"facts" you just used stats with no logic behind it and called that he was "affected more" when nivera literally had covid since day 1 Champions and even before that, and you know what? He got an ace at his first pro match specially on the first round. Literally destroyed on the Redbull event and probably would won Champions if the team actually played well besides scream. Just shut up bro
gonna be NA domination lol
now without delusion: EMEA due to multiple reasons including the situation going on there, is just not lookin very good.... there is no consistent top team and their performance looks worse than top NA teams like v1 and c9(other teams too soon to tell but potentially the guard and optic- if they regain control in this new meta)
As a EU fanboy who watched all NA matches, v1, c9 and the guard are the clear best 3 teams in NA, they are on a different level to the rest of the teams in understanding of the meta, teamplay, strategic point of view, none of them have a player that is not as strong individually which is something not all NA teams have compared to EU and simply style, but the thing is that in emea every1 is good strategically, even regional leagues teams so basically those 3 are just outclassing the other teams who have a shit ton of mistakes, play poor strategically, nothing creative tactically, shit reads on the meta forcing chamber too much, shit teamplay, shit utility usage... we already saw in champions best NA team c9 looked outclassed strategically by fnatic/liquid and commited way more mistakes than they should and would get destroyed in mid rounds by european teams, most of the times in champions in EU vs NA matches the NA teams were the ones to get the opening kill most of the times but then lost 4v5 to intelligent midrounding and simply not being able to respond to teams who are used to playing agaisnt really strategic teams, they simply just manipulated their rotations like they were children and truly outclassing them. So we will see if c9, v1 and the guard (I consider those the only 3 realistic teams to even have a chance to make top EU teams sweat) can adapt to playing against teams who actually know how to play the game and are not just idiots who dont pracc and play a shitty style and have worse decision making than ranked players, if I had to guess v1 is the best team in NA and I believe they will maybe not win masters 1 but could do really well, either way this is the right path for NA, they need teams to step up and start playing the game properly/structured instead of playing that disgusting puggy NA style, maybe they wont be sucesfull rn but they could be by champions or next year, they need leaders like vanity, zander and coaches like mce more in NA, I hope for a good performance in masters 1 from NA teams (good performance but hopefully not better than the EU teams kekw)
And those saying asian teams are better than 2022 top NA teams you guys are deluded and its not coming from an NA fan
This is a cool idea but please use more punctuation. PLEASE. Anyway, I genuinely think that V1 and C9 have what it takes in terms of strats to stand up to Fnatic and Guild. Add in some crazy individual performances, and I think there's a very real chance they could win masters. And yes, Gambit looked dominant for the first match we saw them, but I don't know how the whole war is going to affect their mental + prac time (or if they'll be able to play at all), so I'm not including them for the time being.
As strategic as EMEA teams can be, especially Fnatic who are on another level, contrary to popular belief NA is not lacking that far behind.
Top NA teams currently - Version1, Cloud9 & Guard have showcased impressive amount of creativity, innovation and adaptability in their strategies, team comps and mid-round callouts. Maybe it is conncted to the fact that these teams in specific do not relly on a star player to frag out and "go kill" as people like to portray certain NA teams, which ultimately makes them focus more on perfecting the set-piece strategies pre-game or focus on efficiently trying to counter opponents during the game. That makes them unpredictable and dangerous and even if ultimately they fail to beat EMEA teams, the gap between them will be really small.
Rest of NA tho... While I'm certain new meta that's on the horizon will help these teams a little they still need better coordination, work on comboing their utility efficiently and of course, stop relying on star duelists to frag, as previously mentioned. But I guess some rosters need more time to adapt to all the changes, so we should also consider the possibility of another S tier NA team emerging after some time together.
Well 3 of the top EU teams (Gambit, Acend and Liquid) are in a slump right now but Fnatic and FPX look like those teams did at Champions, maybe even better. Guild can be top but they have to fix their strategies. Individually Guild are fine though.
There is a big skill gap in NA. C9, V1, Guard look way better than other NA teams. Fnatic and FPX look way better than everyone else in the world. All depends on if Fnatic choke or not. Sentinels were the better team in Masters 2 but Fnatic still choked some maps and they choked vs KRÜ in Champions too.
I'd say Optic are close to if not at the Guard's level atm. It's true they have the disadvantage of a typically underfragging igl, but that gets balanced out by Yay and Victor most times, and they almost ALWAYS dominate their opponents map pic. If they could prep as well on their own map, I bet they'd 2-0 a bunch more teams.
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