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MoonMeander tweeted RIP NADota
(no more TSM banner on profile)
My predictions:
- With zai retiring and boxi’s health isses there’s a high chance this is the last time we seed this liquid squad. Nisha probably would leave.
- If saksa’s not coming back I don’t see Tundra sticking together. Skiter & nine duo would stay but 33 and sneyking will leave.
- Ammar will be the best free agent this season. Teams would kill to get him on board. I am predicting Secret or back to OG.
- Watson will leave entity to join a big name org.
- Mar1ne will be an upcoming star.
my guesses:
ENTITY // ATF joins - Watson Stormstormer ATF Kataomi Fishman (Creepwave reloaded)
TSM will drop out of another esports - TSM leaves Dota
Moonmeander/Ari join OG
OG // Coach: Moonmeander - Yuragi BZM ??? Ari Kitrak
SECRET // bring back Sumail, kick 2023 roster (Puppey, Sumail + Topson or Miracle stack???)
Ame returns // Ame Somnus Chalice Fy
EG // Csmile kicked, resign Csmile to kick him again
SR // kicking Sabrelight - obviously RTZ cant be the problem
ALLIANCE // stack w/ some leftover players around the likes of (Crystallis/Sabrelight/Taiga/Misha/ Timado/Bryle - maybe Cr1t), Loda will lose +5k more a day
Gamba is such a cancer. especially today when it’s just a few clicks away
Guess:
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SR disband or buy other teams (maybe nouns). TSM might disband. RTZ become streamer.
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Bye bye SMG. Talon will change at least 2/3 players. Some veterans will retire.
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SA will have big changes (bc already disbanded, who’s next)
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Although I don’t want 9P, BB change their players but well…
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Either Saksa back or Tundra.Topson, Quest.Tobi might become history, Liquid.TA2000/Ammar (?), Sec.Saberlight (?)
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Ame is back and thank you Lou. Some kids might breakthrough in China region (?)
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With DPC Dissolved, Good Luck NA & SA lol. Europe will still stand strong. What happens Of SEA & China is yet to be seen.
OFF Topic aside, do we have any rumour about next year TI location?
Its puppover
Liquid literally outbid Secret to acquire Nisha right after Secret outplaced Liquid at TI11. People should have already got the hint at that point. Secret does not have the draw anymore. They are no longer a powerhouse org. In EU right now, Falcons, Tundra, GG, Quest, Entity, OG, hell even Nigma, have more draws than Secret.
Okay, let’s not “bury” Secret, I think if it were necessary to assemble the final roster, it would be different. In general, Puppey was famous for the fact that he could get strong players from teams of 2-3 levels, for example, Nisha and Yapzor appeared, and if you remember, he took Matu and Zai from teams that were clearly not tier 1 - he partially restarted their careers, the last strong case, when he pulled Reso and Zayac literally out of nowhere. What am I talking about? Secret is no longer the type of team (as it was in the early years) that could simply attract any stars and they would come. I think this roster will try itself, say, until the end of winter, and if everything is bad, they will begin to look for other players in a calm atmosphere (looking at free agents).
After all that, this is what secret could come up with? A washed midone and boom who has clearly not worked for them in previous seasons. Nisha leaving really fucked that entire org up
This is the most frustrating roster I have ever seen since I follow esports… All this hype to get MidOne, Crystallis and BOOM lol
If BOOM is the best they can do
Lmao Secret is cooked
Can’t drop down to Div 2 if there is no DPC
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I just love how Nigma was ignored till today and now i c Nigma roster being discussed lmao