Derke >>> Will (Derke is LAnimal)
Alfajer > Asuna (Alfajer is a beast)
Boaster < Stellar
Mistic <= Bang
Enz0 <= Derrek (Derrek is also very clutch)

FNC 2-0 if in form

true

m1:
LOUD 2nd, NiP 9th-10th
PRX 4th, XIA 9th-10th

m2:
LOUD 11th-12th
PRX 2nd, XIA 11th-12th

champs:
LOUD playoffs, FURIA 13th-16th
PRX 9th-12th, XIA 13th-16th, BME 13th-16th

which region better?

FPX 2-1
FNC 2-0

DRX
LOUD
OPTIC
LEV

lol.

lev and it’s not even close

TL 2-1
LOUD 2-0

they are perfectly rated as of today.

in terms of firepower

derke = derke
koldamenta > boaster
leo >> enzo
sayf >> mistic
trexx <= alfajer

why kick alfajer

DRX
LOUD
M3C
EDG
DK

gonna be 2-1 for all matches

they didn't beat LOUD

FPX DRX
EDG LOUD KRU FNC

sorry i meant before this match

how have they never versed an asian team??? (APAC and EA)

hot take, but jing's raw aim isn't as good as people like yay, scream. he abuses run and gun, crouch sprays, and a lot of his kills are catching opponents off guard (using raze satchels and weird peaks). his hs% was the lowest at reykjavík and 9th lowest at copenhagen.

they were winning bind 12-6

protocol

imo DRX (not saying that they won't choke)

gets boring after a while unlike prime and forsaken

PRX vs FNC

Mazinooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

in order:
Jinggg, Alfajer, trexx, zekken, keznit

kiNgg << ScreaM
Tacolilla < Jamppi
Melser = Nivera
adverso > soulcas
Shyy >= dimasick

in terms of individuals, TL > LEV.
TL make a lot of mistakes tho. And on a bad day, they look like t3

PRX EDG
OPTC LLL
FPX KRU
DRX FNC

sScary

SUYGETSU, Mazino, Stax

OPTC ain't top 2, they still haven't won a single series against EMEA teams

1. PRX
2. FPX - only reason PRX is above them is that no team has won back-to-back LANs
3. LLL - placing them lower if their map pool is still not fixed, a high ceiling team tho
4. FNC - they have to prove themselves this champions
5. OPTC - still 0 wins against EU teams
6. EDG - flawless LCQ run, still improvements needed tho
7. DRX - by far the highest ceiling out of any teams, but still yet to fix their elimination game problem.
8. LEV - looked very strong last masters, took a hot DRX to 3 maps and FNATIC to their absolute limits
9. 100T - good LCQ run
10. TL - very high ceiling but looks t3 at times
11. KRU - good LCQ run
12. XSET - looked ok last masters but still a lot to be worked on
13. ZETA - a lot of uncertainties
14. XIA - they haven't been the same without Patiphan
15. FUR - could easily upset, nzr and mazin are both crazy
16. BME - a promising LCQ run

Zeta lower cus sub

PRX>>LEV=100T>FURIA
LOUD>=EDG>FPX>>XERXIA
FNC>DRX>>XSET>BOOM
OPTC>=KRU>TL>ZETA

Derrek hard struggled in challengers 2 (groups + playoffs)

Boaster ASTRA IGL
SUYGETSU SENTINEL
Mazino healer
Leo initiator one trick
Jinggg duelist-sage hybrid
Chronicle duelist initiator smokes sentinel FLEX
Yay chamber
f0rsakeN blue duelists (yoru neon jett)

Xeeppppaa

Deryeon for BuZz ngl

Derke best Jett at Champions
Yay best Jett at Masters Berlin
Cryo best Jett NA challengers 1
Ardiis good
Meteor is insane
Zeta players can play anything
zmjjkk Human Aimbot

EMEA
Boaster IGL
Chronicle Flex
Leo Initiator
nAts smokes
Derke Duelist

rip then
no other raze in APAC can even compare with Jinggg, maybe Deryeon but again he just got dropped and he plays similar roles as f0rsakeN. Sushi boys trash on raze i don’t see him getting picked up

f0rsakeN Chamber/Jett/Yoru/Neon
Jinggg Raze/Chamber/Sage
Lmemore Sova/Viper/Cypher
sScary Omen/Astra/Brimstone
d4v41 Fade/Skye/Breach

team of f0rsakeN, Jinggg, sScary, Lmemore, d4v41 would be insane

AsLanM4shadoW

https://www.vlr.gg/63976/royal-ps-vs-pancada-e-amigos-champions-tour-brazil-stage-1-challengers-1-ro64

Group A: FPX, FURIA, XSET, Paper Rex
Group B: Leviatán, Team Liquid, OpTic Gaming, Boom Esports
Group C: FNATIC, XERXIA Esports, LOUD, ZETA DIVISION
Group D: DRX, KRÜ Esports, 100Thieves, EDward Gaming

https://www.vlr.gg/123070/lower-bracket/
couldn't agree more with you, lower bracket buff :)

zeek

what if m3c won the longest OT against FNC (0.01 seconds)

Teams that win the lower bracket finals have a higher chance to win the grand finals.
Obviously in regions like APAC and KR where a team just wins every single map will destroy their opponents in any scenario.

NA VCT 1: (lower) TGRD 3-2 OPTC (upper)
NA VCT 2: (lower) XSET 3-1 OPTC (upper)
Masters 1: (lower) OPTC 3-0 LLL (upper)
Masters 2: (lower) FPX 3-2 PRX (upper)

just to name a few.

anti-strat or lower bracket buff?