4 thoughts going into the Regional Qualifier

Riot·Sep 6, 2017·2 votes·14,784 views

Here's this week 10 thoughts from @meanmisterkien!

This is the last chance for these teams to qualify for Worlds. All of them have compelling arguments to become representatives for the North American region, but only one will join TSM and IMT. Which team do you think will advance?

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44 Comments

TrollFan01Sep 6, 201717 votes

I can feel it. This year we're going to send the 3 teams we wanted to send last year. TSM, IMT, and C9.

GIFT OF LOVESep 7, 20171 votes

You are right! Well done.

LindbloomSep 9, 20172 votes

Yeah it is; LET'S GO C9

woodvsmurphSep 6, 20174 votes

Unless C9 really stepped up their game, the only "worthy" participants are Dig and Clg. We've seen Clg is the better team. Case closed.

GIFT OF LOVESep 7, 20173 votes

Well see who wins the prediction game.

LindbloomSep 9, 20172 votes

Well, FLY just destroyed DIG. We'll see what happens tomorrow with FLY vs. CLG. LET'S GO C9!!!

woodvsmurphSep 10, 20171 votes

Easy to say after the fact. I only had the summer split to go on when i made my post - which painted fly in a very poor light. I was very impressed by fly in the gauntlet; they actually looked playoff worthy more so than a lot of lcs teams. I also loved how they are willing to use flash aggressively. Too many teams have the opportunity to flash engage and get a winning teamfight (like a 5 for 2) and then baron or break an inhib, but they won't flash to engage (because you need it to escape?). Other teams should take note of that and learn from fly how to better use flash offensively and not just think of it as a purely defensive spell.

StonePlatypusSep 6, 20174 votes

Really hope C9 loses. I don't think they deserve to be in worlds after their terrible loss against DIG and their poor performance during summer. Love the team, C9 will always be my favorite team, but they need some tough love, a soul-shattering loss, and if they can handle picking up the broken up pieces, a fresh start next year.

MarinerSep 6, 201718 votes

If C9 loses, they don't deserve to be in worlds. If they win, they do. It's really that simple.

GIFT OF LOVESep 7, 20177 votes

Exactly lol. They win they go to worlds, they lose its their fault. Best answer lol.

GangerHrolfSep 7, 201720 votes

"C9 will always be my favorite team but I really hope they lose" [zombie-brand-facepalm]

WhiteFireKirinSep 8, 20173 votes

if they are really ur favorite team, u pray for their resurgence not their loss.

C9 MagnusSep 7, 20174 votes

Can't wait until Flyquest reverse sweeps DIG and CLG, and go 3-1 against C9. Prepare for the miracle run to commence.

C9 MagnusSep 7, 20172 votes

"It's a 6 step process" - Hai

pnoydrummerSep 6, 20173 votes

I'm gonna go for DIG since their macro is improving but CLG would probably be on top

Gen NakazoraSep 8, 20172 votes

Really? I haven't really been watching pro games for long, so I'm not familiar with how well each team really does - with some exceptions - but DIG seemed TERRIBLE in their macro game today. Maybe something happened, or they were off their game, but I did not see good macro play from anyone on the team but maybe Shrimp. It was really just a mess overall, even when some lanes dominated (Ssumday stomped Balls in games 2 and 3, but... he didn't carry that advantage anywhere.)

Well, hopefully next year treats them better.

C9 Squeeky Sep 7, 20173 votes

CLG vs DIG is a lot different than CLG vs the world (literally meaning Worlds). I'd rather send C9 than OmarGod.

III BAKURYU III Sep 7, 20173 votes

I'm just going to say, it's been like a month since we've last seen FlyQuest play, they could actually upset Dignitas.
If Hai actually plays aggressive mids I do see FQ winning the series 3-1, however FQ will most likely play conservative mids like(Ori) in which Hai is 20-25 on her so, it could be a quick series for Dignitas if they actually beat FQ in just champion select. Hai is also like 24-5 in his career against DIG. One thing to note is Cho mid, I think we could see a comeback in the mid lane, kinda like a Galio, just a tank mage to soak up the damage, while Moon doesn't seem to actually know how to play champions that can't tank or actually team-fight but only assassins.

Gen NakazoraSep 9, 20172 votes

You were wrong... FQ swept that series decisively. lol not 3-1, 3-0.

