but tenz barely called actually pretty sure he was a test igl for a bit and they didnt make it out of what would be back then acension, like i said honestly you can count on one hand where in a high stake match tenz does something extremly smart that's not called by his igl im sorry but that's the truth, tenz is a great shooter good entry but he left and zekken is supposed to fill his shoes but he has 1 good map every 5 maps he only pops off vs the worst teams, when it matters he completly chokes i think - zekken + a real duelist entry and its fixed, rn sentinels literally have to play around him to even give him chances to frag, u rarely see him creating his own chances(only jett)

Honestly this whole tournament is all about the #1 seed's in every kickoff so far there was a huge gap visible maybe only TL reverse sweeping heretics showed that they are good but i still think the favorites to take this whole thing are: DRX/VIT/G2

damn what a bait how does tenz have "more iq" when all he did was frag u could propably count on one hand the amount of times he made a smart play, meanwhile bang is a clutch god and keeping multiple teams in multiple rounds,palyoffs,tournaments by completely popping off/outsmarting enemies.
-Sacy was a very good move, only real problem for sen is zekken who is SUUUUPER inconsistent time and time again, he has 1 pop off map every 2 mid +2 bad games

sadly tarik used to be the best out there which gained him the audience he now has but he stopped even paying attention seems like they only time he watches a game is when sen plays and he still watches it 50/50 really sad fall off

yeah u named players that give pr answers other than zekken but he's young and talks humbe in interviews also why would they trash talk their former teammate

a lot of pros agree for PR

Predcitions for finals?
I think 3-2 DRX and with that being said i think buzz choke
NA 3-1 G2
EMEA 3-1 Vitality with 1 OT

honestly the sentinel category is completely wrong i dont think less is very good
shyy 3
leaf 2
1 idk
but also Nobody is a flex initator who's also igl and is doing crazy things def should be ranked higher
also Mada definetly deserves a spot somewhere and zekken is def not top 2

but he played a couple of matches in all of those orgs excluding tsm but half of it was in tier 2 aswell but in T1 he looked good gotta give him that

but its most of his experience tho would u say that he played a lot in pro play idk idk

it just isn't counted properly he didn't play all that much on "real" tournaments also if u watched his stream you'd know that he was indeed playing a lot of it

well either way im not flaming rossy he's a good option im just saying that his other agents didnt look that good

well im talking before C9 and he got dropped for a reason there and it was pretty quick

but then he started playing chamber mostly and is mostly known for it (everything pre c9) and why he wasn't in vct and still isnt after that? because he is mid on other agents sure everyone has 1 agent that he is best at but chamber isnt and wont be meta anytime soon especially with tejo now in the mix where he is easily countered and cleared

sorry but fns is so washed that even without major experience -30 will make more rounds difference than his calling

v1c sure might be worth a try but gobera might be a language barier issue and for igl communcation is key

if rossy can learn to play more agents than chamber then yeah on everything else he's mid (tho still wouldnt do -30 100%)

true tho teams feel awkward now there isnt any real replacement he could fill in any team that would make sense zekken is doing good and has chemistry same goes for current g2 they look insane and jawgemo is def hard to replace buut if they didnt have jawg g2 would still be insane tbh

nah imo s0m is reliable, solid player with pop off moments but he never ever was underperforming on a let's say this verno series level + gotta take into account that his role is not easy with a shitty igl like fns who's finished for a year alr

i said if he doesnt pick it up cause its actually rare to see even a rookie perform so poorly in the whole series

whole series

tbh rossy wasn't that bad but i wouldn't place him as an igl or a mid round igl tbh well they could for sure win some matches in the league but tuff

it's obvious -FNS but who would be a good fit for an igl (experience does its thing, tho i know its not hard to replace -30) if verno doesnt pick it up also -verno(his high's are high but low's are just as low) but who would y'all replace them for

yup making fns look good is some god's work

yeah honestly imagine mada having an actual igl i always knew he's good and needs a chance but damn not only the calls were trash but felt like there was barely any calls or answers pujan is finished its time to retire, maybe in an insane tier 2 he would still find a place but thats it also so sad that s0m came back to THIS

-asuna -zander that's for sure and imo - eeiu

Anyone know the prize pool? are they playing for anything at all?

nah boo is the igl and is passive they can't imo he could fit any role excluding sova or duelist

imo -hiro for sure and - derke and + cryo/keznit/jingg/cned,jawgemo tho i hope heretics gets some top tier duelist -miniboo i know he's chill and above average but just not enough,i mean look at players like aspas,zmijkk,buzz,zekken,tenz,keznit,demon1,jawg these players can single handedly change the course of a game and they do it frequently

just -miniboo and put a duelist that can make a difference in and they win everytime

maybe cause kang kang actually didnt win anything yet other than domestic

Actully cned got 111 in grand final regional vs heretics

pretty damn good knowing their explosive style agressive playstyle and kang kang whilst abyss only problem is going on site is hard but defending it is way easier so i'd say 60 to 40 in favor of edg tho heretics might just throw it here

yeah momentum killer while heretics is on attack so idk bout that

Honestly the only team in this tournament that throw this much

yeah not only this is an advantage but they also pick first map and ban first

IDK why they always manage to throw the rounds in the most throw fashions with perfect setups or needing to just play time when a guy first taps the bomb and they need to stall like 3 seconds yet they insta peek and die and they do it so often heretics threw like 20+ easy rounds this tournament

true

still NAcopelers will say na on top unlucko but i learned that there is no point in arguing with dumbasses

honestly edg lacks mental

I know the edg girls fine af brother but dont succumb to it edg is not chao hui edg

Also its so weird the dynamic between his brother Boo like a fooking Wise sage master and miniboo extremely chaotic open and loud SIUUUUUUU

yeah but edg never felt the pressure of a final or even a semi

When u watch interviews and post match feels like Boo is like the father of heretics and the rest feels like chaotic sons every time they say something nd then boo says the opposite and calms everyone down example: woot to riens "we have to think about the opening ceremony" etc etc and 10s later boo says we shouldnt think about useless stuff like social media etc dont waste our energy for things that dont matter, tho they all fit together well + heretics is new but feels like their ceilling is really high. To me Heretics seem like they can strat literally every map every round if they have enough time.

Also i predict 3-2 Banger serie for Heretics this time overcoming their shortcomings.

patitek had some drama and lost a chance then he showed back to back with no practice how good he is on masters its insane he doesnt have a team meanwhile miniboo struggles even in eu but i think its the fact that boo and mini boo are brothers and boo is good

what excuses lil bro? is eu rent free in ur head? #1 struggling vs #3 on their best maps lmao

i mean woot is generally good and flexible i just feel like miniboo makes bad decisions as a duelist and feels like he is scared/doesnt want to go but has to go in, idk but patitek was stable consistent i think if they get a better more consistent duelist they gucci af, heretics is still so good so it seems like miniboo is good judging by stats and shit but its way easier when ur team is playing so good

Feels like heretics was so much better with patitek as substitute than miniboo, miniboo rarely had a good game imagine a team like heretics with aspas literally unbeatable they only lack a real duelist/entry

100%

she is + she has cancer so u cant hate her personality