and the two map picks are definitely gonna cook giants. RIP

lol, why are you convinced he can play a better skye than soulcas if he hasn't even played since 2022? the game has significantly changed and almost all of EMEA doesn't play against harbor viper. sheydos doesn't change the firepower that much either. there's no reason to change the roster unless there's someone outstandingly better than soulcas; i understand your point but he's an outstandingly better skye he'd just be dedicated initiator. the ones i see that are outstandingly better than soulcas are cloud, leo, maybe shao. whatever, it's all fantasy anyway

if sheydos was a better skye he'd be playing skye

not worrying bout finances worrying about winning dawg

no. blow this roster up and get brawk/flyuh/johnqt atop marved and zekken and quarter everyone's salary

i'll give em liverpool if they can win today's game if not, it's nottingham forest

He hasn't played skye since 2022 in a completely different meta. I think if you want to upgrade soulcas you need someone with a lot of firepower and a can play skye at a high level. I just don't see someone that level except maybe starxo, EMEA just doesn't play skye very often in T1 and T2 in general is a bit behind in the meta.

What's the team name, YFP Academy?

They were playing a bit too respectfully to avoid getting pummeled by a rush but IMHO they should've fought for some extra control, half the defense rounds on fracture was lost because they didn't slow them down dish

Too slow to react on fracture but not awful considering double pistol loss
Good game plan on pearl but choked on the overwhelming B hit into triple OT
Not bad, not good, jinggg and f0rsaken went nuclear while nobody got kinda owned more so due to map 1

alfa

no smokes? this team would get cleared 0-26 by gentle mates
got deeper problems than the roster i'm afraid get emil out of here bro is not cookin

bilibili did aight

im afraid NAVI are gonna get hard read, no EMEA team really understands how to play against harbor viper except FNC and FUT, ironically.

FNS should prepare a successor imo

trexx is a beast but doesn't play skye at a higher level than soulcas, unironically. they need someone like cloud, all the good flexes with a good skye are either dedicated initiators in better teams. emil and redgar just cooked some absolutely horrid shit in the back and they didn't adapt to the LOUD's style, they aren't NAVI who run a default until 30s is left in the round.

All 5 on EDG are very mechanically gifted, they played against one of the most mechanically gifted teams with huge util combos, simply choked and went OT
FPX Lyosar and AAAY are demons
BLG Yosemite, Whzy, Biank have crisp aim as well
It takes more than just ridiculous aim to make a team win NAVI have shit the bed multiple times with 4 of the top 25 aimers.

I liked some of the ideas tbqh. However they were not proactive enough and because of it they also didn't adapt to some of the plays the spectator could see, you can't give up that much info dish or long B.

There's no upgrade to soulcas other than cloud/leo/shao that can play skye at a high level. Maybe starxo.
Jamppi, he's renewed so it doesn't matter, his decision making is bad but he's got more firepower than sheydos
Redgar, not a lot of other IGLs in the field, bro needs to rebuild his stratbook. These strats are overcooked and meant for slow csjoe style defaults and when teams disrespect that you get shredded.
Right away, Emil needs to be swapped to assistant and either Engh or Sliggy needs to come back in the fray. Maybe both. Their team fighting is bad and clearly had no plan b for the harbor viper they don't face often.

TRUE. Only APAC are a multiple team region.

vlr always will start shitting the bed as soon as they see a player they hyped up themselves miss a shot and call them a fraud

eh the micro for PRX is better but they're about equals in midrounding but it seems that they didnt adapt to some of the plays over the entire game like the super dish crunch was too strong. however, these guys scrim so much they read the reads on top of the reads.

imo the util flood is just too insane from PRX and with nobody not having a good day while jinggg and f0rsaken glowing hot EDG was getting a little pwned. but imo they improved a bit again and thats optimistic. wp from prx

i'd happy for either team to win here tbqh

he aint baiting lil bro 5 first deaths, more like just getting owned every time the site gets hit

PRX looking deadly, unfortunate game from nobody, hoping EDG learn and adapt tho EDG long run baybee

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they had to play a qualifier

actually true, but i'm scared for NAVI, not sure if they got the viper harbor counter down, i wasn't that impressed with shao's skye

I enjoyed watching the Astralis era, their util was very innovative then people started picking it up and evolve the game.

Yesshitski trembling in his boots that NAVI is next no?

only person i would move would be soulcas tbqh, but the upgrade options are too slim, the only other person that i'd say both brings more firepower and plays skye + kayo at a higher level is cloud and i don't really see cloud leaving giants. jamppi's been renewed til 2026 so idk what's gonna happen there but i also think his breach is one of the best and he runs a solid sova, he shouldn't be the one to run double duelist on though.

the main problem is not fighting as a team and having poor ideas against top tier teams who are reading you well. oh well, hopefully TL bounce back next year.

am disappointed but honestly their team fighting is shitting the bed, can't just swing a harbor wall alone dry, not even any individual player's fault at this point

Something, chronicle, nats, Shao, redcar could be goated

US+FaZe+babysasuke in the name

We got good BBQ, one food region tbqh

pot calling the kettle black

wouldn't call 13-9 and 14-12 "barely got a map"
could be rough though, PRX firepower looking absolutely nuts w/ something

don't do the canadians like that owen

timofey

Rent free hater

People like to pretend that their region is so much superior they forget that working hard and playing your game wins the trophies not where you were born

they don't really play a good info game on some of the maps, i feel like they should take their lotus and transfer some of their principles from that map over to maps like haven, some of these guys are swinging off of 0 info, going dry even sometimes
imo they actually improved their lotus again against fnc as compared to nrg, much more aware but their CT seems extremely reactive and super heavy on the gamble when they can just wait a few seconds and get the info first. nt though, i hope they learn and keep the run alive

i got FPX winning that one, unfortunately it will end at FUT.

giants are a good team and they studied
edg had a really slow start but starting playing up to form, esp nobody, haodong, chichoo, just turning up while smoggy and kk are just picking agents out of a hat to play

strategic, blg is learning all of the strats to obliterate zeta in lowers and qualify

coombrain

Giants owned the fuck out of NAVI without showing anything, they're an extremely underrated squad, imo same tier as TL.

Giants is the best LCQ team, I've been saying it. Nukkye and hoody are different. Fit1nho putting all haters to sleep. They did so well against EDG.

FUT has an easy remaining bracket
FNC unfortunately getting sent lowers by BLG but NRG or Zeta are easy pickings
One of TL and NAVI definitely making it, depending on if ange1 ints harder or redcar ints harder

What do you mean "if"?

sir smoggington strikes again