Splyce in particular is based in the US if I recall, and have big investors. I wouldn't be shocked if they bumped P1/FQ.
(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
(11:05:35 PM) jhawk01b: my bold prediction for the year is that whoever wins the NFC West will have a winning record
they'll probably try but CLG should be able to have time to plan to be ready for it. You can see in game 5 they had a plan (that sorta didn't work but almost did).
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DIG probably got screwed out of a Worlds spot (and of the #2 seed especially) by the way the seeding and results happened yesterday. Now IMT gets the second spot at Worlds for NA, and DIG/C9 should be the gauntlet final.
(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
(11:05:35 PM) jhawk01b: my bold prediction for the year is that whoever wins the NFC West will have a winning record
In post 7359, SensFan wrote:DIG probably got screwed out of a Worlds spot (and of the #2 seed especially) by the way the seeding and results happened yesterday. Now IMT gets the second spot at Worlds for NA, and DIG/C9 should be the gauntlet final.
Well, I wouldn't count CLG out against IMT next match. They didn't look great, but it's not foretold. If CLG wins, IMT doesn't get in via points. And if DIG wins the playoffs IMT doesn't get the #2 spot either.
In post 7359, SensFan wrote:DIG probably got screwed out of a Worlds spot (and of the #2 seed especially) by the way the seeding and results happened yesterday. Now IMT gets the second spot at Worlds for NA, and DIG/C9 should be the gauntlet final.
Well, I wouldn't count CLG out against IMT next match. They didn't look great, but it's not foretold. If CLG wins, IMT doesn't get in via points. And if DIG wins the playoffs IMT doesn't get the #2 spot either.
Can you see a scenario other than TSM/IMT finals at this point?
CLG look awful with Omar in the jungle, and while DIG are probably the second-best team in NA, I can't see them possibly beating this TSM roster coming off a bye and with a chip on their shoulder from the regular season.
(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
(11:05:35 PM) jhawk01b: my bold prediction for the year is that whoever wins the NFC West will have a winning record
In post 7360, Randomnamechange wrote:i cant be bothered to follow it atm
what are the chances that UoL go to worlds?
They will be in the gauntlet, probably seeded second.
(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
(11:05:35 PM) jhawk01b: my bold prediction for the year is that whoever wins the NFC West will have a winning record
In post 7359, SensFan wrote:DIG probably got screwed out of a Worlds spot (and of the #2 seed especially) by the way the seeding and results happened yesterday. Now IMT gets the second spot at Worlds for NA, and DIG/C9 should be the gauntlet final.
Well, I wouldn't count CLG out against IMT next match. They didn't look great, but it's not foretold. If CLG wins, IMT doesn't get in via points. And if DIG wins the playoffs IMT doesn't get the #2 spot either.
Can you see a scenario other than TSM/IMT finals at this point?
CLG look awful with Omar in the jungle, and while DIG are probably the second-best team in NA, I can't see them possibly beating this TSM roster coming off a bye and with a chip on their shoulder from the regular season.
If I were offered even odds, that's certainly the final I'd bet on, but upsets happen with regularity. I don't put any stock in "chips" on shoulders in a video game. And I'm not sure I see byes as that valuable for the sake of winning. It's not like football where physically resting is immensely helpful. The bye is super valuable in that you don't have a chance to lose, obviously. I'd put CLG at 35% and DIG at 30%.
In post 7359, SensFan wrote:DIG probably got screwed out of a Worlds spot (and of the #2 seed especially) by the way the seeding and results happened yesterday. Now IMT gets the second spot at Worlds for NA, and DIG/C9 should be the gauntlet final.
Well, I wouldn't count CLG out against IMT next match. They didn't look great, but it's not foretold. If CLG wins, IMT doesn't get in via points. And if DIG wins the playoffs IMT doesn't get the #2 spot either.
Can you see a scenario other than TSM/IMT finals at this point?
CLG look awful with Omar in the jungle, and while DIG are probably the second-best team in NA, I can't see them possibly beating this TSM roster coming off a bye and with a chip on their shoulder from the regular season.
If I were offered even odds, that's certainly the final I'd bet on, but upsets happen with regularity. I don't put any stock in "chips" on shoulders in a video game. And I'm not sure I see byes as that valuable for the sake of winning. It's not like football where physically resting is immensely helpful. The bye is super valuable in that you don't have a chance to lose, obviously. I'd put CLG at 35% and DIG at 30%.
I think in particular that the bye is helpful for TSM in this case as their two losses to DIG came (1) at the very beginning of the split when they were re-learning how to play with DLift and (2) right after a patch dropped that they very much failed to learn in time.
Now not only have they had an extra week to scrim and theorycraft on the Playoff patch, but they've also gotten to see not only what four top6 NALCS teams prioritize and value champs on this patch, but specifically what DIG do.
(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
(11:05:35 PM) jhawk01b: my bold prediction for the year is that whoever wins the NFC West will have a winning record
(1:55:11 AM) ahallucinogenic: it's ok drench
(1:55:21 AM) ahallucinogenic: it's perfectly normal for young children to walk in on their parents making love
(1:55:31 AM) Drench394: i can't wait
In post 7369, Cabd wrote:Well that was an interesting series with major implications for Europe.
Yup. Especially if G2 doesn't win the split.
(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
(11:05:35 PM) jhawk01b: my bold prediction for the year is that whoever wins the NFC West will have a winning record
Meanwhile, we're in for a super anti-climactic finals weekend if TSM win tomorrow, since literally all that would be left to play for is Gauntlet seeding between CLG and Dig.
(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
(11:05:35 PM) jhawk01b: my bold prediction for the year is that whoever wins the NFC West will have a winning record
G2 and MSF qualify for worlds now. They play a finals against each other next week and it's basically to get the first seed for world's placement. Which is important.
But both teams will feel very good avoiding the gauntlet because the gauntlet SUCKS. You not only have to win that but you ALSO have to go into the play-in stage for Worlds. The gauntlet will be Splyce vs. UoL. Winner plays H2K. Winner plays Fnatic. Because that's settled, 3rd place match isn't just unimportant... you actively want to avoid showing the other team any of your strategies since H2K vs. Fnatic has a high likelihood of being played. I can imagine that game is going to be a circus.
The gauntlet is going to be fun. Which of the three promising teams will figure out their problems in two weeks? Or will none do that and Splyce can swoop in and use their admirable mediocrity to get to worlds again?
TSM's match today is pointless for them other than the desire to win the split (which I'm sure they very much want to do). Being #1 seed or #2 seed from North America matters not at all because both will be placed into Pool 2 due to TSM's poor finish at MSI.
Splyce/H2K is first, with winner against UOL, then Fnatic.
(11:04:10 PM) senspizzaline: That's actually my bold prediction for the year
(11:04:19 PM) senspizzaline: Miami finishes 2nd in the AFCE.
(11:05:35 PM) jhawk01b: my bold prediction for the year is that whoever wins the NFC West will have a winning record
