We still have to see how top teams play + Other region but yeah i would say a good skye and waylay will also make a big difference

Yoru is 1-2 as solo duelist, Waylay is 5-1 (although one win was with one loss and another was against kru so technically 3-0)

Don't think Haven meta will change, this comp is too good to be replaced now unless theres a major agent shakeup or one team creates a entire new philosophy for it (which i can see happen on APAC mostly) but other than that yeah agree Skye will be played more on Bind and Split and we will see more initiator diversity

We can already see some of this happens. Today Lev played without a Scan on Pearl (Kayo and Tejo) and it was pretty alright. It was the best game of the season so far and the three maps were won for the team that didn't have a scan, which is crazy (although the map pick allowed that in a way). Im curious to see what G2 MIBR and NRG will cook so i can have a more rounded opinion but like i said on the other reply Skye + Waylay seems like a very good duo on some maps and i want to see it explored more

skye - waylay is a underrated duo, 100t was straight up bullying lev on TR with these two

Still too soon since we havent seen the top seed teams yet but heres the first impression of kickoff americas meta:

Maps played: Haven, Abyss (3), Corrode, Bind (2), Pearl (2), Breeze, Split

Haven:
Yoru - Sova - Viper - Omen - Killjoy (LOUD X C9, LOUD L)
Neon - Sova - Viper - Omen - Killjoy (LOUD X C9, C9 W)

Abyss:
Yoru - Sova - Astra - Harbor - Chamber (LOUD X C9, LOUD L)
Waylay - Sova - Breach - Astra - Veto (LOUD X C9, C9 W)
Yoru - Sova - Breach - Astra - Veto (EG VS ENVY, EG W)
Yoru - Sova - Iso - Omen - Viper (EG VS ENVY, ENVY L)
Waylay - Sova - Tejo - Omen - Astra (KRU VS FURIA, FURIA W)
Yoru - Sova - Kayo - Omen - Chamber (KRU VS FURIA, Kru throaway comp, L)

Corrode:
Waylay - Yoru - Fade - Omen - Viper (EG X ENVY, ENVY W)
Waylay - Yoru - Sova - Omen - Viper (EG X ENVY, EG L)

Bind:

Yoru - Waylay - Skye - Brimstone - Viper (EG X ENVY, ENVY W)
Yoru - Waylay - Fade - Brimstone - Viper (EG X ENVY, EG L; 100T VS LEV, LEV L)
Waylay - Skye - Chamber - Brimstone - Viper (100T VS LEV, 100T W)

Pearl:

Neon - Yoru - Fade - Astra - Killjoy (KRU VS FURIA, Kru throaway comp, W)
Neon - Fade - Kayo - Astra - Chamber (KRU VS FURIA, FURIA L)
Waylay - Fade - Kayo - Astra - Chamber (100T VS LEV, 100T L)
Waylay - Tejo - Kayo - Astra - Chamber (100T VS LEV, LEV W)

Breeze:

Jett - Sova - Kayo - Viper - Chamber (KRU VS FURIA, Kru throwaway comp, L)
Yoru - Jett - Sova - Viper - Astra (KRU VS FURIA, FURIA W)

Split:
Waylay - Skye - Sage - Omen - Viper (100T VS LEV, 100T W)
Waylay - Yoru - Fade - Omen - Viper (100T VS LEV, LEV L)

Some insights:

• Kru comps are probably non-official cause it is a sub squad with a sub coaching staff so probably meta irrelevant
• Apart from similarities none of these comps is fully mirrored which is fun
• Skye 2 games 100% WR against fade on bind
• Double duelist still going strong
• Double smoke also going strong
• Veto-Breach seems strong on abyss
• Viper is still the top used agent lol
• As expected, traditional info sentinels seems dead, with teams going with either Chamber for the awping option or Viper/Astra for double smoke (Veto on abyss and Killjoy on pearl and Haven are exceptions)
• Brimstone as expected is bind only, Astra is appearing more as a viable main/second smoke
• Sova reign again with Fade as a alternative, Skye is good on Split and Bind
• Waylay is the top solo duelist, Yoru is viable but works better as 2nd, Jett appears on Breeze
• 16 agents used in 22 maps: Yoru 13x, Viper 13x, Waylay 12x, Sova 10x, Omen 9x, Astra 8x, Chamber 6x, Fade 5x, Brimstone 4x, Kayo 4x, Killjoy 3x, Neon 3x, Breach 2x, Veto 2x, Jett 2x, Iso 1x

onur também demorou uns 7 rounds pra pedir timeout na bind. acho que ele tá dando uma experimentada com os mlks pra acostumar e ver a adaptação, visto que acho q ele msm aparentemente n vê a equipe classificando por agr

po achei um bom jogo dada as circunstâncias. porém tbm acho que a galera deu uma superestimada nessa lev imediatamente (vão ser um time top só mais pra frente)

coolest clutch ever

we balling nooomy

Deus me livre

bro has BALLS

damn that clutch was cool as fuck ngl

again idk why sato is not playing waylay and he yoru

feels like a troll post

hes just inconsistent cause hes filling but he adapts so quickly and carries the piano so well

is he better than nerve... (yes)

golden sub

GIGANTIC VIPER DIFF LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO

ele é bom so ta nervoso kkkkkkk faz parte

peixe sex

can you fucking hit a shot please

LMAOOOOOOOO

he also is a waylay god and spikezin is good with flashes

also cryo viper lmfao

If spike played yoru and sato waylay

surprise package: cryo cypher

CRYO WAS SHITTING HIMSELF TO PEEK ANYONE

MOGGED BY A T2 SUB LMFAOOOOOOOO

PEIXE ASS

0.64 LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO

MONKEY MODE ON 🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🦧🦧🐵🙈🙉🙈

monkey loading..

bro im going insane or

temutino lmfao

hes going ballistic

hes like the reverse artzin if you think about it

ALL GOOD

will they throw it? bets on the chat

god plays the smokes

you are not sorry yoy fuckign liar you are loving it

(fuck alym)

HES ONLINE

SATOOOOOOOOO PEQUENOOOOOOOO (fuck alym)

just counter it xD

onur is taking their food

lev trolling

if he gaps cryo im going monkey mode

shut up veronika

yeah its a good first impression. just feel they need a plan b for when teams start to hard counter cryo

wait a couple months and i will give you a answer