pearl is made for NA

NA teams just don't lose on this map

true but eu is also garbage so theres that

no surprise there

3/3 abit too small of a sample size tho

Its funny because pearl is actually built for EMEA to rat every corner imaginable

but they still cant win LMFAOOOO

xD1LL4N [#4]

3/3 abit too small of a sample size tho

4/4

xD1LL4N [#4]

3/3 abit too small of a sample size tho

4/4 100T OpTic and XSET 2x

PIGEONS [#2]

true but eu is also garbage so theres that

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Too early to say. First international tournament with this map. Wait for next event when it actually matters and then we can talk.

prims [#6]

4/4 100T OpTic and XSET 2x

100T should have picked Pearl instead of ascent , EU is ass on this map

prims [#6]

4/4 100T OpTic and XSET 2x

Xset 2x on two different EU teams goes to show

patuj [#8]

Too early to say. First international tournament with this map. Wait for next event when it actually matters and then we can talk.

id say champs matters so NA dominates EU on pearl, cope

patuj [#8]

Too early to say. First international tournament with this map. Wait for next event when it actually matters and then we can talk.

“When it actually matters” ??? This is literally the most important event of the year bro

patuj [#8]

Too early to say. First international tournament with this map. Wait for next event when it actually matters and then we can talk.

wdym when it matters
this is the tournament where knowing how pearl works better than any other team gives you a massive advantage

arguably this is when it matters the most

patuj [#8]

Too early to say. First international tournament with this map. Wait for next event when it actually matters and then we can talk.

These teams should of been preparing to play this map? If anything this debut will identify the best teams on Pearl and teams will try to replicate it with some tweaks

tinted [#12]

“When it actually matters” ??? This is literally the most important event of the year bro

Yes but Pearl is still new map on international event and just because some regions had better idea and then the meta evolved in certain way that works against other styles gives them big advantage coming here. Wait when teams actually know how each region plays and learn the map more. This is why you don't add new maps to Champions. Same can be said when Fracture came out with Fnatic. Its fluke map right now.

EU teams didn't have the chance to properly practice the map, because most of the teams in T2 had no reasons to play it unlike NA teams where it was allowed early

archetype [#13]

wdym when it matters
this is the tournament where knowing how pearl works better than any other team gives you a massive advantage

arguably this is when it matters the most

But the problem is that you can't know how new map works in international games before you see how each regions plays. Just because EMEA teams started playing Pearl in certain way and NA started playing it in certain way etc doesn't instantly mean that the other one is better. Teams adapt to how the region plays and when they enter international LAN no one knows how each other play. And then some styles are just going to work better than others. While when next tournament comes along teams will have bunch of footage of how different regions play and start making changes to their styles implement similar strats and then some other teams will again try to counter those etc. and that's how it evolves. And that's when we start actually seeing real competition.

patuj [#17]

But the problem is that you can't know how new map works in international games before you see how each regions plays. Just because EMEA teams started playing Pearl in certain way and NA started playing it in certain way etc doesn't instantly mean that the other one is better. Teams adapt to how the region plays and when they enter international LAN no one knows how each other play. And then some styles are just going to work better than others. While when next tournament comes along teams will have bunch of footage of how different regions play and start making changes to their styles implement similar strats and then some other teams will again try to counter those etc. and that's how it evolves. And that's when we start actually seeing real competition.

you're talking about wanting to see how antistrats/counterstrats come into play when playing pearl, when arguably right now it's the most pure gameplay versing each other and seeing which region just plays the map better, instead of which region antistrats better. I think this is a better way of seeing which region just plays the map better.

patuj [#8]

Too early to say. First international tournament with this map. Wait for next event when it actually matters and then we can talk.

The copium you inhale is hilarious