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Alfajer - representing a sentinel player in the best way possible by being a true anchor and always there when a team needs him
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Less - after finishing last year on a high, he took a huge leap this year overtaking aspas as the best player on the team by the second part of the year
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Leo - basicaly perfect util and mr. clutch, nothing more needs to be said
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Derke - a very good player that was able to take his game to another level by being covered with the arguably best support players in the history of this game
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Demon1 - He came in as an ,,open-tryout" and was given the chance to ,,show his skills as team continued to develop" - safe to say he showed his skills and the team developed
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Jingggg - our favourite raze main that just doesnt seem to make a bad play, opening the map for his team and constanstly fragging - sadly we wont see him next year :(
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Ethan - possibly the most important player in this EG machine, his amazing utility and take-over ability proved to be crucial in the success of this project
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Aspas - after almost flawless first half of the year, he took a step down, but proved at Champs that he is still a game changing player
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Chronicle - very good utility and numerous clutches, but a slower end of the year denies him a higher spot
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Something - a player that with his amazing skill and aim proved that the W gaming playstyle is still very much doable
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Zmjjkk - an amazing talent that with his OPing skills became the cover and opened the door to Chinese community
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D4v4i - with the lack of an IGL, he was able to play more openly and show his amazing skills which very much marked over the lack of a leader in this team
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F0rsaken - a player that was able to help his team in any way it was needed to and continued to deliver numbers
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Cauanzin - a rookie in this team, he displayed an amazingly high level, expecting the similar leap as less for next year
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Jawgemo - although i doubted including him on the list, his incredible consistency at Champs propelled EG to the ultimate goal as his ability on Raze was going head to head with Jingg
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Mako - always a consistent show in his team, even after a dip in form through the middle part of the year
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SUYGETSU - a player that is always doing the little things and continuously taking over games
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Crashies - with amazing consinstency and with ability showing up when needed most, he showed why he is probably the most important player on his team
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Buzz - a guy that showed amazing flexibility and ability to remain consinstent and push his team when needed
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S0m - coming into this year with a lot to prove, he definetly displayed incledible highs, while playing the role he wasnt known for before
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Honourable mentions:- Nats
- Monyet
- Zyppan
- Zekken
- Cloud
,,Updated" TOP 20 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
He had a rough one yes, but overall a player that knows how to get the most from his plays, and was super consistent throughout the year
Personally i would have put Something over Jinggg if he was at Tokyo and played on the level that he is known for, but in terms of F0rsaken he wasnt a stranger to a mediocre game, even though he was playing whatever his team needed of him
derke that high is actually criminal, his performance this year doenst even warrant him top 15
ethan should be higher, he is the best player ont he winning team
chronicle is good but not that good as he fell flat at champs, leo and alfajer are the true anchors of this team
jawgemo above cuanzin fs
suygetsu 😂😂😂, c0m clears that bum
buzz💀
Over the whole year i think Ethan is in a perfect position, Chronicle should have been above him if it wasnt for a really dissapointing Champs performance, but overall played insanely well
I think Cauanzin just slightly gets the egde because of the first part of the year
And if it wasnt for Suygetsu Navi would have been even more embarassed
Definetly wasnt a bad year for him, but overall in terms of success and ability i think all players above him showed something more, no matter the expectation, except for Ethan, but his consistency and a win in the grand finals gave him a slight edge imo
As for Less i think he overtook the title of the best player on the team, really took a huge jump and was a key factor in LOUD winning games they arguably should have lost
Are they really similar in terms of stats?
If we are talking about an overall year:
| | RATING | ACS | KD | Kast | First kills per round | first deaths | Rounds played |
|--------|--------|-------|------|------|-----------------------|--------------|---------------|
| Aspas | 1.17 | 238.4 | 1.3 | 75% | 0.17 | 0.11 | 1618 |
| Jinggg | 1.06 | 234.6 | 1.09 | 73% | 0.13 | 0.12 | 1334 |This is a pretty sizeable difference.
And if you want to talk about international events only:
NAME : RATING
Aspas : 1.129
Jinggg: 1.016
I mean most of the people put Aspas over Jinggg and its not a wrong choise but imo i dont think its all about stats considering that they play very different styles where Jinggg is always trying to make a play where he isnt guarranted to win a fight while Aspas plays more constructed and barely gets caught out
Since they had similar international success i didnt put them far from one another and dropped him from 6 to 8 because of EG players that deserved to be higher for their impact
I think Jinggg was clearly the most consistent player for PRX which is why he is the highest ranked
In terms of everyone they all performed very similar, very good, but not anything that would have been worthy of a higher placement (except for Something if he was at Tokyo and played the way that he can play)
In terms of Mindfreak hes my favourite player on the team, but can be so frustrating, he had a really underwhelming regular season with a lot of ups and downs, and if it wasnt for the clutches, he wouldnt even be in the conversation - unfortunately he is a part of the system that isnt meant to show off and is supposed to just do his job, except when he is needed
Bar the grand finals Jinggg barely had bad games and was stellar ever since Something came in and even when the team was without Something, still showed amazing level of play
Crashies was the main reason NRG didnt flop as hard as they should have, pulling out some incredible plays which were keeping his team in the game
Buzz rarely had a bad showing this year and stellar performances until Tokyo, but played up to his standards at Champs, which also prevented DRX flopping at back to back tournaments
Aspas has been great this season but every player above him showed something which resulted in major success or proved to be in the same standars in terms of skill
Honestly maybe Sayf was held back by his team, but he really underperformed at Internationals and only showed solid play against the likes of KC,BBL, VITALITY and bar that match against FNC didnt beat anyone outstanding
Its true that he didnt have obscure numbers, but he finally didnt have to in order for his team to win, he still showed a very high level of play and almost had a flawless year so i think he deserved his spot, as for Aspas he played amazing, but i think every player above him showed something that led to a major success and/or proved a similar level of skill
Personally i think its more about the way Less played and made the most out of his role + the expectations for Less was lower than for Aspas at the start of the year considering Less had an outstanding performance at Champs but it wasnt for sure that he would continue that and the team needed that of him if they wanted to continue being in the conversations for big titles
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