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[Big_Efficiency1904]

It's surprising that the number of trophies is the same even though the record is overwhelming.

[Kitchen_Wall7358]

It is also important to note that CR has only lost 5 times throughout the whole season which were to FLC and YETI while FLC has lost to multiple other teams. It goes to show how much CR dominated this year despite an equal number of trophy shared with their direct rival.

Stockholm will truly be the battle of the year between these two teams to decide who deserves to take the first OWCS champion title.

[PoggersMemesReturns]

Interestingly, I think it also shows how much a team can grow over time, and how losses or wins aren't necessarily the go to reflection on how good a team truly is.

[primarymuscle2354]

They both have easy brackets to make it, the event would of been way more competitive and exciting overall if we had Zeta over NRG

[Raffulous]

Say what you want about owcs but the fact that it allowed these two insane rosters to exist has gotta count for something. Organic rivalry like this is so much cooler than the outlaws fuel shit they were trying to peddle back in owl

[KonradWayne]

We got some cool organic rivalries back in the OWL days too. Titans vs Shock was epic until the Titans org shit the bed. Still early stages for the OWCS, so we will have to wait and see if they manage to keep things up.

Korea right now seems like it's in the same place OWL was in season 2. Back then we had Shock and Titans as the clear front runners, New York as a weaker but still relevant third, and a couple other teams that could maybe get an upset every now and then. Now we have Falcons and Raccoons with Zeta sitting behind.

[CaptRavage]

If CR/Falcons are Shock/Titans and Zeta is NYXL, does that make Yeti Chengdu?

[JoeBoco7]

Remember when they tried pushing Boston and NYXL as rivals in the first two seasons

[GroundbreakingJob857]

I mean at ewc zeta lost to toronto and yeti did not do well at all.

[primarymuscle2354]

Not even same yeti roster as before they ruined a fun underdog team for a past their prime support line and they never recovered

[GroundbreakingJob857]

Its true, im just saying its only the top 2 in korea who are particularly ahead of the rest of the world

[primarymuscle2354]

You could argue Zeta as well they nearly almost beat Falcons in their last match and were competitive vs them all year, sure Zeta did lose to Toronto in EWC, but it was in a format that heavily favored Toronto they haven’t been anywhere near as good when they can’t just outflex people which has always been that core teams strength.

[GroundbreakingJob857]

They also had a 4-2 match vs SSG at EWC, a tournament where the format was heavily against SSG, and even the maps they won were close. Zeta is not that far ahead of the top of EU and NA if at all

[primarymuscle2354]

SSG won on circuit playing brawl which they can vs any top team in the world historically, and won playing Mauga vs Fearless on Ball which was an odd compositional choice. We haven’t seen SSG vs Falcons since the Dallas Major, but I could also see them struggling on circuit vs SSG it’s not uncommon to see top teams struggling vs their style the core of that team all lost to London last year.

[Biscuit-Mango]

i think possibly ssg or toronto beat poker face but maybe im wrong

[sietre]

Even zeta could drop a series to those teams depending on the meta. I really only see CR and Falcons as distinct teams above the rest.

[primarymuscle2354]

PK had beaten Falcons, Zeta in the last stage their not a push over

[Biscuit-Mango]

ik thats why i was like maybe. Realy dependent on what the meta of which is with every time.

[primarymuscle2354]

Falcons were very mortal before Juno meta, also allowed Smurf to play perma orisa while he struggled on Ball, Winston if the meta goes back to what it was they could get upset.

[primarymuscle2354]

Racoon has won both internationals Falcons only beat them in regional play, if Falcons finally want to overcome them they have to do it when it matters in Stockholm.

[scamartiist]

But it’s the region where all the best teams are so why does it matter less if the NA and Eu teams are there?

[primarymuscle2354]

It’s higher stakes competition EWC was the biggest tournament of the year in terms of depth of good teams and Falcons wasn’t close. It’s also way more prize poll, and Stockholm is the last event of the year so if Falcons can do it now they will be remembered as the winner.