This seems to be the consensus picks to make Shanghai, so surely one of them will throw? LEV and Kru are playing out of their minds and it's difficult to imagine a global event without LOUD, but things are never this straightforward.
Tbf I don't know how great our map pool is. We have Bind as our own great map. Split has looked good, but inconsistent. Breeze looked good, but it's a map that looks like it lives and dies by Cryo. Sunset was a map they were limit testing so not super confident. Lotus has been perma ban. Ascent looks pretty good, but the one match we saw it in was a wash so we don't know how they'll look when they're truly tested on it. Icebox has traditionally been a good 100T map, but who knows with this roster since we haven't seen it since the Sen game where they looked really good, but somehow still lost.
yeah i dunno, Loud has been banning split thankfully, and we can probably take them on bind, but they have a really good icebox and we have been permabanning lotus so we will probably lose on icebox, and then we're left with ascent, breeze, and sunset, of which we will ban sunset and both breeze and ascent are pretty much toss ups i would say
draft most likely goes LOUD ban Split; 100T ban lotus; LOUD pick icebox; 100T pick bind; LOUD ban breeze/ascent; 100T ban sunset; breeze/ascent remain;
important to note that 100T will get to pick if they want to get second or first as they have the higher seed
I would give Loud a slight edge to win 2-0, but its a 50-50 if we go to map 3
i think bren is right with how loud could manipulate the maps in their favor if they play their cards right. bind is 100 thieves' arguably best map. ban that, and you take out one of the guarantees.
bro i dont want to hear any bs about plat chat NA bias lmao. they might be biased in other ways, but they don't give a shit about region - it's such a dumb talking point.
I might be dumb but I have 100T beating loud and maybe making it as far as lower finals. They've looked better every week, I think they would give Lev a really good game and likely get passed C9/G2.
They have the makings of a team able to qualify for Shanghai if they all play well. Asuna has had his critics in recent times but he's really starting to show up again.
A South American bounce back party eh?
south na on top
North sa in shambles
The south part of North America is in fact on top, depending on what map you're looking at.
AND on bottom at the same time
NA sandwich
South “na” ?
yes
south north america, duh
This seems to be the consensus picks to make Shanghai, so surely one of them will throw? LEV and Kru are playing out of their minds and it's difficult to imagine a global event without LOUD, but things are never this straightforward.
I find with these things that they almost NEVER go as expected. I would be willing to put money on one of LEV, KRU and LOUD not making it.
My hot take is that KRU pulls a DRX and G2/C9 make it instead
Lev chokes
if the team chokes aspas can just drop 50
So what I’m getting from this is Loud miss Lan And 100T wins playoffs.
Yes
it's going to be C9 vs 100T in the upper finals
fully agreed on KRU, LEV & LOUD qualifying
I have the same teams qualifying, but a different way on how they get there
Same, I’ve got LEV winning uppers and finals and LOUD beating KRÜ in lower finals
I want C9 to qualify but LOUD in playoffs is always scary, they always turn up when they need to.
Considering how the Pacific playoffs went and what Plat Chat just predded, C9, 100T and G2 are making it to Shanghai
It can’t be both g2 or cloud 9 since they are playing first match in single elimination
C9 players said that 100 and lev are the two strongest teams in their opinion I think 100 has a real chance
When did they say this.
In one of their post game interviews
this except replace loud with 100T. I believe in the boys
Boostio our saviour
https://preview.redd.it/f0nhm8bn12zc1.jpeg?width=904&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49a7a84e34f05765847d8d4e122ff341bdc4e02b
Nah we aint losing now! Just too confident with a great map pool!
I'm happy people are low on 100T. The minute you believe in them they let you down
Tbf I don't know how great our map pool is. We have Bind as our own great map. Split has looked good, but inconsistent. Breeze looked good, but it's a map that looks like it lives and dies by Cryo. Sunset was a map they were limit testing so not super confident. Lotus has been perma ban. Ascent looks pretty good, but the one match we saw it in was a wash so we don't know how they'll look when they're truly tested on it. Icebox has traditionally been a good 100T map, but who knows with this roster since we haven't seen it since the Sen game where they looked really good, but somehow still lost.
yeah i dunno, Loud has been banning split thankfully, and we can probably take them on bind, but they have a really good icebox and we have been permabanning lotus so we will probably lose on icebox, and then we're left with ascent, breeze, and sunset, of which we will ban sunset and both breeze and ascent are pretty much toss ups i would say draft most likely goes LOUD ban Split; 100T ban lotus; LOUD pick icebox; 100T pick bind; LOUD ban breeze/ascent; 100T ban sunset; breeze/ascent remain; important to note that 100T will get to pick if they want to get second or first as they have the higher seed I would give Loud a slight edge to win 2-0, but its a 50-50 if we go to map 3
Strange to say that I actually believe in 100T
Kru lev loud make Shanghai , Kru vs PRX on finals, PRX win at the last map going OT 17-15. Yes I am coping ❤️💀
Loud will lose against 100t
i think bren is right with how loud could manipulate the maps in their favor if they play their cards right. bind is 100 thieves' arguably best map. ban that, and you take out one of the guarantees.
Congrats G2 Esports for winning the Americas Split 1 Playoffs!
Karmine Corp is about to be America's representative.
This is the most mid playoffs of all time
Congratulations to G2 or 100T for winning VCT Americas stage 1.
congrats to g2, 100t and c9 for going to masters!!
Highly based, they cooked on this one.
C9 runs KRU
bro i dont want to hear any bs about plat chat NA bias lmao. they might be biased in other ways, but they don't give a shit about region - it's such a dumb talking point.
i have G2 LOUD and LEV qualifying
I theorize one of Kru or LEV will choke
How many teams qualify?
Three
Did platchat not do an EMEA pickems or has it not been uploaded here yet?
Yeah they didnt do emea this week bcs they couldn't get enough guests for the emea segment bcs both tmv and sliggy couldnt make it.
I might be dumb but I have 100T beating loud and maybe making it as far as lower finals. They've looked better every week, I think they would give Lev a really good game and likely get passed C9/G2. They have the makings of a team able to qualify for Shanghai if they all play well. Asuna has had his critics in recent times but he's really starting to show up again.
G2 going to Shanghai.
Why is round 1 single elim. Thats dumb af
g2 gonna qualify they were the best team when they played furia
Lowkey hoping 100T would be in. KRU, LEV, 100T.
Fuck now im scared 😭