
It’s winners who have had their very nuclei converted into television. Underdogs seem like they still have some connection to the world the rest of us live in. “Who’s spent the least amount of time in the machine? Underdogs, right? And who’s spent the most? Winners. I want to start this with a quote from Brian Phillips: And if either of them pick Nautilus, I will unplug the power so we can get remake. It’s going to be, as the kids say, big poggers. Like, is TheShy the best player in this tournament? Probably. Don’t let the big brain analysts fool you into thinking ROOKIE VS. Anyway, all of this is crap and the real reason anyone is excited is ROOKIE VS. As was true at Worlds, solo laners TheShy and Rookie are still going to be the key players to watch. You might argue they still haven’t actually finished ramping up, but MSI will be a good chance for them to wake up. IG’s Sping Split wasn’t without worry, though - they were uninspired out of the gate and only truly ramped up towards the end of the split, losing more regular season games this split than all of last year combined. All of that for a chance at international glory - and there’s no bigger opportunity than to take down the defending champion. All across the globe, we saw the biggest teams in the scene try to match that by revamping their rosters, which includes massive changes from SKT, G2, and TL. After winning Worlds last year in dominant fashion (sweeping FNC in under 90 minutes of total game time), they’ll return the exact same roster to Hanoi. You know how Cersei was just sitting on her throne sipping wine and re-watching old episodes of Friends (this is canon) while everyone else was training and fighting and saving the world from the snow zombies? That’s IG. Here’s 10 thoughts going into the MSI Group Stage! They are joined by the host region, Vietnam’s Phong V ũ Buffalo, and a new-look Flash Wolves, who are coming off their seventh consecutive LMS title despite major roster upheaval. Each of the major regions have sent their respective super teams - TL, G2, and SKT - to take on reigning World Champion, Invictus Gaming. But in less than two days, we will finally see all of the revamped rosters slam into each other for the first time this year. Has that stopped fans from different regions from arguing against each other about who is better? Also nope. Have any international events been played since Worlds six months ago? Nope.
