The EL CLASSICOs of each region :

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IceCreamFan

This is purely based on the history these teams have with each other and the number of times they've faced off NOT ON THEIR SKILL LEVEL

APAC
Paper Rex vs DRX

EMEA
Fnatic vs Team Heretics (least sure of this but I couldn't come up with anything better)

CN
Edward Gaming vs FunPlus Phoenix

AMERICAS
Sentinels vs 100Thieves

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APAC
Gen.G vs RRQ

EMEA
Fnatic vs NAVI/FPX

AMERICAS
SEN vs G2

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IceCreamFan

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I was thinking Navi too and sen vs g2/tgrd is convincing but geng vs rrq? Isn't that just another rrq cope??

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Rrq beat them last year before Shanghai i believe

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IceCreamFan

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Your point being?? My list consists of the most iconic matchups/rivalries in that specific region.
Rrq vs geng is not iconic and certainly not more than the Rx derby

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rrq geng aint as iconic as prx drx, however both of them clash (on regional stage) would always be a coin toss, which make it exciting

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IceCreamFan

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Sorry but atp the rrq cope has gotten just too bad. They will most probably not perform good for the rest of this year
Also for a matchup to be considered as an el clasico of that region, it has to to iconic enough; tbh its popularity should be higher than the skill level of that match; hence sen vs 100thieves (although sen vs g2 is arguably going to replace it)

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thatpower

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yeah i was trying to list different ones your list makes more sense

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koogaS

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china should be edg vs fpx, no? for emea i think fnatic vs liquid more than heretics

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IceCreamFan

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Yeah actually that's valid

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Notbaka

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Bruv stop comparing this shi game to beautiful football

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I think it should be fnatic vs liquid for emea

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IceCreamFan

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One could argue fnc vs navi which technically is a rivalry... Hmm

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Fnatic vs Liquid is a el Classico always fun to watch than h0r0t0cs

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looola

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El Clasico* thats spanish not italian

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IceCreamFan

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My bad and the worst part is I knew that😭😭I've become terrible🥀

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bro stop comparing this shitty game to football

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CookieMania

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What about internationals? I know Sen vs GenG is one.

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MANIAC8686

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PRX vs EDG, SEN vs FNC

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Apmpm

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i might be high but i think a decent international el classico is fpx vs th

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tiyoe

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sen vs geng, edg vs prx, loud vs fnc(when loud still qualified to internationals), blg vs nrg

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Notbaka

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Derby di Milano Better

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Derby della Madonnina is a much better name but valid regardless

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Notbaka

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Yea but half of the mfs here don’t even know what it is that’s why

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Touché

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Notbaka

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Derby della Capitale Is my fav

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Goatfnc

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Sen vs 100T 😂 it's no el Classico it's a one sided stomp. Only 100T calls it's a rivalry to stay relevant

Historically it's Loud vs Optic but since they both are dead I would say currently it's Sen vs G2

In EMEA it's Fnc vs Liq always

APAC Prx vs Drx for a long time now

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IceCreamFan

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Liquid also has gotten stomped by fnatic; in the 12 games they've played fnatic has won 8 times

The only reason why Im siding with sen vs 100thieves over g2 is sen vs 100 thieves has happened 16 times!! That's a lot of games, enough to form an iconic rivalry
And that is exactly why loud vs optic, even though it used to be more exciting, technically will not feature in any el clasico list. They've just played lesser games and then riot happened in 2023🥀unfortunate🥀

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ronk

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why is noone saying BBL vs FUT? EMEA classic right there and its always a good game

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It would be easier if we can cross-region.

Sen v GenG
PRX v EG/EDG (Leaning towards PRX EDG matchup wise, but PRX v EG matches are just iconic)
FNC v Loud/TL (Prime FNC v Loud is to be remembered)