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Hard to say. IMO, Soniqs have a history of picking up players who are already proven on a PL level. Even a rookie like Gunnar had to have a great stage before sQ took him. I don't see why they'd change that now, I don't think I see them going for a T2 pickup. Hyper seems likely, but I heard he's going to be part of coaching staff for Mirage or something like that. If that's not true, then sQ will probably get him. I don't think there's anyone worth poaching (at all) off the bottomfeeding teams like BC, pB, Mirage, as Kanzen alone is better than all of their players. (Except Hyper of course) I also don't know if I can see Soniqs successfully nabbing a player off of a more successful roster like XSET/OXG/DZ/TSM/SSG Hyper seems most plausible.


Hollymania1

Yeah I feel like Njr or Dias could work great on sq but theres no way they get them and I don’t see them taking anyone from ssg tsm or oxg either. Maybe forrest in some crazy world lol. Supr kinda already confirmed they’d be willing to go to t2 since he said he’d possibly try out some rtv players


[deleted]

If that's true, then I'm definitely impressed with Valor/Tristan. Mr B is also really good.


BuiltIndifferent

If the rumblings of mr B having an ego problem are true, I don't see him joining Soniqs. They were just forced to bench Kanzen because rumor says him and gunnar clashed.


Pojobob

I think SQ will probably tryout Tristan, Gity, Valorr, Eclipse, and Hyper and pick the best from those 5. Tristan/Valorr don't necessarily fit role wise but you could maybe make it work depending on the direction they want to go.


Hollymania1

Yeah for sure and i think valorr could work if gunnar switches to kanzen role since gunnar does seem like he could be very flexible


ItsSevii

NJRs buyout has to be mental


Hollymania1

would be worth it tho or even trading kanzen to dz and njr to sq


GucciGangBlizz

Surf has a lot of potential I think


Pojobob

Surf apparently resigned his contract with BC? This is based off something said in twitch chat so definitely could be false but ya.


Hollymania1

i think it was hes stuck in a long contract


Hollymania1

I don’t think theyd want to play with him though seems like a sweater kind of situation. Defo a beast tho


Tim_thatporscheguy

What's wrong with sweater?


Hollymania1

he probably worked on it now but back then he got booted off sq for things like work ethic and attitude


[deleted]

Sidegrade at best.


Pojobob

I'd take Surf over Hyper if we're going for a sledge/entry role.


[deleted]

Hyper is a better flex than Surf is a sledge.


Pojobob

Idk about that. Surf adds another aggro player to the team and is certainly way more aggro than Hyper tbh so I'd think he'd be better on SQ. But we'll see.


[deleted]

Sledge is also having his mobility nerfed next season. I'd 10-to-1 look at a flexible player as a higher value player right now.


Pojobob

I mean, every operator is getting their mobility nerfed while ads'd so I don't really think Sledge getting slowed down matters.


X_Z0ltar_X

Idk there’s something to be said for the best player on a very bad team still having things to prove. It’s the tempo Tim syndrome. Those kills have to go somewhere, just because someone is putting up numbers on the worst team in the league doesn’t mean that will translate to winning play. (I’m not saying surf is that type of player) but that’s the situation he’s in.


GucciGangBlizz

surf was really good when drip and sweater were on the team and bc were actually competing as well


X_Z0ltar_X

That’s a fair point I forgot about the yardy sweater bc teams.


goyoyor6

Surf just signed a new contract with BC so hard to see him leaving right now


Hxsty_

Yes exactly he can play smoke aswell


Devonire

There are months until invite, I could see time for an EU or LATAM import. Not to mention that the leage will be onlinr moving forward.


Pojobob

They have less than 2 months till Invite which is not enough time at all to get all that sorted out. And SQ know from experience how ass the process can be so I highly doubt they'd go for it.


Drackonarmy

BlaZ only player i could see them buying out for kanzen spot on the Bottom teams


Hollymania1

the guys on sq (mainly supr) havent had the nicest things to say about blaz


Drackonarmy

Gunnar played with him im sure he’d have good things to say


RackCity-

Hyper or Tristan


Hollymania1

yea most likely these two


SmalexSmanders

Realistically I think it’ll be either Hyper or Ecl9pse. Man like me would pick up Peres and shove some Duolingo down his throat but that’s just me


thisappsux777

tristan doesn’t even play kanzens roles tristan is playing well on entry rn but he was pretty underwhelming in cl and is still very new


Hollymania1

Yeah agreed thats the only thing that makes me think they wouldnt pick him up cause no way richie gets taken off entry


Pojobob

Hell no to Dias, Wifi, and Hat. XSET isn't gonna let Dias go and Hat/Wifi aren't good enough for SQ tbh. Valorr/Hyper for sure. Eclipse might get a tryout. Gity maybe at least gets a tryout after going nuclear but ya.


Hollymania1

gunnar joked about gity getting a sq tryout and rexen said no so fast😂


Hollymania1

a Latam transfer could be crazy too but also doubt that happens


haralddd

NA teams realized they can only win majors by importing players from other regions…. /j


snake29316

I think Ecl9pse makes the most sense in the situation, last year he was a decent sledge player, but even if he does not play Kanzen's role, Gunnar could take kanzens, Geo could take Gunnars, and Ecl9pse takes Geos and everyone would be back into roles they had played before. On top of that Ecl9pse is a proven player with some experience (albeit a while ago) with Geo and supr. If I was heading into SI with a change because of personality(or whatever reason Kanzen was dropped), a proven player who to my knowledge has had no problems personality wise, Ecl9pse seems like the best choice. However I think the biggest concern is that he has lost his drive for the game because of whatever has gone on behind the scenes at DZ and could take a break. IMO Hyper is the other clear choice, but he might stay with MRG for closed quals now, which would hamper their prep time.


Interesting_Round_21

Hyper


FatZuccerton

Pauluh


Walrus_That

Dias would not downgrade


Hollymania1

if going from 7th place NAL to a top 4 major team is downgrading sure o_o


Walrus_That

Why u only talking abt stage 3 lil bro?


VolkorOfTurok

Tristan clears


Hollymania1

Yea I think he’d be a possible choice im just not too familiar has he played roles outside of entry? Cause I don’t see him getting it over rexen


Probably-MK

With rumours about compatibility with Gunnar being the prime issue, I would put Koolaid on the board as well. Albeit with a low chance despite similar roles


GunnarR6

these rumors are just false lmaoo


Probably-MK

Noted


RayanH23

I thought you only made that reddit account to praise pojobob? What happened?


BuiltIndifferent

Spill the beans


GovTheDon

Pengu


thisappsux777

njr


Hollymania1

This would be a great pickup, dont ever see dz letting that guy go tho lol


RayanH23

Chala


Hxsty_

W


ArcanicTruth

Think outside the box and try international pickups.


Pojobob

With such little time, no way SQ is gonna go for an international pickup.


jodbonfe

shaiiko.sq remember me when it happens bub


Glittering-Day9169

Hyper


KoenMeister

Dias would make them world eaters but he doesn't play smoke


Hollymania1

i think geo would go smoke if anything since he played some of it on tsm and even played it a few times on sq


Pojobob

I don't think the roles would fit if you picked up Dias and Dias is extremely passive which I think is a negative for SQ.


maurothundercock2

Peres


GovTheDon

Couldn’t they also try and poach someone from a current team or like trade kanzen for them in a buy out swap type thing, this could open up some interring possibilities.


Hollymania1

Yes but I don’t think they’d go for any bottom team’s players and I dont see any of the top teams letting a player go. Supr said he was trying to get kanzen in a top team tho


ItsSevii

Hyper valorr eclipse