Yeah sure NRG wasn't consistent last year, but this team isn't the same NRG. It's more of a mix of 2022 OpTic and 2023 EG in my opinion.

Facts. I don't know what hes on about w DRX cus they've been really inconsistent since the start of 2023 besides LOCK//IN and Pacific League.

Maybe biased but NRG 2-0 or 2-1. The core has not missed an international event since masters berlin 2021 so I doubt they're gonna let it slip here. Also SEN have played almost as many maps as they could've at this point and it'll be easy for chet and ethan to anti-strat. NRG only played sunset, ascent, and breeze with both ascent and breeze being super boring maps with no real meta shifts in years so they've basically shown nothing. (Edit: everybody downvoting are just sen die hard fans that don't have any idea about how pro play works lol)

NRG 26-8 FURIA

Maybe biased but it's arguably the best team in Americas versus arguably the worst. Would be embarrassing if it wasn't a blowout.

as an nrg superfan, unfortunately i think its true. they were joking about it a bit before but on stream yesterday they seemed very serious about stepping down and saying they arent going to compete next year unless theres a good opportunity. this is heartbreaking but what can you do. :/

Maybe we'll see today haha :)

Prediction:
LOUD ban Fracture and Lotus
LOUD pick Ascent, NRG pick Bind, LOUD pick Split, NRG pick Haven, Pearl remains.

Ascent: LOUD 13-9 NRG
Bind: NRG 13-8 LOUD
Split: LOUD 14-12 NRG
Haven: NRG 13-10 LOUD
Pearl: NRG 15-13 LOUD

NRG win 3-2 GG WP