G2 getting 10 rounds on both maps was the real fluke (FNC choked so many and still won the match)

it doesnt really matter
the obvious teams will be there (G2, FNATIC, PRX, EDG)

fnc wol only had 200k less (peaked at 647k)

Plus PRX WOL came after a 2 day drought

lol

Reasons:

• the 2nd tournament of every year never does the best viewership (1st and 3rd tournament always do better viewership)
• CS2 Major (VITALITY vs MOUZ)
• everyone knows this is an easy game for Fnatic and not many ppl care for Wolves. However, Chinese viewership is missing and could be high

Chron:

• Player Ranking: #2 player of 2021, Top 4-5 in 2023, Top 9-11 in 2024, looking like top 4-7 in 2025
• 4 Trophies (Top 1s), 5 Finals (Top 2s), 6 Top 4s, 7 Top 6s, 8 Top 8s
• 8/14 International Event Qualification
• Initiator -> Flex Duelist -> Flex Initiator (Flash/Support) + Viper + Sentinel
• 2nd MVP in 2 tournaments (Berlin 2021, Toronto 2025) + multiple top tournament stats
• Tier 1 Teams: GAMBIT, FNATIC

Alfa:

• Player Ranking: Top 12-15 in 2022, #2 player of 2023, Top 13-16 in 2024, looking like top 1-3 in 2025
• 3 Trophies (Top 1s), 3 Finals (Top 2s), 5 Top 4s, 7 Top 6s, 8 Top 8s
• 8/14 International Event Qualification
• Sentinel + Flex Duelist
• 2 MVPs (Tokyo 2023, Toronto 2025) + multiple top tournament stats
• Tier 1 Teams: FNATIC

Derke:

• Player Ranking: Top 5-6 in 2021, Top 7-11 in 2022, Top 4-6 in 2023, Top 6-9 in 2024, Top 4-10 in 2025 so far
• 2 Trophies (Top 1s), 3 Finals (Top 2s), 6 Top 4s, 9 Top 6s, 10 Top 8s
• 11/14 International Event Qualification
• Duelist + AWP
• no MVPs, but multiple top tournament stats
• Tier 1 Teams: FNATIC, maybe VITALITY

Chronicle > Derke > Alfajer

also les not forget earlier this year Alfa wasnt looking too good

a fully lower bracket run in an 8-team playoff bracket (once): FPX(EMEA)
FNATIC are looking to join FPX in that.

a fully lower bracket run in a 4-team playoff bracket (once): T1 Bangkok 2025

if everything else goes normally, then:

round 2:
GEN.G vs TH, SEN vs BLG
PRX vs WOL, TL vs MIBR
GEN.G and SEN qualify

round 3:
TL vs TH
BLG vs PRX
TL and PRX qualify

wdym

acting like people didnt think Kaajak was an EMEA bum farmer until toronto

disaster of a year????
did u watch Bangkok LMFAOO
derke was the best player of the first third of this year

hello, memory loss???

TenZ was the 4th best player in 2021 (after nAts, Chron, cNed)
disappeared in 2022-2023 just like Sentinels
came back in 2024 as a top 6-8 player of the year
and that is it

all the players above him are better all time easily

the only thing that gives TenZ credit is that he was the first MVP and so he was the face of the game, but Boaster is more the face of the game now

agree with 1
the other 4 are actually good

ur saying this Fnatic is a superteam now?

5/14

americas G2 is more one team region than emea FNC

at least EMEA has FNC > G2 and TL > SEN

also remember that it was Vitality as EMEA's team during Bangkok with a decent TL (change in top 3)

not really hating
ppl were just saying Leo is way better

INVISIBILE IN 22 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

you werent there during Prime Alfajer (I think 2022 alfa easily >> 2023 and 2025)

yup top 3-4

something like this:

1. Chronicle
2. Derke
3. Alfajer
4. Aspas
5. Sacy
6. nAts
7. Leo
8. Less
9. Yay
10. TenZ
11. Boaster

no
Alfajer aims, the reset!! (Sentinel)

also Boaster gonna go +10 ish on the first map like Ange1

Elm0 when he left GEN.G: 2nd place, 1st place, 9th-12th
Elm0 when he left FNATIC: top 2

W EMEA
W WOLVES NT

Johnqt (EMEA https://x.com/1johnqt/status/1771860317561086419) was the piece SEN needed to win

If you remember SEN's 2 year struggle to find a good IGL.

