1. Marved
2. MaKo
3. SugarZ3ro
4. sScary
5. Pancada

My list is pretty similar

Nah, MaKo had much better stats in Reykjavik against tougher competition and currently has better stats in Copenhagen, sScary is 3rd at best

As a DRX fan, they aren’t #1 in terms of expectations unless OpTic or Fnatic magically disappear

Should’ve been OpTic vs Fnatic and XSET vs FPX, the other two matches are fine though

Not if Ange1 keeps feeding every match

Leviathan have to beat one of DRX/OPTC/XSET to make Champions, otherwise KRU take the slot

LEV still need to win a match

OPTC = KRU Slayer

🥶

1. ACE vs GMB (1,089,527)
2. FNC vs SEN (1,085,527)
3. LOUD vs OPTC (1,065,887)

They should pickup Foxy9 now, those two were farming JP this year and have great chemistry

Damwon and Northeption are the favorites for LCQ now

You’ll still have to watch DRX and FPX when franchising comes

DRX 2-1
Don’t underestimate Tacolilla

We’re 7-3 against APAC, stop writing false narratives in your head

They most likely get matched against LEV/PRX instead of FNC/XSET, at least that’s what happened in Reykjavik

Actually? I think that pretty much confirms they're playing Guild then unless Riot are doing random seeding now, which also means that we'll get PRX vs DRX

Yeah, the issue with that thought process though is that KRU, that 2nd seed, were better than LOUD too, not just NiP. It seems weird justifying LOUD going straight to playoffs now that we know that KRU are the better team.

Yep, if they do it the same way they did Reykjavik seeding, these are the potential first round matchups:
DRX vs LEV/PRX
FPX vs XSET/FNC
GLD vs LEV/PRX
OPTC vs XSET/FNC

Knowing Riot, we’ll probably get PRX vs DRX for a third time and two domestic matches (XSET vs OPTC and FNC vs FPX)

Fix the title

Yep, both are pretty good matchups for DRX

Let's go East Asia! NTH 2-1

Berlin really did have the best format and slot allocation

and then dude had the audacity to say it wasn't because DRX were good and that they were lucky while going -13 in FK/FD 💀

You fell off king

I don’t think it’s possible for FPX/Nth to get matched up against LEV since they’re coming from the lower bracket and Riot gave the EMEA and NA playoff teams the upper seeds last time

Place your bets on how many FDs Ange1 gets

I just ask that we don’t have to watch PRX vs DRX again

And they said that surf would diff Meteor

You owe me a dollar for making this thread >:D

So there was no trophy for Worlds 2020? You realize DWG are a Korean team right?

Last time I checked 2020 wasn't 5 years ago

Maybe, but EMEA/NA weren’t very competent yet. NA’s 2nd best team was somehow TSM despite the team having no strategy and relying on a triple duelist comp while Heretics had a literal cheater on their team, cough nieSoW cough

2020 - VS
2021 - GMB
2022 - FNC

Call me biased, but VS were ahead of the game early on since they brought a level of tactics that other teams didn’t have yet

when they barely won

13-6 13-6, the last two maps were never close

I think he will go 4/4 in the lower bracket too

Asia
KR: DRX, DK
JP: Zeta, CR
CN: EDG
SEA: Secret, XIA, Bleed, PSJ, Talon (PSG)
SA: GE x VLT
OCE: Order

Rb performing is what DRX has needed

DRX WOULD 26-0 HIS PRECIOUS G2

They weren't hiding strats, Shao just had the game of his life

WE TAKE THOSE #DRXWIN

Acting like you guys didn't start it map one, don't give what you can't take

It's cause the fans pick fights with literally every region

😞

Trying to jinx us :/

If Shao doesn’t carry with like five clutches, we win the map

And then they trolled in OT by stacking the wrong site and having one man walk up on the other

Good luck to Order but I highly doubt they beat Secret, ONIC, or Bleed for the slot

Even on DRX he performed well, the team just didn’t fit properly into the team. Hopefully DK can actually fully utilize him in the LCQ

I'd assume it's just because of three major things:
1) The players have crazy work ethics compared to other regions and you see lots of players encouraged to play in PC bangs and pursue it as a legitimate job
2) KR, proportionally to the region's population, has the largest playerbase and a genuinely higher quality solo queue experience then other regions, making it easier to improve
3) Obviously a large amount of talent in regions like EU/SEA went to DOTA instead of league