G2
SEN
MIBR
XLG
BLG
WOL
RRQ
GEN
PRX
TH
FNC
(BBL, NAVI, TL)
(This is not MY rank)
i wanna hear opinions
I'm not referring to TH, I'm referring to all the other teams in attendance. FNC's playstyle seems to be better when there isn't an agent like Tejo up against them because they are very reliant on grouping up as a team, which tends to be a double-edge sword for them sometimes, especially when they get tangled up in a shit ton of tejo util combos, but with Tejo getting nerfed, it'll favor FNC more
i might have underrated XLG a lot yea its a coin flip tbh depends on their first game, but china so far have shown that only EDG have the mentality cus of their losing experience in the past.
TL on paper is insane but 3rd is not convincing enough i might change my mind later if they beat FNC in a rematch. Valorant is a momentum based game and RRQ proves they can win even in the most competitive region, thus i put them at the top of the first timer.
you make good point, but i just dont see china as a competitive region especially with EDG having internal issues. BOOM went 5-0 against 2 of 3 toronto qualified teams but bombed out in playoffs. Mental is a big factor for first timers. even if XLG lose in toronto i just hope they keep qualifying for the next internationals and can do what EDG does to china, changing representative every tournament is hurting the region.