| Seed |
Name |
Trend |
The Good |
The Bad |
| 1
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SK.swe
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Spawn looked great and a #1 seed should make the CPL a tad bit easier |
No matter what seed the event should scare everyone and SK.swe has more pressure to prove ESWC was a fluke. |
| 2
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NoA |
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EverLAN reconfirmed their NA power added to their ESWC USA win. |
Group play claimed them at ESWC, at least they won't have to worry about that at CPL. |
| 3
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mouz |
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In the eyes of many they don't deserve it but they are still 3rd place winner from the last event. |
Roster changes, inconsistency and just plain old bad play make them one of the teams people actually want to draw when brackets are announced. |
| 4
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mibr |
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5th place finish last year makes them a force but even more so is the cash behind this team. |
ESWC; what a flop but that won't matter in the long run if they can put up a good showing at this event. |
| 5
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EYE |
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A second place finish under Gamepoint.AMD at CPL Copenhagen and recent CPL Summer 2004 sixth place finish anchor their seeding hopes. |
Name changes are costing them big time, more like sponsor changes. They'll need more stability if they expect to continue to keep their high seeds. |
| 6 |
The Titans |
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Should be the highest non-attending Winter CPL team after their huge ESWC win. |
Again didn't attend last CPL and beyond ESWC they weren't much outside of Denmark. |
| 7 |
United 5 |
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Last CPL's 7th place finish leaves them right at it again plus EverLAN confirmed their new lineup can play with the big boys. |
With the addition of da bears and t0oL along with the losses of fRoD and moses, this might hurt their team chemistry that made u5 famous in the first place. |
| 8 |
g3x |
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They are the only team to finish 9-12 that is showing up this event, expect for a brand new Forsaken squad. |
They didn’t look so hot at the pre-CPL LG event and the loss of a player should hurt badly. |
| 9 |
TSG |
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They deserve to be ahead of all three teams at the same level as them last CPL, 13-16, with a very good ESWC and ESWC USA. |
3D finished at 13-16 along with TEC and Gamewyze giving CPL some options ahead of TSG. |
| 10 |
3D |
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Such a huge name in the community and major CPL sponsors with a CPL 13-16 placement last event. |
Where do we start? They need to turn the tide of growing poor results if they want to change the communities' outlook on them. |
| 11 |
4 Kings |
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CPL has been good to them, 8th last event was actually an off-year, a good seed should be a given. |
Last CPL wasn't a fluke, this team isn't getting better and losing some players hurt badly. |
| 12 |
zEx |
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CAL-I finals and having three members from a previous CPL really plays in here as they should be left with an actually good seed. |
Well beyond having a little inconsistency they haven’t been to any of the major LAN events in the USA, ESWC or EverLAN. |
| 13 |
EG |
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They benefit from being in CAL-I and winning their division to go along with a 17-24 placement. |
Simply haven’t done it at CPL compared to expectations but being Canadian best team its hard to see them not getting a decent seed. |
| 14 |
Punto CL |
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Another team from outside of Europe and America who has been to many CPL's including a 13-16 finish last Winter. |
They are just outside of the radar down in South America under mibr's shadow. |
| 15 |
D!E |
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They had a 17-24 finish at the last CPL and really are one of the few teams left from that grouping. |
Let’s count all of them, 1) CAL dislikes them, 2) CPL probably in turn dislikes them, 3) they got moved down, 4) I know there’s more I’m missing here. |
| 16 |
Echo 7 |
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Recently won their division of CAL-P and still have their old roster from previous CPL glories. |
It was a while ago when they had a solid CPL finish plus CAL-P isn't CAL-I no matter how hard you want it to be. |
| 17 |
GBR.Titans |
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An early qualifier winner should give them a boost in seeding plus put them on the fast track plus a 13th-16th place at CPL Copenhagen is noteworthy. |
Lack of understand for their roster and questions surrounding how well Asian teams stack up could hurt a potential seed. |
| 18 |
Forsaken |
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A 9-12 finish last CPL should normally mean a very good spot and solid CAL-I play including playoffs. |
Well let’s be honest this is a completely different team then the last event, maybe they should switch with Rival they might have a better seed. |
| 19 |
TEC |
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Well a 13-16 placement should be enough to get a great seed. |
They don’t have three players from last CPL, so good bye 13-16 seed. |
| 20 |
GameWyze |
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Another 13-16 placement and a CAL-I playoff team like TEC. |
Again like TEC keep three guys and you could expect a high seed equal to your CPL finish from before. |
| 21 |
GG |
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A long history as a great team and they should be up higher. |
Beyond not being at the last CPL, they do not have three guys from their previous CPL teams which should hurt them. |
| 22 |
Gatekeepers |
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CPL has a long memory and this CPL Copenhagen 4th place team will certain like to hear that. |
Been a while since we have seen them at any international event even outside of CPL, inactive always hurts. |
| 23 |
Gamers.nu |
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A big CPL Spain qualifier win leaves them with a good shot for a top 30 seed. |
No experience at CPL and very little name in the community outside of the site they represent. |
| 24 |
D-Skyline |
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They have a known name in the community and shouldn't be overlooked when seeding takes place. |
Recent struggles in Finland and no CPL history makes it tough to see them ahead of a lot of other teams out there. |
| 25 |
Rival |
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A CAL-I finals appearance carries this seed and they have played pretty well at recent LAN events. |
They placed 24-32 at the last event and now don’t even have three for the roster rule, they will be hurt. |
| 26 |
4DN |
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The Japanese Qualifiers will be hard to gauge as normally foreign CPL winner's always end up finishing with a higher seed then expected. |
Long list here; not well known, not from a proven country of CS and none of their players are known to anyone in America or Europe. |
| 27 |
DiN |
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They won the Peru CPL Qualifier and like 4D above them its hard to gauge foreign CPL Qualifier winners as their seed normally reflects the Qualifier they won. |
If the Qualifier they won as bad relations with the CPL watch out, also read 4D's reasons for a lower seed and apply here as well. |
| 28 |
M5Team |
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They should have been the loudest person cheering on Vitrus.Pro at ESWC because that can only help them. |
No previous CPL, limited exposure and not enough people know how good the Russian eSports scene is. |
| 29 |
c9 |
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A CAL-I team with a 24th-32nd placing at the CPL should see a top 24 seed but they could move up if there's any doubts surrounding the European teams above. |
Lack of proving in CAL-I with the late addition combined with no stand out wins could be tough to justify placing them over any Europeans that might come up. |
| 30 |
Infinity-eSports |
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Their name holds some weight in the CPL minds and the UK scene has always seen the benefit of good seeding at the CPL. |
If CPL ignores the past exploits of this team, that had a different lineup, they could be in serious trouble for seeding. |
| 31 |
ZeroFade |
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Placed 24-32 at the last CPL and if they take that into consideration hardcore they will benefit even more. |
Who are they? No CAL-I or major international events outside of the CPL will hurt them. |
| 32 |
ECO |
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While not finishing first at CPL Canada they did get a qualifier spot, plus CAL-I should help. |
Limited exposure and non-playoff spot in CAL-I should drop them below others with more experience and name. |
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