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Lock//in is great man, I love to see every team in tier 1 facing off with each other. Seeing fun match ups and suprising upsets (like liquid vs secret - btw fk me man that match was good for val but damaging to my mental health).

Dont mind if you think there needs to a be a format change or whatever
I just want events that have every team and imo thats much better than an 8 team masters

I hope so for GuanGs sake, would gone insane if I was him

heretics too (well stayed together not winning champs obv)

I feel like there MIGHT be an NA bias here

he is like trolling, bro

its just jett tho

im suprised by the round win considering GMB were famous for playing very close scorelines - mightve been a champs thing, its been so long I forgot. also g2 13-0 helps

what counts as a rookie? does mada not count?

I like the confidence in gyen lol

dort might like nrg guys

Best Overall Player: Riens

Best Duelist: Zmjjkk
Best scan initiator: Riens
Best flash initiator: Wo0t
Best Controller: Karon
Best Sentinel: Benjyfishy
Best IGL: nobody
Rookie of the year: Verno

Bangkok Winner: SEN
Toronto Winner: EDG
Paris Winner: TH

Team that will shatter expectations: KOI
Team that will fail to meet expectation: VIT

Team of the Year: TH

1.) Possible I give it a 50% chance of becoming true
2.) I agree
3.) I dont understand
4.) Agreed
5.) possible but not likely
6.) Agreed 8 teams event sucks
7.) Define let down? I suspect him to be middle of the pack or slightly below. but there is always gonna be people who think yay has the 2022 yay in him
8.) Agreed
9/) Agreed
10.) Dont play
11.) I despise fracture in ranked, (cool in pro play) otherwise agreed
12.) I wouldnt say upgrade its pretty even overall, better controller for worse fire power
13.) People hates val cc no?
14.) Agreed
15.) eh let people be people, maybe not "proud" but if they wanna live like that, they should be able to unless its iterally killing them
16.) Agreed

I hope so, I want some success for jpn this year

counter argument: B1ack

I love tec too but we are dogshit rn

BLG and XLG F?????
trace should be ez A
Liquid early season is prob a B and then later is A
Also maybe unpopular op but navi should be C
also pacific ascension teams are a lilk too high

Thats cool and all but
kings avatar + link click >>>>>

2026 tyloo zest incoming dw

Do you think using unconvential comps and playstyles has any chance to actually win a tournament? because short term we have seen success, where teams like fpx almost beat heretics (x2) and GenG. While PRX have made two whole grandfinals. I mean you could say a team like EDG with their lotus comp, but thats not what I mean since they play pretty standard everywhere else. I mean a team with the identity of off meta comps and non defualty playstyles. Since these teams thrive with Uncomfortability for other teams but the deeper in a tournament the more likely the opposing team will be ready for your plays

I think he means liquid in 2024 barely had any toptier talent to igl

koi

not even probably wouldve

this is what it wouldve looked like:
https://www.vlr.gg/318930/team-liquid-vs-team-heretics-champions-tour-2024-emea-stage-1-w4

just the most correct answer

TT might win 5 rounds

kk aint playing for the small bucks anymore 💀

fully agreed

good strategy right here

overrating tenz and s1mon

what about permier then

unfortunately my japanese level is that of a first grader but helloooo :D

can I as an chinese t2 org buy out the entirety of a top team like GENG and then shred through the competition and earn a spot in tier 1 through ascension?

Rage your dream 時を駆け抜けてゆく

:(

lets look at "everything" real quick.

smoggy lan events > Tenz lan events
Smoggy champs > Tenz Champs
Smoggy shanghai >>> Tenz shanghai
Smoggy madrid << Tenz madrid
Smoggy regular season < Tenz regular season
Smoggy agent pool >>> Tenz agent pool
Smoggy trophy >= Tenz trophy
Smoggy seconds calls for edg as well

yet you say tenz better

me

kk madrid > shanghai > champs, just on an individual level. if you wanna count team player I could see how you disagree

I agree aspas > miniboo but no ways was he better than kk this year. it shouldnt be debatable btw

trophies? when wo0t is number 1? when n4rrate played in 1 int tournament? when riens is number 3? when leo is 4 who didnt even play the full year and played in 1 inti? brother out of everyone on your list 7/16 people have won trophies?

also smoggy single tournament andy?????
Shanghai??????

I heavy disagree with your sentinel list

?????? kks champs performance was argubly his weakest individually unless you exclude the groupstage

if you count agent pool tenz shouldnt be in the top 4, he can legit only play omen. people like chichoo, smoggy, mindfreak, KiNgg, bang can play 3-4

yeah I was gonna say this as well as kk has been crazy consistent despite his team being lacking earlier in the year. with the 2nd highest acs in madrid, 3rd in shanghai and 4th in champs

I disagree quite a but overall its aight

IGL initiator: nobody
Duelist: Zmjjkk
Flex: Chronicle
Smoke: MaKo
Sentinel: Less

I like monks hair, SO GO AG

its not that bad, some days I play up to 14

yeah b1ack needs to be removed. I would still give abo a chance, he has proven a good player in the past

senti

chinese new year is my favorite by far