I genuinely think this could happen...

Pansy, nAts, cNed, Velly and Sean Gares are all in there too

Their last match-up was extremely close.

Although ... Nivera things ...

Still, fingers crossed!

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I'm pretty sure they knew they were no longer going to be playing with each other after Home Ground. Aren't there murmurs that the team isn't gelling and players are leaving?

Here's a king

cNed is better

I literally can't wait for this game!

It's the stuff dreams are made on.

GLHF to both teams! But I'll be rooting for the Rising Stars!

That Big Bro Buff is real. He's looking like nAts on that cypher right now!

TENSTAR COPIUMMMMMMMM

Nivera is looking amazing!

Unless Fnatic decide to actually bring out their top-shelf strats, this should be TL's every time.

Nukkye would stay. He's a savage.

I also really rate Koldamenta.

Shuffle the rest.

EDIT: This would let Koldamenta rebuild around Nukkye, who is one of the best duelists in EU imo.

Polvi is too fecking good

Tenstar looking incredible again!

Hot Take:

C9B place highest out of the NA teams in Champions...

F natic

Let's go X10!!

The invitation is there now, which is amazing. Talent is talent regardless of gender. It should only be a matter of time before we see mixed-gender teams as the norm, as long as the community is behind it and doesn't hound people out of competing.

I hope you're wrong but money is money.

You know Vanity has been getting ready for this game like it was foretold. Not that he is a big fan of counter-strats, but you know he will have something up his sleeve for the BO5.

I hope Rise weren't just expecting to face 100T again, and have put in the hours on C9B. Saying that, have C9B even used to same agent comps for any maps recently? they seem to be really fluid with whose playing what, which must be so hard to prepare for.

At the end of the day, C9B have to be favourites coming into this game. They have so much experience playing together and under pressure. Their last two games were impeccable. They seem to learn so much from past defeats.

RISE 1 - 3 C9B

Gambit vs C9B

3 close, big-brain maps, inc. Fracture, and Gambit takes the win.

And Liquid in the Grand Final...

Man I think C9B got this - coming in off a high. Vanity feeling himself. Strats look clean. Shots looking crisp.

100T 1 - 2 C9B

Feels bad for XSET. great team.

But C9B are looking scary. It's like the more pressure you put on them, the nastier they get.

If I was a 100T fan, I'd be sweating.

Let's go NOVA, you're primed to take it this time. GLHF!

Cla is nuts holy shit

LETS GO NOVA!!! GLHF

Dre just needs a team that already has a Jett main so he can focus on entries and rifling. But yea, I hope he's back on a t1 team soon.

They had to move one of the games from yesterday to today. it's pushed the schedule back

No stream again!?

Well, GLHF NOVA SQUAD !!

GGs!!!!

and BoobyBay?

Nova got this!! Lets go!!

Babybay had his breakfast today holy shit

Oh jeez....

100t have a really good chance. sort of depends how well they've worked their new agent comps and whether boi is properly integrated in his new roles.

I think XSET and C9 both have a decent chance.

It's a close call, there's a lot of talent!

yup

Smashed it! GGs TENSTAR!!

so close

VGIA 1 - UCAM 2

GGs Tenstar!!!

Great series! UCAM looking great. TENSTAR looking greater! GGs

Map 1 was definately not as easy as I thought it would be! Good showing from UCAM! GGs

Let's go Tenstar! EZ WIN

Does anyone know MSR's 5th man is?

That kid is nuts. Imagine being the parent of both nivera and scream. The pride!

GAME DAY!

GLHF to both teams.

Rooting for Liquid - I miss Kryptix but I never imagined just how much of a difference a new player would make to their comp possibilities. Both L1NK and Jamppi can play Astra! It would be sick to see Jamps bust that out against G2, perfect agent for an igl. Love seeing a bit of breach back in. Everyone is hitting the crackest shots. Going to be a great series.

Yea this

Man, that's sad.

A lot of talent on that team

Brother Buff - TL for the win