For those interested in the upcoming Nations Cup, I have compiled a list of top nations.
The order in which the nations are mentioned roughly translates to the expected strength.
For each nation, there is information about:
The TG column identifies the highest TG rating achieved, respectively.
UPDATE: SL Knockout Stage Predictions (Quarter Finals)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (China Frantic vs Brazil B)
SL Knockout Stage Predictions (Ro16)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (China Frantic vs Brazil A)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (China SY vs Brazil A)
SL Knockout Stage Predictions (Ro32)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (WB Finals)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (WB Semi Finals)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions
Actual vs Expected Results (Gold League)
Gold League Predictions
Actual vs Expected Results (Qualification Stage)
Nations Cup '17 Favorites
The order in which the nations are mentioned roughly translates to the expected strength.
For each nation, there is information about:
- its top expert players (>2.3k) [shown in red colour]
- its expert players (>2k)
- previous NC tournament results
- roster changes compared to NC II
- the expected tournament result (1st - 8th Gold KO stage, 9th - 24th Silver KO stage)
The TG column identifies the highest TG rating achieved, respectively.
UPDATE: SL Knockout Stage Predictions (Quarter Finals)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (China Frantic vs Brazil B)
SL Knockout Stage Predictions (Ro16)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (China Frantic vs Brazil A)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (China SY vs Brazil A)
SL Knockout Stage Predictions (Ro32)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (WB Finals)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions (WB Semi Finals)
GL Knockout Stage Predictions
Actual vs Expected Results (Gold League)
Gold League Predictions
Actual vs Expected Results (Qualification Stage)
Nations Cup '17 Favorites
China SY
Rank -1v1- -TG- Yo 2nd 2594 2224 [1st NC I + 1st NC II] Lyx 14th 2424 2164 [8th NC I] LoveCheng (yinghua) 26th 2338 2114 [1st NC I + 1st NC II] Paladin (FengXin) 42nd 2300 2153 [1st NC I + 1st NC II] jibatong (23k) 66th 2228 1980
Roster updates (vs China A NC II):
- [NEW] Lyx (former China B)
- [NEW] jibatong
-vivi (28th, 2328, 1893) -> China Frantic
-Miss_Xue (NO_23) (38th, 2307, 1930)
-james (60th, 2258, 2127)
-xiaoxiong (92th, 2174, 2000)
The reigning two time world champions around China's superstar Yo are once more the top pick for the upcoming Nations Cup. As can be seen in the list above, some notable roster changes have been made. With two top experts leaving (vivi and Miss_Xue), and one joining (Lyx), China SY is once again able to participate with a full team of top experts in 4v4 matches. Last NC's core team consisted of Yo + LoveCheng + Paladin + (Miss_Xue/xiaoxiong). This year, we will probably see an even more dominating China A team with Lyx filling out Miss_Xue/xiaoxiong's spot. With jibatong, they also have the 66th highest scoring player as backup in their team (which already is kind of incredible).
Expected Result: 1st
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Canada A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Chris 4th 2514 2281 [7th NC I + 2nd NC II] slam 5th 2512 2116 [7th NC I + 2nd NC II] Hera 11th 2447 2059 [2nd NC II] Ra 21st 2363 2020 [7th NC I + 2nd NC II] mentalist 38th 2307 1937 [7th NC I + 2nd NC II] Geen -- -- 2012 [7th NC I + 2nd NC II]
Roster updates:
- none
While it is already kind of incredible to have 66th ranked player jibatong as backup in China SY, it is even more incredible to see five top expert players in one team. Just looking at the numbers presented, one could quickly come to the conclusion that Canada is even stronger than China SY. What the numbers don't tell: most of Canada's players have not been very active in recent times. While Hera came back to AoE a couple of weeks ago, I haven't seen Canada's superstar and AoC legend Chris playing rated matches (yet). Their 1v1 ranks have decayed heavily (Chris: 2004, Hera: 2000, Ra: 2000, mentalist: 1937). Only star player slam is holding up the flag for Canada, still playing 1v1 games on a high level. Canada's tournament result will most likely depend on how much time they are willing to dedicate to AoE in order to reach their absolute best level again.
