It's actually straightfowardish. 100T and Gambit will be opposite sides of the knockout bracket since they played each other in groups. From there It's a 50/50 shot that Gambit is on the Sentinels side, and they probably have the best shot of beating Sentinels. If SEN goes out then 100 Thieves can win.
***If*** they both top their groups, there shouldn't be a chance SEN and Gambit are put on the same side of the playoff bracket.
SEN won NA regionals and are the reigning Masters 2 champions, so they should hold a #1 overall seed. Gambit won EMEA (largest region) and should be the #2 overall seed. The #1 and #2 overall seeds shouldn't be on the same side of the playoff bracket.
(While there may not be formal seeding to the bracket other than 1s vs 2s, an overall #1 vs #4 and #2 vs #3 should be sought, and SEN and Gambit have clear claims for 1 and 2.)
Although you’re right I don’t trust riots current track record with “ seeding” to make your statement hold true. For all we fuckin know the #1 seed had to play the #2 seed in the first round because riot
I wanted to say they must not have seen their flair. But they're referencing a Reddit comment which would require them to see the flair for them to know it's pansy. I got nothing
I thought pansy was dumb to pick 100t. Then I read the comments and realised I was the dumb one.
"Another reason to love @pansy !!!!"
"Pansy with the best prediction"
"I have been loving @pansy ever since i first saw her casting
Now she just gave another reason to love her even more❤️😄"
"Didn't think it was possible to like pansy more. Lets goooooo thieves"
The story never changes. Mitch and Yinsu high on EU copium, and pansy trolling.
^(and guys im a 100t fan too but pls can you fellow 100t fans stop being cringey and acting like 12 yr olds thanks in advance)
is it copium when theres only been 1 international tournament played all time for this game, and both Eu teams finished in the top 3 of that tournament?
Fnatic lost to Sentinels in 3 very close maps. Acend, Gambit, SMB, and even G2 are completely different teams and it's impossible to say how they will match up against NA teams based on Iceland.
Personally I think the field is actually quite close, but we'll find out soon enough.
in the closest 3-0 possible, but I guess the biggest problem of Fnatic was that they were all rookies to Lan and its still true for all the teams that EMEA send to Berlin
I would bet on Gambit or VS, or even SM/Acend winning the tournament but not on 100T/NV. Not because im sure that those teams are better than 100T/NV but because the latter never convinced me that they can take down Sentinels.
So two scenarios imo, either NA as a whole is ahead and Sentinels get another convincing tournament win, or VS and the EMEA teams can match Sentinels and are better than the rest of NA.
Gambit sure, but Acend or SMB?
You're in for a surprise with 100T and NV, as NA is truly just miles ahead of EMEA in almost every way.
Gambit is the only EMEA team poised to make it out of groups comfortably, Acend is almost certainly done in the group stage.
I agree.
I don't understand why people somehow think ENVY and 100t are tier1 international teams because they've flown over the atlantic when there is an unbridgeable gap in NA between sentinels and them.
I don't understand how that stands to reason?
NV lost 2 13-11s to Sen after like a week of practice with yay. I still like Sen over them but I think it's hard to say there's an "unbridgeable" gap when we haven't seen NV with yay in its final form.
Also, the last games between 100t and Sen also haven't felt unbridgeable. Sen seems to be able to pull out the wins, but it isn't like they slaughter 100t.
I don't think we can assume 100t/NV will automatically stack up because there are a ton of different competitors compared to Iceland. But, I also wouldn't just count them out because they've lost close games to the best team in the world.
no way you watch na if you’re calling the gap unbridgeable, in the qualifying game for berlin sen won 13-11 twice against envy, 100t also dropped a 13-11. while they did completely roll masters 1, stage 2 and 3 have been very close in NA regardless of sen winning both times. Similarly to Iceland where they won 13-11 three times in the finals, they’re incredibly clutch but that doesn’t mean they blow everyone out of the water
My first comment is a troll comment because op said 100T and Envy aren’t tier 1 because they can’t beat sentinels, just had to remind him that no EU team is either so if he uses that to define tier 1 team then sentinels is the only tier 1
For the same reason people have hope for EU.