III BAKURYU III Sep 9, 20172 votes

Feels bad man 1 game off

GIFT OF LOVESep 11, 20171 votes

C9 won 3 -1

III BAKURYU III Sep 11, 20171 votes

Yeah, you were right- I was wrong, Good S$it !

NipsahoySep 8, 20173 votes

Not sure why everyones already counting out C9. Yea they didn't look great in quarterfinals but Dignitas was exposed and CLG has always been maddeningly inconsistent. I think C9 is the favorites personally. They do have some consistency issues but when they are at their best they are as good as TSM.

Miror BSep 7, 20172 votes

Not sure if it's just me, but I'd personally like to see Dignitas make it to worlds only because this would literally be the perfect year to do it. The rest of the teams in the "Gauntlet" aren't as good as previous years (no C9 juggernaut teams), the quality of their players is significantly better than it's ever been (rarely have the words "dignitas carries" ever been paired together), and you kinda have to ask yourself if any of the other teams will really "gain" much from being there with CLG having a giant omar-sized place to exploit and flyquest/c9 looking ridiculously weak in summer outside of mid/jg 2v8's. If I had to put numbers on it, I'd say 40% CLG/40% Dig/15% C9/5% flyquest, essentially making the "deciding series" the second one.

GIFT OF LOVESep 7, 20172 votes

I know you are a CLG fan lol, TSM fans idk what they would say. I like TSM, and I pick C9.

Miror BSep 7, 20171 votes

Yeah, barring TL (who I enjoy much the way an pyrophilliac enjoys an arson) I'm not really a fan of NA or western teams tbh. That isn't to say I won't watch them, I just won't be as invested in them compared to something like JAG vs afreecafreecafreeca freecs.

GIFT OF LOVESep 7, 20172 votes

SKT win worlds again lol

TheeBullSep 7, 20172 votes

CLG is the best team to represent NA at worlds(from these teams). They have the experience and they play a style that plays well into other regions. They are also really good at adapting to meta's

GIFT OF LOVESep 11, 20171 votes

What about TSM and IMT?

TheeBullSep 13, 20171 votes

TSM and IMT are not in this pool of teams we are discussing.

TomwandroSep 12, 20171 votes

Really, CLG has more experience than C9?

Stixxay - New Sneaky - Will be his 5th worlds appearance...not missing a single one since joining C9

Aphro - great experience Smoothie - New

Jensen - Good experience Huhi - Any?

Omargod - none Contracts - none

Impact - former world champ...tons of exp Darshan - legit exp

Seems maybe we have a CLG superfan. "Adapts well to the meta" wins you cheese and a few Bo1...but you need real talent and macro to beat real teams.

TheeBullSep 13, 20171 votes

Stixxay is not new, and has been to worlds along with Huhi. Also this team, minus Omar, lost only to SKT in 16' MSI. The entire team (other than Omar) has more than enough exp on international stages. So much of your post is just objectively wrong.

C9 MagnusSep 7, 20172 votes

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Gen NakazoraSep 8, 20172 votes

Coming off of seeing FLY versus DIG... yeah, Altec really needs to get in the game. I'm going to admit, I'm not the most knowledgeable about the teams or players, having only started really getting into watching these games recently... but Altec pretty much lost DIG all three games. And the team as a whole seemed unable to cooperate till it was far too late in each game. They didn't even seem to improve in that aspect from game to game. Ssumday did amazing up top in the last two games, but he never really made a move to help his team. His builds were focused on his lane opponent only, and his playstyle in general seemed more like what I'd expect a solo-queue player to be like.

BarchymanSep 8, 20172 votes

IS THAT A MOTHERF**ING BERSERK REFERENCE??

SpeerhausenSep 9, 20172 votes

CLG is the only team that can shock the rest of the world. Zikz always has something up his sleeve, it would truly be a shame not to see CLG at worlds this year.

CoireallSep 9, 20172 votes

I'm rooting for C9 (first started watching NALCS during last years Summer Finals and Gauntlet) but I doubt they'd be the best team for international play. I just don't buy the Contractz hype and while OmarGod has had a lot of inconsistencies, the rest of his team picks up the slack. The C9 game plan seems too easy to counter since they seem to only support mid now, they'd just get destroyed by any team with a game plan. My heart says C9 vs. FQ but my gut says CLG ftw.

GIFT OF LOVESep 11, 20171 votes

C9 won 3 - 1