Expected Result: 2nd - 8th
Brazil A
Rank -1v1- -TG- RiuT 8th 2475 2230 [2nd NC I + 5th NC II] F1Re 11th 2442 2259 [2nd NC I + 5th NC II] GoKu 40th 2302 2114 [2nd NC I + 5th NC II] Alive 56th 2260 2084 [4th NC I + 6th NC II] BruH 105th 2156 1974 [4th NC I + 6th NC II]
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Alive (former Brazil B)
- [NEW] BruH (former Brazil B)
-dogao (20th, 2367, 2246) -> Brazil B
-St4rk (22nd, 2352, 1990) -> Brazil B
Brazil is the only country besides China which is able to create two teams, both of which are perfectly able to win the tournament. Brazil A which is centered around superstar RiuT surely aims for the Grand Final, and is already playing practice games against Brazil B. Compared to the previous Nations Cup, Brazil A and B have slightly changed their teams. Legend Alive and expert player BruH joined Brazil A this year, while dogao and St4rk joined Brazil B. I'm looking forward to watching star player RiuT play because he hasn't been playing competitively in 2017 yet. With this line-up, they will easily enter the KO stage in the Gold League, any more than that will depend on how quick RiuT, GoKu, and Alive will regain their best skill level (F1Re's 1v1 rate is the only one which hasn't decayed to 20xx yet).
Expected Result: 2nd - 8th
Brazil B
Rank -1v1- -TG- dogao 20th 2367 2246 [2nd NC I + 5th NC II] St4rk 22th 2352 1990 [2nd NC I + 5th NC II] miguel 25th 2342 2248 [4th NC I + 6th NC II] FeAge 30th 2321 2142 [4th NC I + 6th NC II]
Roster updates:
- [NEW] dogao (former Brazil A)
- [NEW] St4rk (former Brazil A)
-WraTh (32th, 2317, 2080)
-Alive (56th, 2260, 2084) -> Brazil A
-BruH (105th, 2156, 1974) -> Brazil A
-Leo (136th, 2119, 1984)
As mentioned before, Brazil A and B have exchanged some players. Furthermore, legend WraTh and expert player Leo are not part of any Brazilian team this year. Still, Brazil A and B have two of the strongest line-ups in this tournament, and are top contenders for the title. FeAge even started playing rated 1v1 games again to get back to his best level because it might be his last Nations Cup as he mentioned on his stream. Do not get confused with the letter B here, Brazil B will go strong.
Expected Result: 2nd - 8th
China Frantic
Rank -1v1- -TG- Tim 9th 2463 2192 vivi 28th 2328 1893 [1st NC I + 1st NC II] geoffrey 34th 2315 1936 [8th NC I] happyhappy 46th 2290 1936 [Last16 NC II] Whoop 50th 2270 1869 [Last16 NC II]
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Tim
- [NEW] vivi (former China A)
- [NEW] geoffrey (former China B)
- [NEW] happyhappy (former China D)
- [NEW] Whoop (former China D)
China's currently second best line-up around superstar Tim is newly formed and based on the clan Frantic. I was surprised to see that this is Tim's first participation in a Nations Cup.
Originally, Lyx was meant to be part of Frantic, and therefore be part of this team. Only a couple of weeks ago, Lyx left Frantic though and joined SY, which caused irritations and speculations on aoczone. Regardless of the underlying reasons, China SY has made sure to get a proper replacement for the leaving expert players Miss_Xue and xiaoxiong. China Frantic, on the other hand, still has a topnotch team (and with vivi a player who already won the NC with China A in recent years).
