RIP C9
Group A of worlds is so difficult. I am a C9 fan and I know for a fact that all three teams can beat C9 easily except maybe AHQ. EDG and SKT will easily be the two getting into the knockout stages. RIP C9
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Group A is the one they wanted.
Why are you giving EDG so much of a chance? They do this every year just like TSM and flop at Worlds. I'd say C9 has just as good of a shot as EDG of leaving that group. The only given is that SKT is getting out unless their starting lineup all contracts some crazy illness. It should be a very competitive group overall.
Basically they have to pray that SKT and EDG don't split, be able to sweep AHQ, and steal a game off one of the two top teams, and still hope AHQ is good enough to steal a game as well.
Doesn't seem likely.
Let's be honest here, while Group A is tough with juggernauts like SKT and EDG and the always surprising AHQ, it IS EDG after all, the same team that can barely make it out of groups year after year, only to get dunked easily in the first round of Worlds 3 years straight. AHQ isn't all that impressive, the only decent player on AHQ is Ziv(Top) and for EDG it's the complete opposite, EDG's problem is their top laner.
The much improved C9 botlane should do well against the middle of the pack botlanes like AHQ and EDG, as well as Impact should be able to beat EDG's top, since Clearlove and EDG always seems to let top be on an island year in and year out, only to get destroyed like always. Mouse has been the problem for EDG for some time now and I don't see him doing much against All-star calibur players like Impact/Huni or Ziv( all n all 1 EDG lane useless). Clearlove AKA IWD, will gank a lane early and if that gank doens't work, he tends to power farm for 40 mins with no further ganks for that such lane.
EDG is good but not that good anymore and same can be said about AHQ.
You don't know that for a fact. The only thing in worlds that is ever consistent is that SKT wins their group and proceeds on to win the entire tournament, everything else is subject to change. These regions hardly ever play each other and there is not really any past evidence to say that a Chinese team will stomp anybody else by default. We'll just have to wait and see.
You realize EDG and AHQ have choked everytime they have been to worlds right?