One fix for tier 2 and get more teams involved and increase the incentive for the teams participating can be, end of stage 2 challengers for all regions the top 3 teams from all regions have a tournament to get 2 spots in champs hence increasing the no of teams to 18 and this gives them added benefits based on their performance in champs towards ascension and promotion to tier 1. M80 like situation can also be avoided by having hard bound rules about which teams can be approached in the middle of the season, example all the academy teams should be the first teams to be approached as they cannot ascend and having academy players suceed would increase the reputation of the respective orgs they graduate from.

One fix for tier 2 and get more teams involved and increase the incentive for the teams participating can be, end of stage 2 challengers for all regions the top 3 teams from all regions have a tournament to get 2 spots in champs hence increasing the no of teams to 18 and this gives them added benefits based on their performance in champs towards ascension and promotion to tier 1. M80 like situation can also be avoided by having hard bound rules about which teams can be approached in the middle of the season, example all the academy teams should be the first teams to be approached as they cannot ascend and having academy players suceed would increase the reputation of the respective orgs they graduate from.

TL :
--Patitek + Trexx
Although pati is a great temmate but in terms of pure firepower, trexx would be a massive upgrade.

Chet needs a reality check he has not achieved anything close to the optic 2022 masters run and there have been a lot of other great coaches since then So he needs to stop this unprofessional behavior of badmouthing orgs and players publicly, not a sign of a respectable individual.

Well ideally if they can somehow convince trexx to play split 2 that would be a big boost given they lost flor and they can always put batu on duelist and find another senti/smokes flex.

The org needs to step in at this point honestly and find a clear direction for the team, you can't have players dictate like that as its not healthy for a team. They can either say forget about this year we rebuild next year and if ethan and s0m leave after FNS retiring might as well start thinking about next year rn. Sen 2023 were a mess and after they bombed out of split 2 they rebuilt the team with a few core members and bringing qt( the best decision ever), resigning TenZ and zellsis . NRG need to try and replicate this, find potential replacements for s0m, ethan and FNS. Moreover they need to beg bonkar to takeover and give him full control of the team, no more players having the final saying bs.

Champs demon1 was the entry its all about having good utility to back him to take fights and I believe both Nature and Derrek are capable of that, and yay has proven to be a great senti player so he does not have to play duelist anymore. Potter discovered demon1 and if she gets him back pretty sure he will be rolling back the years. EG has 2/3 months break unless they qualify for EWC and they entire focus for demon1 should be to get better at playing raze and yoru.

I would try and bring back demon1 honestly ICY is good but we have seen what potter can do with demon1 and given he was recently given the boot he will have something to prove in stage 2. Also yay is the living testament for potters's genius.

Well NRG have an insane Duelist in Mada and one of the best smokes player in s0m. They need ethan to perma play initiator no more yoru for him. As for FNS I don't have a fix for them unless they are open to find an igl like mitch/johnqt from tier 2. I think FNS gets way too much criticism but at the same time I truly find it appaling that being a pro player with constant crticism reagarding their aim has never shown any visible efforts to improve in that department. Everyone has been pleasantly surprised with the improvment that boaster made in the deparment through effort after kickoff but that has never been the case with FNS.
They should trial VORA/GLYPH as a viable tier 2 replacement.

Brawk is a good player but he does not have the same firepower like verno/N4rrate/trent. So in an ideal world if they can sign trexx that would boost there chances for a run in stage 2 but they need to really work there asses off during this 2-3 month break.

He needs to prepare for another 1 year ban ig.

Well Lev are gonna suffer in split 2 as well, you sign demon1 and just because the results don't go your way you kick him. I don't know much about Rossy as I never thought of him being an upgrade. But Lev are in the worst spot now, as who is gonna replace demon1 ? Are they just gonna stick king to duelist and find a new smokes and initiator ? I don't see any tier 1 options so they will have to look into tier 2 might as well try and stick to latam roots ig.

Nrg are not gonna sign either demon1 or Rossy as most likely they will stick with fns unless he steps down himself.

50+ seconds cooldown, reduced missile damage with max damage on players being 145 and ult being 10 points.

70 - 30 as the win con for 100T is cryo and asuna having an insane game . Map pool wise other than fracture (which most likely be G2's first ban) I honestly can't think of any other map that 100T can confidently say that they will beat G2. The extra 10 % is for the fact that G2 played an insane series and lost and they have to play without a break.

Lotus - G2's best map
Pearl - 2nd best ?
Split - clearly after today they will be able to smoke the sage comp
Ascent - I like the 100 T comp more and after today G2 might try and ban it next after fracture.
Icebox - G2 has the best post plant comp/ might change the harbor for omen like sen
Haven - Unless cryo and asuna have an insane game, might get smoked on attack with leaf holding down a site and G2 having a great retake comp
Fracture - G2's perma ban

I think both the coaching staff and sayf needs to put a lot more effort, the inexperience in igling is so clearly visible against experienced igls like boaster , Boo and angel. Also the team clearly cannot support derke like fnatic did, he is just sent into the site to be baited instead of setting him up to get multi kills.

Boom has proven that they are a team to be feared at the moment, but at the same time, the maps mako struggled they lost.

Breeze can be much better if they remove A hallway and rework A bombsite and B main.

Fracture has always had a fundamental probelm, you need to play breach and brimstone on that map and now with tejo its just even worse. Hopefully we get a Tejo nerf soon but fracture needs a rework along with breeze and icebox. At least we get new comps on icebox but you cannot play it without a viper and its just B site simulator. Also , fracture is one of the worst in terms of post plant, you just play on A main or B main and delay with infinite utilities.

No team is yet using an outlaw to punish the half armour buy from c9.

Valoplant

If Riot does bring back Breeze before champs this is how I think they should fix the map.

Beg bonkar to come back and let him run the team instead letting the players running the team.

• Find a new Igl (Senti/Initiator) : FNS's style of calling just does not work in 2025 , slow defaulting is not the answer as seen in the match against g2. He is too predictable and he needs to accept that and move on.
• Ethan needs to go : They need a flex player, ethan's agent pool is not impressive. If they can find a flex player like f0rsaken that would help the team to have multiple strats.
• Mada , s0m and brawk stay

Hear me out, potter cooked with Demon1, Boostio, Jawgemo,c0m and ethan now imagine her with f0rsaken,something,jingg and david.