Expected Result: 2nd - 8th
Finland A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Zuppi 37th 2311 2122 [3rd NC II] TheMax 45th 2297 2133 [3rd NC II] NorthernPike 56th 2260 2159 [3rd NC II] Villese 72nd 2212 2136 Rubenstock 151th 2099 2081 [3rd NC II]
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Villese
-DreaIVIS (--, 1952, --)
Although Finland only has one top expert player in their team, they are really doing well in team games (just look at their highest TG ratings achieved). While legend Dreams is not playing anymore, Villese is a great new addition to the already very strong lineup. I expect Finland once again to become Winland!
Expected Result: 2nd - 8th
Vietnam A
Rank -1v1- -TG- BacT 7th 2482 2301 [5th NC I + 4th NC II] Yellow (saymyname) 24th 2344 2068 [5th NC I + 4th NC II] ACCM 52nd 2267 2103 [5th NC I + 4th NC II] CooL 77th 2206 2115 [5th NC I + 4th NC II]
Roster updates:
-Fish (65th, 2233, 2063)
-SeOul (118th, 2144, 1984) -> Vietnam B
Even with Fish and SeOul leaving, Vietnam A has one of the strongest line-ups of this year's tournament. Centered around TyRanT clan member BacT, they have the experience and skill to once again reach far in this tournament.
Expected Result: 2nd - 8th
Argentina A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Nicov 6th 2508 2257 [3rd NC I + 7th NC II] JuanNNN 27th 2331 2152 [3rd NC I + 7th NC II] Monoz 50th 2270 2052 Fedex 65th 2240 2116 [3rd NC I + 7th NC II] Twigg 72th 2212 1855 Patin (SinSide) 115th 2147 1783 [3rd NC I + 7th NC II] Gary -- -- 2172 [3rd NC I + 7th NC II] Millo -- 2008 1989 [7th NC II]
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Monoz
- [NEW] Twigg (former Argentina C)
Former 7th place in NC II, Argentina A has updated its line-up with two new expert players: Monoz and Twigg. Although Argentina A also still has the same players who did well in the previous editions of the Nations Cup, they are suffering from the same problem as Canada: some of their players have not been very active recently.
Because Nicov didn't want to play without JuanNNN, Fedex even started a topic on aoczone to convince him to play.
As it is the case with Canada, Argentina's tournament result will depend on their willingness to spend time on AoC. I'm looking forward to see who will actually play for Argentina A.
Expected Result: 2nd - 8th
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China EMA
Rank -1v1- -TG- IamOK 28th 2328 1838 [8th NC I] Noto 48th 2281 1745 StrayDog (hagouhello) 100th 2165 1805 Eminme 120th 2142 1922 [Last16 NC II] BAT001 136th 2117 1902 IamMuzki (Ola) 140th 2114 1703 xiaohai 148th 2104 1832
Roster updates:
- [NEW] IamOK (former China B)
- [NEW] Noto
- [NEW] StrayDog
- [NEW] Eminme (former China D)
- [NEW] BAT001
- [NEW] IamMuzki
- [NEW] xiaohai
China's third team suprisingly does not feature a lot of players from previous Nation Cups but new players instead. Or maybe I am confusing some of the names (who is BAT001?). Nevertheless, China EMA has a very strong line-up. They probably won't be able to beat China SY or other topnotch teams, but they have a very good chance to reach the golden KO stage.
UPDATE: According to their main accounts, China EMA has not been very active on Voobly recently. So far, only Ola + xiaohai + BAT001 have been playing together actively on Voobly. The only reason I haven't lowered their expected result due to inactivity is that I expect their top line-up to be practicing on Voobly China.
Expected Result: 9th - 10th
(czech) Czech Republic A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Janik 54th 2262 2168 Skull 64th 2243 2022 Error -- 2030 2155 Mango -- 1919 2010
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Error
-Lojza (18th, 2393, 2203)
-trabant (--, 2007, 1756)
Sadly, top expert Lojza did not sign up for this otherwise fantastic team.
