As of right now, I think
Optic (I mean obviously they just won masters)
FPX (Destroyed everyone at EMEA, prolly finalists if they could've gone)
Gambit/M3C (Had a rough playoff, shitty match schedule, have some of the best players in the world, best igl in the world (in terms of in-game calling, best igl in terms of strategy is FNS) If they figure out comps properly, they could be unstoppable)
- Sadly i strongly doubt we see them at a lan this year, cause of Russian travel bans :((((((((((((((((((
Loud (second at masters insane talent but need to prove themselves further against stronger international opponents)
DRX (insane mechanics and strats, very bad mental game, if they can fix their mental they can become insanely hard to stop)
Paper Rex (Top four masters and brought some really interesting ideas compositionally, all have extraordinary aim (In my opinion f0rsaken is the best duelist in the world)
Zeta Division (Insane run at masters, all have great aim and absolutely astonishing resilience and grit, not higher because miracle runs do happen and I hope we see this same zeta at masters 2)
The Guard (Young players with insane talent, truly think if they become more resilient and work on their issues they can be top three or even a trophy lifting team)
G2 (shown good sides and bad sides, their good side looks fucking cracked, their bad side looks slightly lost, if they can stop the bad side from showing, top 5 for sure)
FNATIC (Sometimes they are cracked, sometimes FPX 13-0, has great potential but lackluster individual performances hurt the team, derke may be cracked out of his mind but it's a team game. And they are having some very wacky times with roster changes)
Team Liquid (The skill is there but the team makes weird mid-game decisions and get outclassed by more disciplined teams, work out issues, they can become demons)
Just my opinion, obviously not an analyst but let me know what you think :D
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