Throwing? I was throwing once. They locked me in a cove. A Harbor cove. A Harbor cove with a shorty. And shorties makes me throw. Throwing? I was throwing once. They locked me in a cove. A Harbor cove. A Harbor cove with a shorty. And shorties makes me throw.

johnqt (IGL that SEN needed after a 2-year international drought and they finally got) carried SEN (EMEA)
johnqt himself: https://x.com/1johnqt/status/1771860317561086419

johnqt and crashies cancel out

the next one

4 Finals > any other team's finals

Fnatic cant lose this match please

heretics 1st and 3rd curse please save fnatic

They r already the greatest Val team by a lot (2nd is LOUD, 3rd is ENVY/OPTIC/NRG, 4th is SEN)

they have been the best OAT since Tokyo trophy (June 2023)

you are not watching the game if you think FNATIC is boring holy fuck

FNC vs G2, FNC vs GEN.G have been the 2 most entertaining games at this event (maybe PRX vs TL Lotus > FNC vs G2)

and the common FNATIC last 30 seconds site exec is so intense and fun to watch

TH vs G2 was so easy for TH

at least FNATIC is making it entertaining with these clips/3k4ks

YOOOO ALFAJER IS THE GOAT

obviously

nrg didnt make any (obvious)

Berlin Finalists: nAts, Chronicle, Crashies
Berlin attendees: Munchkin, F0rsaken, D4v41, Mindfreak
4 years later and still in tier 1 (on the best teams/having the best performances)

nah peak crashies was 2021-22 and some moments in 2023

i dont think you have any ability to read

also I agree FNATIC's road is so easy (everyone else is so bad and PRX are grand final chokers)
FNATIC is just way better

wol are flukers who just beat dogeretics, b0lib0li, rrq, and gen.g chokers

1. PRX/FNC
2. FNC/PRX
3. G2
4. WOL
5. GEN.G
6. TEAM LIQUID
7. SENTINELS
8. TEAM HERETICS
9. BILIIBILI GAMING
10. RRQ
11. XLG
12. MIBR

fnaatic is emea lil bro. cant just ignore EMEAn's Chronicle, Boaster, Alfajer, Kaajak, Coach Milan

also TL>China, TH > non-Wolves China

PAC > EMEA > AMER > CN

PRX ? FNC > G2 > WOL
GEN > TL > SEN > BLG
TH > RRQ > MIBR > XLG

Cancel out johnqt in SEN (EMEA) and crashies in FNC (AMER) (0.2 each)

EMEA 6.0, AMER 5.0

and before toronto, it has been EMEA 5.2, AMER 4.8

EU #1
6 Trophies > 5 Trophies
no tejo no win 🤡🤡🤡

4 tournaments in a row is insane

Nah Kaajak clears lmao
he is doing this much while Alfa, Chron, Crashies are taking his kills

and he is humble, not toxic

FNATIC are getting the hardest match-up while being a 1st seed. It is harder for them to stay in the upper bracket than other 1st seeds. Yes, all 1st seeds did lose anyways and PRX won upper bracket, but FNATIC had a harder run to win in the uppers.

g2 didnt choke though
Fnatic (despite 2-0) choked way more (like 7-8 rounds) in the G2 vs FNC match

reminder: FNATIC got 4th pick

PRX winning trophy:

• Heretics curse (Heretics always lose to 1st and 3rd placing teams (PRX would be 1st, WOL would be 3rd)
• Insane map advantage
• fns buff

FNC winning trophy:

• PRX are chokers and cant win a trophy
• Chron, Alfa, Kaajak, Crashies are insane right now
• So much momentum as they have won like 4 matches in a row in the lower bracket

FPX wasnt majority CIS though
Since Ardiis, Zyppan, D00mbr0s are european with Shao and Suygetsu being Russian and Ange1 (Ukrainian) unsure

half is european guaranteed though

wolves arent hungry enough

this match-up in a finals sounds insane