Czech Republic A consists of players who already play together as a team in clan events like RTSL. With Lojza in their line-up, I would even have considered them as a possible contender for the Golden KO stage. Without Lojza, they are still pretty strong but probably not strong enough for 4v4 matches. I expect them to either win the Silver KO stage or lose the final in a close match.
UPDATE: The whole Czech Republic A team is practicing a lot, Janik being the only one who just recently started playing again (at least on his main acc).
Skull + Janik + Error = ~2000 current TG rate
Expected Result: 9th - 10th
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Brazil C
Rank -1v1- -TG- Mahori 70th 2216 1932 Magnata -- 2078 2042 goodfella -- 1998 2118
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Mahori
-Acerola (94th, 2170, 1936)
With goodfella, Magnata, and Mahori, Brazil C has three top level TG players. Depending on how rusty they are, they might perform great in the Silver KO stage.
UPDATE: Still no activity on the main accounts of Mahori and Magnata. Only goodfella and other players of Brazil C are active.
goodfella + scrath + pink_floyd = ~1938 current TG rate
Expected Result: 11th - 16th
Vietnam B
Rank -1v1- -TG- SeOul 118th 2144 1976 [5th NC I + 4th NC II] Nhok 137th 2116 1917 RollsRoyce -- 2039 1968 BadBoy -- 2012 2008 TheGamer -- 2000 1976
Roster updates:
- [NEW] SeOul (former Vietnam A)
- [NEW] Nhok
- [NEW] RollsRoyce
- [NEW] BadBoy
- [NEW] TheGamer
-Hot (100th, 2165, 1935)
-BACHOC (aka?) (129th, 2126, 1942)
-Madeincholo (--, 2103, 1919)
-HK (--, 2061, 2044)
UPDATE: i don't know much about Vietnam B's players. As you can see, they have quite a big amount of expert players signed up for this tournament. As for their recent activity, except for SeOul and Nhok, they are playing quite some games on their main accounts.
RollsRoyce + BadBoy + TheGamer = ~1933 current TG rate
Expected Result: 11th - 16th
Germany A
Rank -1v1- -TG- JorDan_23 3rd 2546 1852 NilPferD 130th 2125 1970 [Last16 NC II] Skittle -- 2073 1984 [Last16 NC II] Andorin -- 2002 1961 [Last16 NC II]
Roster updates:
- [NEW] JorDan_23
-Bender (--, --, 2226)
-Arma (--, 2009, 1919)
As for my country, I am happy to see superstar JorDan_23 signing up for this tournament!
I must admit, I'm still not convinced of his comeback though because I haven't seen him playing so far.
With regards to Germany A's expected result: of course, it depends. If the comeback of JorDan_23 is real, and assuming JorDan_23 is not rusty, Germany A is one of the top picks for the Silver KO stage. Skittle, Andorin and pedro are regular team mates who play a variety of maps on the ncZone. Together with nili, they are probably in for some out-of-the-box home map picks. Even without superstar JorDan_23 and charismatic leader fwb, they have a very realistic chance of winning the Silver KO stage. Go Germany! 8-)
UPDATE: Still no sign of Jordan_23, the other German guys are very active. Therefore, I expect to see the following line-up:
Nilpferd + Skittle + Andorin/pedro = ~1910 current TG rate
Expected Result: 11th - 16th
Austria A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Liereyy 17th 2410 2181 LB10 -- 2094 1945
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Liereyy
UPDATE: Austria A is ranked quite high even though they are lacking expert players in their team. With LB10 and current prodigy Liereyy on the other hand, they have two very strong players in their team. Together with teutonic_tanks or Lavie_Head, they should be able to reach far. Regarding their current activity, LB10, Liereyy, and teutonic_tanks are playing a lot, Lavie not so much.