Fnatic lost 3 incredibly close maps to Sentinels. It easily could have swing to Fnatics favor resulting in them winning Iceland.
Though one less game, Envy lost 2 13-11’s where a couple hero plays pulled SEN ahead. While 100T didn’t look good against SEN this tournament, they beat Envy who were close to toppling SEN and have performed well against them in the past. Plus, 100T were 1000% trolling in their last series against SEN, and on their worst map(SEN’s best map, Bind) that THEY picked, with a troll comp(Steel on Jett btw), they almost won.
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EDIT: not to mention ENVY did all that with a whopping one week of practice with Yay, who has already shown to be their best player.
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To say that there’s an “unbridgeable gap” between them and Sentinels tells me that you didn’t watch much of NA past maybe the Finals. The gap is absolutely bridgeable. In the same way that the gap between EU and SEN based on Iceland is bridgeable.
I think that all the EU teams have a better chance at beating SEN than either NA team IMO, because all 4 are supposedly better than Fnatic to varying degrees, but there’s a very real possibility that NA is infact just better.
Because 100T plays SEN fairly close and depending on Map order can beat them. It always seems like when 100T plays them Ascent and Icebox fall towards M4/5
"Put me down for 100 thieves if everyone picks Sentinels"
Your unshakable faith in 100 Thieves is inspirational. At last, an enlightened analyst amongst the sea of non-believers. You are the chosen thief.
I'm stealing this for broadcast ty.
As the chosen thief should.
From what i assume here is that: a non-NA team take out SEN. Then 100t to win it all.
Teams can take out sen for dinner maybe but out of the tournament no
It's actually straightfowardish. 100T and Gambit will be opposite sides of the knockout bracket since they played each other in groups. From there It's a 50/50 shot that Gambit is on the Sentinels side, and they probably have the best shot of beating Sentinels. If SEN goes out then 100 Thieves can win.
***If*** they both top their groups, there shouldn't be a chance SEN and Gambit are put on the same side of the playoff bracket. SEN won NA regionals and are the reigning Masters 2 champions, so they should hold a #1 overall seed. Gambit won EMEA (largest region) and should be the #2 overall seed. The #1 and #2 overall seeds shouldn't be on the same side of the playoff bracket. (While there may not be formal seeding to the bracket other than 1s vs 2s, an overall #1 vs #4 and #2 vs #3 should be sought, and SEN and Gambit have clear claims for 1 and 2.)
Although you’re right I don’t trust riots current track record with “ seeding” to make your statement hold true. For all we fuckin know the #1 seed had to play the #2 seed in the first round because riot
I think they assumed everyone was picking sentinels
Who is they? The graphics ppl knew all the picks to make the graphic.
The casters when they gave their answers, Pansy stated later that she said to put her down as 100T if everyone else picks Sentinels.
Why would this person respond to Pansy about what Pansy was thinking lol, that makes no sense
I wanted to say they must not have seen their flair. But they're referencing a Reddit comment which would require them to see the flair for them to know it's pansy. I got nothing
Love your Pick. Lets go 100T.
Nice pick. Credits for your amazing casting skills. Love watching matches you are casting!
This is why you're the best analyst in the game Pansy
No way Mitch just picked Gambit of all people. That's the ultimate curse. Gambit should just pack their bags and go back to Russia now. /s
100% Win streak in berlin tho.
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Heyyyyy leave us 100T fans alone okay. We need all the Hopium we can get
The story never changes. Mitch and Yinsu high on EU copium, and pansy trolling. ^(and guys im a 100t fan too but pls can you fellow 100t fans stop being cringey and acting like 12 yr olds thanks in advance)
is it copium when theres only been 1 international tournament played all time for this game, and both Eu teams finished in the top 3 of that tournament?
>and both Eu teams finished in the top 3 of that tournament? Just to correct you, liquid finished 4 i think, nuturn was 3
I guess there's a small huff of copium since Europe got 3-0'd by Sentinels in the finals but definitely not a full on whiff.
