Unrealistic? Maybe But...
http://pickem.lolesports.com/share/series/6/user/458964/my-picks
People are probably going to scoff at my picks for Group C but I do have several factors going into it (beyond NA wish fullfilment, natch):
- Attitude
Look at the Worlds Draw Show and specifically Rekkles reaction to it. He whined and belly-ached and complained the whole way about the group they got and, according to most reports, he's STILL whining and belly-aching and complaining. That kind of toxic attitude can totally kill team moral and result in poor play that's more deadly than the other teams in a group like this.
Meanwhile, Huni outright said at the start that he WANTS to play agains FNC and SKT and now he gets both wishes at the same time! And you can see that hungry, eager attitude is spreading among the rest of the team. Especially Cody-San, who is performing out of his mind and is probably eager to show the play named after him should have been called "The Rekkles" instead, given the other guy did it first.
- F'natic's Streaky History
F'natic are a team with no middle ground. Much like their former Mid Laner, they either utterly dominate or are utterly dominated. It's a 50/50 shot as to which version will show up for Worlds this year and, frankly, they tend to choke HARD on the Worlds stage when any team gives them a tough enough time and they're in a group where all three of the other teams are more than capable of doing that.
- The Power of Being Underestimated
TSM and TL both underestimated Clutch and both paid a price for it (TSM's being much heavier, of course) and it is not unbelievable that the same could happen here. I still suspect SKT will be 100% all business (which is why I put them first) but it's not impossible that even they might be looking past groups a little bit in their thirst for revenge on G2.
Clutch has show they are more than willing to pop teams that do that in the mouth pretty damn hard and if anyone thinks they're a free win they might find themselves with a free L instead. And losing to the "free win" can have a domino effect as both KABOOM and Albus Nox Luna have proven in the past.
- F F'Natic
Not gonna deny some personal bias here. Seeing TSM EU fail and fail hard would be the sweetest schadenfreude pie in the world.