Liereyy + LB10 + teutonic_tanks = ~ 1910 current TG rate
Expected Result: 11th - 16th
Spain A
Rank -1v1- -TG- TaToH 27th 2329 2080 ralber -- 2046 1844 bbk -- 2012 1924
Roster updates:
- none
Centered around top expert TaToH, Spain A will surely try to reach the finals in the Silver Knockout Stage. Although they additionally have former expert players ralber and bbk in their team, I am just not sure if this will be enough.
UPDATE: All of them are playing a lot of games lately. And since they have quite some players to choose from, one could expect to see:
TaToH + ralber/LaaaaaN/bbk = ~ 1903 current TG rate
Expected Result: 11th - 16th
Sweden A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Spaden 100th 2165 2106
Roster updates:
-KR (--, 2050, --)
UPDATE: At first, Sweden A was placed quite low in this ranking because they only have one expert player in their team. If you look closely though, you can see their other players' high TG rates and activity which makes for great predictions.
Spaden + Slaktarnn + DarklyWise = ~ 1896 current TG rate
Expected Result: 11th - 16th
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Vietnam C
Rank -1v1- -TG- FasT 132nd 2124 1924 Chip -- 2078 1949 ThisLove -- 2018 1974
Roster updates:
- [NEW] FasT
- [NEW] Chip
- [NEW] ThisLove
UPDATE: Vietnam C is playing actively on Voobly recently.
FasT + Chip + ThisLove = ~ 1881 current TG rate
Expected Result: 17th - 20th
Japan A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Chocobo 82nd 2196 1899 [Last16 NC II] noboru43 123th 2133 1869 [Last16 NC II] chinge 127th 2129 1750 chart11 -- 2052 1836 [Last16 NC II] komtan -- 2040 1870 [Last16 NC II]
Roster updates:
- [NEW] chinge (former Japan B)
-TokiwaMiao (127th, 2129, 1891)
-dodonpa (--, 1958, 2024)
Japan A has a great roster for playing 3v3 matches in the Silver KO stage. I expect them to qualify for the Gold League, and later drop down to the Silver KO stage like China EMA.
UPDATE: Currently, Chocobo, Bustos43, chart11 and may__ are the most active players of Japan A. noboro43 is far from his old rate.
Chocobo + chart11 + Bustos43 = 1871
Expected Result: 17th - 20th
Mexico A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Tatakae 123th 2133 1904 Kyabe -- 2021 1937 EL_PUERCO_NEGRO -- 2006 1884 [Last16 NC II]
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Tatakae
- [NEW] Kyabe
- [NEW] EL_PUERCO_NEGRO (former Mexico B)
-DarK_KnighT (126th, 2130, 1974) -> Mexico B
-Raicou_23 (--, 2060, 1889)
-HEIMDALL (--, 2012, 1840) -> Mexico B
UPDATE: Mexico A has quite some players, not all of them are currently active on their main accounts. Their best team according to their current activity and TG rates would look like this:
Tatakae + Kyabe + Deadbeat = ~ 1880 current TG rate
Expected Result: 17th - 20th
United Kingdom A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Nick -- -- 2122 Igloo -- 2064 1924 Rgeadn -- 2003 1873
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Nick
- [NEW] Igloo
- [NEW] Rgeadn
UPDATE: Fallstar and rgeadn seem to play less actively on Voobly than their team mates. NIck's high TG rate makes for a high prediction in this case. Let's see if he is able to carry.
Nick + Igloo + rgeadn/Fallstar = ~ 1876 current TG rate
Expected Result: 17th - 20th
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USA A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Mattheus (Melkor) 41st 2301 2083 [Last16 NC II] Spring 74th 2211 2048 Metal 86th 2182 1857 Timotheus (Feanor) -- 2001 2035 [Last16 NC II] flu -- 2006 2027 [Last16 NC II]
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Spring
- [NEW] Metal
-Hasan (Raiden) (16th, 2413, 2034)
-Athena (--, 2064, 1936)
-mohammad (--, 2004, 1714)
Originally, I thought Melkor and Feanor did not participate in USA A again this year. Actually, they do, as pointed out by Clemensor.