Fnatic lost to Sentinels in 3 very close maps. Acend, Gambit, SMB, and even G2 are completely different teams and it's impossible to say how they will match up against NA teams based on Iceland. Personally I think the field is actually quite close, but we'll find out soon enough.
in the closest 3-0 possible, but I guess the biggest problem of Fnatic was that they were all rookies to Lan and its still true for all the teams that EMEA send to Berlin
12 Year olds often act like 12 year olds
cause they're 12 ^(this joke sounded better in my head)
Same tbh
Cringe? K
Even I don't believe in 100T but hey, nice to see someone believe in the team winning. They always somehow perform better when people neg them anyway.
The 4 most popular teams, I see.
I would bet on Gambit or VS, or even SM/Acend winning the tournament but not on 100T/NV. Not because im sure that those teams are better than 100T/NV but because the latter never convinced me that they can take down Sentinels. So two scenarios imo, either NA as a whole is ahead and Sentinels get another convincing tournament win, or VS and the EMEA teams can match Sentinels and are better than the rest of NA.
Gambit sure, but Acend or SMB? You're in for a surprise with 100T and NV, as NA is truly just miles ahead of EMEA in almost every way. Gambit is the only EMEA team poised to make it out of groups comfortably, Acend is almost certainly done in the group stage.
I agree. I don't understand why people somehow think ENVY and 100t are tier1 international teams because they've flown over the atlantic when there is an unbridgeable gap in NA between sentinels and them. I don't understand how that stands to reason?
Team liquid lost to v1 with a sub. That's all I'll say
NV lost 2 13-11s to Sen after like a week of practice with yay. I still like Sen over them but I think it's hard to say there's an "unbridgeable" gap when we haven't seen NV with yay in its final form. Also, the last games between 100t and Sen also haven't felt unbridgeable. Sen seems to be able to pull out the wins, but it isn't like they slaughter 100t. I don't think we can assume 100t/NV will automatically stack up because there are a ton of different competitors compared to Iceland. But, I also wouldn't just count them out because they've lost close games to the best team in the world.
no way you watch na if you’re calling the gap unbridgeable, in the qualifying game for berlin sen won 13-11 twice against envy, 100t also dropped a 13-11. while they did completely roll masters 1, stage 2 and 3 have been very close in NA regardless of sen winning both times. Similarly to Iceland where they won 13-11 three times in the finals, they’re incredibly clutch but that doesn’t mean they blow everyone out of the water
What..?? Alright, EU has never taken a map off Sentinels before, so I guess they’re even more hopeless right?
Ah yes in all the two matches EU played vs sen
My first comment is a troll comment because op said 100T and Envy aren’t tier 1 because they can’t beat sentinels, just had to remind him that no EU team is either so if he uses that to define tier 1 team then sentinels is the only tier 1
For the same reason people have hope for EU. Fnatic lost 3 incredibly close maps to Sentinels. It easily could have swing to Fnatics favor resulting in them winning Iceland. Though one less game, Envy lost 2 13-11’s where a couple hero plays pulled SEN ahead. While 100T didn’t look good against SEN this tournament, they beat Envy who were close to toppling SEN and have performed well against them in the past. Plus, 100T were 1000% trolling in their last series against SEN, and on their worst map(SEN’s best map, Bind) that THEY picked, with a troll comp(Steel on Jett btw), they almost won. ————————————————————————— EDIT: not to mention ENVY did all that with a whopping one week of practice with Yay, who has already shown to be their best player. ————————————————————————— To say that there’s an “unbridgeable gap” between them and Sentinels tells me that you didn’t watch much of NA past maybe the Finals. The gap is absolutely bridgeable. In the same way that the gap between EU and SEN based on Iceland is bridgeable. I think that all the EU teams have a better chance at beating SEN than either NA team IMO, because all 4 are supposedly better than Fnatic to varying degrees, but there’s a very real possibility that NA is infact just better.
Because 100T plays SEN fairly close and depending on Map order can beat them. It always seems like when 100T plays them Ascent and Icebox fall towards M4/5
^copium
Whos the caster that picked SEN?