Curious what everyone’s thinks rn after Bangkok. What’s everyone’s top 3 per role?
tiyoe [#3]Duelist:
Aspas
Derke
KKSentinel
Chichoo
nats
meteorInit
riens
leo
Free1ngSmokes
Mako
karon
s0m/mindfreak/valyn/smoggy/sylvan/less(if you consider him smokes)edit: list isn't in any particular order
Leo hasn’t played in a over a year, I don’t think nats is better than leaf or less
Riens is certainly not better than free1ng or Trent, let alone Leo wtf
Uncleben [#5]Leo hasn’t played in a over a year, I don’t think nats is better than leaf or less
Riens is certainly not better than free1ng or Trent, let alone Leo wtf
not in order
tiyoe [#6]not in order
Ah got it, but why riens over stax, izu, or Trent? What about leaf and less for senti
Uncleben [#2]Duelist:
Aspas
Derke
JawgemoSentinel
Chichoo
Less
Leaf/meteor (if u consider him one)Init
Izu (he’s kinda a flex)
Trent
Free1ngSmokes
Mako
Karon
S0m (hot take)
I agree s0m is really underrated right now if mada can get into kickoff form and the rest of the team locks in they might be in toronto but they gotta be able to beat c9 first 😭
duelist:
aspas
derke
jawgemo/buzz
sentinel:
meteor
chichoo
leaf
initiator:
trent
riens
stax
(leo would be in this list if he was active but sadly he is not)
flex:
izu
kicks
jonahp
controller:
karon
mako
valyn
sylvan (not a crazy fragger like the other 3 but his smokes util is so underrated and he’s had crazy impact during and after bangkok, so this one is probably a hot take)
Uncleben [#7]Ah got it, but why riens over stax, izu, or Trent? What about leaf and less for senti
didn't add less because hes playing more smokes now, with some cypher(idk if you consider viper senti or not)
didn't add leaf cus i hatewatch glucose2, but yeah he definetly top 5 senti.
riens cus he looked insane last year, and he's not performing bad this year
catNmouse [#11]duelist:
aspas
derke
jawgemo/buzzsentinel:
meteor
chichoo
leafinitiator:
trent
riens
stax
(leo would be in this list if he was active but sadly he is not)
flex:
izu
kicks
jonahpcontroller:
karon
mako
valyn
sylvan (not a crazy fragger like the other 3 but his smokes util is so underrated and he’s had crazy impact during and after bangkok, so this one is probably a hot take)
jonahp and not free1ng lmao
mrboneyoker [#8]I agree s0m is really underrated right now if mada can get into kickoff form and the rest of the team locks in they might be in toronto but they gotta be able to beat c9 first 😭
they gotta get an igl that isn't scared of fights otherwise they'll need the 4 best shooters in the world to keep up. FNS just isn't practical even if you still think highly of his calling and strats.
Neonfreak [#9]The Buzz disrespect is kinda wild
Just cause he won a trophy doesn’t automatically put him in the top 3
He’s a fantastic player, but I’m not quite sure if he’s top 3. Honestly idk if Jawgemo is quite top 3 either
Jivko [#16]Duelist:
Derke
woot
xeusSentinel:
nats
chichoo
meteorInitiator:
trent
chronicle
free1ngController:
keiko
cyvoph
karon
cant say the cyvoph is top 3 rn, but if he keeps up his performance then he def will be
Jivko [#16]Duelist:
Derke
woot
xeusSentinel:
nats
chichoo
meteorInitiator:
trent
chronicle
free1ngController:
keiko
cyvoph
karon
holy EMEA pilled
tiyoe [#12]didn't add less because hes playing more smokes now, with some cypher(idk if you consider viper senti or not)
didn't add leaf cus i hatewatch glucose2, but yeah he definetly top 5 senti.
riens cus he looked insane last year, and he's not performing bad this year
viper is a senti
Uncleben [#15]Just cause he won a trophy doesn’t automatically put him in the top 3
He’s a fantastic player, but I’m not quite sure if he’s top 3. Honestly idk if Jawgemo is quite top 3 either
buzz is a very flexible duelist player, he’s shown it plenty of times this year playing raze neon and yoru, and i think with his good performance at bangkok warrants him to be in this list IMO
jawgemo has mostly only played yoru but as time went by he got better and better at the agent and has practically mastered it. he was pretty inconsistent at the beginning of kickoff but was gradually performing better whereas buzz was more consistent than jawgemo throughout this year so far
catNmouse [#22]buzz is a very flexible duelist player, he’s shown it plenty of times this year playing raze neon and yoru, and i think with his good performance at bangkok warrants him to be in this list IMO
jawgemo has mostly only played yoru but as time went by he got better and better at the agent and has practically mastered it. he was pretty inconsistent at the beginning of kickoff but was gradually performing better whereas buzz was more consistent than jawgemo throughout this year so far
He’s also on the best team in the world, which makes up for when his performances aren’t quite as good. Can you honestly say that if buzz were on say, sentinels for an example hed outperform Zekken? I don’t think so, from previous DRX buzz performances
That’s why I don’t have him top 3
Uncleben [#23]He’s also on the best team in the world, which makes up for when his performances aren’t quite as good. Can you honestly say that if buzz were on say, sentinels for an example hed outperform Zekken? I don’t think so, from previous DRX buzz performances
That’s why I don’t have him top 3
Buzz is by far the most consistent duelist in APAC imo
Never fell off after 4 years of playing at the top level internationally, solid entry, solid oper, can play every duelist well, consistently high in stat rankings
Probably the best all rounder duelist player with no real weaknesses and everyone pretends like he isn't good because he doesn't have generational performances every map.
Jivko [#16]Duelist:
Derke
woot
xeusSentinel:
nats
chichoo
meteorInitiator:
trent
chronicle
free1ngController:
keiko
cyvoph
karon
finally a based list
Langacune [#25]Recency bias goes crazy in this community, riens is still a top 3 initiator and I would take him over anybody tbh
Makes sense though. That's why no one talks about Yay, Demon1 anymore. They just ain't good as of late and for a while. Hard to name drop people if they aren't showing success in current day.
jamONE [#27]Makes sense though. That's why no one talks about Yay, Demon1 anymore. They just ain't good as of late and for a while. Hard to name drop people if they aren't showing success in current day.
yay and demon1 have been bad for a long time now, riens just had a bad kickoff for his standarts which wasnt even that bad considering his team was so shit
jamONE [#27]Makes sense though. That's why no one talks about Yay, Demon1 anymore. They just ain't good as of late and for a while. Hard to name drop people if they aren't showing success in current day.
riens was in two international finals last year which is more recent than when yay and demon1 were successful
Langacune [#28]yay and demon1 have been bad for a long time now, riens just had a bad kickoff for his standarts which wasnt even that bad considering his team was so shit
yeah, i guess people just playing favorites then leaving him out. I agree that riens was good and putting in work for his team.
Uncleben [#2]Duelist:
Aspas
Derke
JawgemoSentinel
Chichoo
Less
Leaf/meteor (if u consider him one)Init
Izu (he’s kinda a flex)
Trent
Free1ngSmokes
Mako
Karon
S0m (hot take)
what the hell is karon doing here
st1dd [#4]TOP 3 (No particular order)
SENTI
Leaf
Chichoo
LessDUELIST
Derke
Aspas
HyunminINITIATOR
Trent
Stax
Free1ngCONTROLLER
S0m
Smoggy
Mako
I fuck with this. iZu best flex player in the world though.