UPDATE: To my surprise, Spring's team rate is quite low (1727) compared to his 1v1 Ara-Huns skill. Based on their current activity, several combinations of players are possible:
Melkor + Feanor/BM/Spring = ~ 1831 current TG rate
Expected Result: 21st - 23rd
Russia A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Vinchester 46th 2290 1963 Keif 94th 2170 1745 Dench 122th 2134 1797 WaRRioR -- 2029 1862 Kerch28rus -- 2014 1858
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Keif
- [NEW] Dench
- [NEW] Kerch28rus
Compared to the previous Nation Cups, Russia A greatly improved their line-up with three new expert players: Keif, Dench and Kerch28rus. Depending on how much they practice, I expect them to do well in the Silver stage.
UPDATE: Russia A was ranked down a bit due to their lower TG ratings and Arena-only experts. Still, they have a decent team, and Vinchester is finally playing games again.
Vinchester + Kerch28rus + StickyFingaz = ~ 1832 current TG rate
Expected Result: 21st - 23rd
Turkey A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Eray 103th 2159 1939 Berk 134th 2124 1905 ekimku -- 2012 1858
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Eray (former Turkey B)
- [NEW] Berk (former Turkey B)
- [NEW] ekimku
-Emin (59th, 2259, 2039)
-jugband (90th, 2175, 2141)
-Dnzdalgic (--, 2087, 1933, 1858)
-Usain_Bolt (--, 2006, 2006)
There has been quite some negative buzz around some of Turkey's players in the past. Hopefully, this does not affect the newly formed Turkey A team too much. Even with some high rated players not part of Turkey A anymore, they still have a decently rated team.
UPDATE: Most of Turkey's members are playing actively on Voobly.
Berk + Acemi/ekimku/Eray = ~ 1838 current TG rate
Expected Result: 21st - 23rd
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Mexico B
Rank -1v1- -TG- DarK_KnighT 126th 2130 1974 Xhing -- 2032 1740 HEIMDALL -- 2012 1840
Roster updates:
- [NEW] DarK_KnighT (former Mexico A)
- [NEW] Xhing
- [NEW] HEIMDALL (former Mexico A)
-EL_PUERCO_NEGRO (--, 2006, 1884) -> Mexico A
UPDATE: Even though not mentioned in this thread (since they have no expert players in their teams), Germany B and C would be ranked in the same category as Mexico B and France A currently, due to their similar TG rates and activity.
DarK_KnighT + HEIMDALL + MiLLeNcOlin/Archlord/Xhing = ~ 1804 current TG rate
Expected Result: 24th - 25th
France A
Rank -1v1- -TG- edie 11th 2442 2054 cebdos 105th 2156 1727 VM -- 2060 1883
Roster updates:
- none
France A's team is centered around the Master of Arena, edie. Although he made his way up to the top of ranking mostly with playing Arena, he also plays a variety of TG maps. With cebdos and VM, France has two more expert players which gives them a great team for playing in the 3v3 Silver KO stage. I'm not sure how rusty cebdos and VM are though (their 1v1 rates have decayed to 2000).
UPDATE: With edie and VM, France A has two expert players who play Arena mostly. cebdos on the other hand has a very low TG rate currently (1647). All of this made me rank their team. Let's see if they are able to surprise us.
edie + Sitaux + HaNiI3aL = ~ 1796 TG rate
Expected Result: 24th - 25th
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Netherlands A
Rank -1v1- -TG- AngelinaJolie -- 2063 1829 PraYs -- 2049 1951
Roster updates:
- [NEW] PraYs
UPDATE: Netherlands A has quite some active players in their team. Even though AngelinaJolie has reached a high 1v1 rate, his current TG rate is 1689 only. Not sure how well they will do in 3v3s therefore.
