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Some things to address before the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs in London, again.
But there was more to the ALGS Split 1 Playoffs than just TSM’s historic victory.
But of course, it still has to be on its toes with APAC and EMEA catching up.
Not enough NRG
Close, but not quite close enough.
NRG was arguably the most consistent team in the last two days of the ALGS Split 1 Playoffs.
They dominated during the upper bracket series without even securing a win.
This just goes to show how lethal NRG can be when they are locked in.
They then came close in game six but could only finish second as they fell to Acend.
And in the seventh and eighth games, NRG petered away slowly, finishing in 12th and 14th respectively.
And sure enough, four teams were directly affected due to visa issues.
This forced the team to play with two stand-ins instead.
Both Aurora Gaming and Fire Beavers were the two other teams who couldn’t make it to the LAN.
However, this was mostly due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict with both teams fielding Russian squads.
Aurora was replaced by Horizon Union while Passion took Fire Beaver’s spot.
Alliance got long-time stand-in, Mikkel “Mande” Hestbek to play as the team’s third.
And thankfully, it worked out as JLINGZ finished sixth after the group stage.
Only XSET and Acend share the record with 72 points in a single day.
Unfortunately, the team couldn’t make it all the way through after their dominant first round.
They ended up in 19th in the upper bracket before dropping to the lower bracket final.
From there, they were just three points shy of making it to the finals.
No less than two months later, they end up winning the Split 1 Playoffs.
The team had a great group stage series by finishing first.
But in the bracket stage, they just couldn’t find their rhythm.
This gave them match-point and just three games later, TSM took that chance.
Sure, controller is unlike anything else with aim assist, especially in close-quarter fights.
With the ALGS Split 1 Playoffs now over, it is clear on which input comes out on top.
Of course, you are free to choose on which input you would want to play with.
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