PraYs + glokken + AngelinaJolie = ~ 1776 current TG rate
Expected Result: 26th - 29th
Chile A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Katon 93th 2172 1878 SobeK (Aizen) -- 2085 1926 Burn -- 2081 1734 waKKo -- 2023 1760
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Burn
- [NEW] waKKo
-erubio (--, 2010, 1838)
-TamohDaoh (--, 2002, 1836)
-Nero (--, 2001, 1936) -> Chile B
UPDATE: Just looking at the highest achieved rates, one would have to rank Chile A much higher. The reason I didn't is their inactivity. Only waKKo has been playing actively on his main account. If they use other accounts for practice, they might be underrated in this list.
waKKo (+ Erubio + SobeK) = ~ 1804 current TG rate
Expected Result: 26th - 29th
Poland A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Barles 42nd 2300 1925 JackK -- 2088 1912 Bity_kablem -- 2021 1898
Roster updates:
-Kymu (145th, 2106, 1976)
-Dziamdziak (--, 2016, 1984)
-Buniek (2034, 1817)
UPDATE: With JackK being inactive and higu + thorn being BF players mostly, Poland A currently only has two players as top line-up. Looking forward to seeing who will be their third.
Barles + Bity_kablem + ? = ~ 1814 current TG rate
Expected Result: 26th - 29th
Venezuela A
Rank -1v1- -TG- Huts -- 2069 1967 shoRk -- 2001 1857
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Huts
- [NEW] shoRk
UPDATE: They were the last team to sign up for the tournament. That's pretty much all I know about Venezuela A. Most of their players have either low TG rates or are not playing actively. Even Huts is more or less inactive.
shorK + zizou + (Huts) = ~ 1835 current TG rate
Expected Result: 26th - 29th
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Belgium A
Rank -1v1- -TG- PROject_Belgium -- 2073 1841 Gentle -- 1850 2144
Roster updates:
- [NEW] PROject_Belgium
- [NEW] Gentle
UPDATE: Belgium A is ranked low in this list because their highrates Gentle and MysticCloudZ are BF only players, and PROject_Belgium has a 17xx TG rate only currently.
PROject_Belgium + Taufa_Ahau + ? = ~ 1770 current TG rate
Expected Result: 30th - 31st
Chile B
Rank -1v1- -TG- Nero (Getorix) -- 2001 1936
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Nero
UPDATE: Chile B actually has some really high rated TG players. They are on the bottom of this list though because (except for Nero) they are lacking activity on their main accounts. Maybe they are practicing on accounts not known to me, we will see!
Expected Result: 30th - 31st
Ukraine A
Rank -1v1- -TG- classicpro -- 2043 1753 Crossfade -- 2016 1885
Roster updates:
- none
UPDATE: Like Chile B, I do not see much activity in Ukraine's team. Actually, only classicpro is practicing a lot.
Expected Result: 32nd+
Italy A
Rank -1v1- -TG- pete_martell 89th 2177 1858
Roster updates:
- [NEW] pete_martell
-Vodka (66th, 2228, 2022)
-01DarkDevil (--, 2038, 1954)
-Luke (--, 2004, 1836)
UPDATE: The only active player in Italy A currently is pete_martell. Other than that, they have a fairly low rated team with Vodka and DarkDevil leaving.
Expected Result: 32nd+
Germany D
Rank -1v1- -TG- Haiyti 154th 2095 1788
Roster updates:
- [NEW] Haiyti
UPDATE: The last three teams on this list (GER D, GER E, and CZECH B) feature high rated Arena-only experts.
Expected Result: 32nd+
Germany E
Rank -1v1- -TG- stefan 96th 2168 1819
Roster updates:
- [NEW] stefan
Expected Result: 32nd+
(czech) Czech Republic B
Rank -1v1- -TG- DraConT 83th 2192 1815
Roster updates:
- [NEW] DraConT
Expected Result: 32nd+