A:

1 Masters

I carried Masters last season to record breaking scores. I have decided to sit out this season to see if they can make it on their own. They will be hurt by the addition of Xenophone but still have some decent players. QB I carried to 1st place in the 2v2 ladder but I think he has learned quite a bit. MoD is a gentle soul who I can trust to run the clan while I take a rest. Then there is Timinator...no one is perfect. Lastly we come to Deadman. The same man I taught 3v3 Europe to. He was a horrible pupil but I think the others around him will pick up the slack as Atom and I did last season. It would be a proud moment for me to see Masters win their first Clan League without me holding their hand. I hope they do well but like the rest of you I am skeptical. Even with all that said I do not see a way they can lose since everyone else is a steaming pile of shit.

2 Outlaws

Trash

3 Lynx

Double trash

4 One

Could be...trash

5 GG

Worse than GGr


6 VS

Oh god they suck


7 M'Hunters

I'll enjoy this

You guys in CORP will get your asses handed to you by TSK I think.

Q3:

Corp
VIW
Avengers
Acme Co.
HAWKS
USSR
TSK

Protip: Im obviously going to boot all my games so Ill rack up an astounding total of 0 points.

^ TRAITOR

Division A:

1. Masters
2. Lynx
3. Outlaws
4. GG
5. ONE
6. VS
7. M'Hunters

I am assuming no boots with my predictions or with my write-up below. Boots are difficult to predict, are likely to happen, and will almost certainly affect the final standings.

The Masters have a very good chance at winning Clan League 10. Lynx also has a very strong lineup and are the only clan with a real possibility of finishing in front of Masters. I would be pretty surprised to see Lynx finish below number two. I expect Masters to threaten to break the CL record for the number of points scored (the record they set last season). Lynx also has an outside chance at the record, but only if they play at their best.

I think that third place could be very close. I anticipate Outlaws, GG, ONE, and VS finishing with very close scores on 1v1. Team games is where I expect to begin seeing separation. Outlaws should do well in all team games, so I picked them to finish third. GG looks a bit weak on 3v3, so I picked them in fourth. Neither ONE nor VS has very good team lineups, but I think ONE's 3v3 is significantly better than VS'.

I would predict Outlaws to finish somewhere between third and fifth. I would predict the same for GG. I predict ONE to finish anywhere from third to sixth, and VS to finish either fifth or sixth.

M'Hunters' lineup looks significantly weaker than the other six. I would be surprised to see them finish anywhere other than 7th.

Onoma

You guys left me hanging, I sent like 4 messages asking about if I could join CL and I got no real answers so I figured why not join the bootsquadron :)

Hoping to stop CORP from getting to div C ;) that would make things as it should be
Jk no hate or hard feelings, Im going to boot and all know it

Division A

1. Masters

Masters have the best lineup. Every player of Masters lineup would probably get at least 2 tournaments in any other clan. Mod, MotD, QB, Timi, Pardon and the list goes on are among the best players right now. If they play up to their level, they can only beat themselves. If everybody in A would play at their best including Masters, then Masters would be without a doubt the clan who wins the competition.

2. Lynx

Lynx definitely has to be careful. As I said earlier, no clan can beat Masters, if they play accordingly to their level. Also Lynx won't be able. If I compare this seasons and last seasons lineup, I just feel like this season Lynx isn't as good as it could have been last season. In my opinion they weren't able to replace the quality losses of Hades, andy, Green Tea, Arkanton and even AG on 3 templates with the additions of Rento, timon and others. There was a time, were it looked like they might be able to replace that quality loss, but with other players like Kurdistan and even Darkpie going pretty much inactive (again) their depth isn't as impressive as it was a season ago. Lynx will have a hard time to get that 2nd place, but for the moment I think they have the slight advantage towards the other clans on 3-5.

3. Outlaws

Actually from 2-5 everything can happen. I think we didn't lost any quality from our lineup in comparison to last season. We finished 3rd back then, after a great comeback. The additions of Odin and aoc strenghten our overall lineup. As the overall development of other players did. The booting risk should be hopefully reduced to a minimum, so I hope this time we don't need to make our Outlaws signature comeback again and just can play at our best from the beginning. I still have some question marks, that are especially been shown on Biomes. I think the competition in Manager League was a bit stronger there, but if u don't have the confidence on a template, it's just hard to really get good results out of it. It's like the China tournament last season, where we played a few games and I just never gained that confidence, but instead a bit frustration, which resulted in the end in a 1-5 finish, with that 1 win beeing a boot win, if I remember it right. In contrast to China we just hadn't the time to prepare for Biomes, that I would have gained that feeling of confidence for Biomes, which I gained for China, although China won't be played here. So yeah there are some question marks and as I said everything from 2-5 is absolutely possible for every clan.

4. GG

Tough call to put them on 4th playce below us. I think their 2v2 lineup is really strong and can challenge any clan. I do miss Flying Bender. If they would have put Flying Bender in 2 slots, then I wouldn't have put them 4th. I have some question marks on their 1v1 lineup. Mifran and Mister T, who are in my mind their best players are playing in the 2 most stacked 1v1 tournaments Greece and Guiroma. So it will be hard for them to seperate enough from the other clans to absorbe a potential loss of points of other 1v1 tournaments. I don't think it will be a significant loss, but just a slight loss of maybe 1 win in 2 or 3 of those tournaments could make the difference between 2nd and 5th place. That's how close the competition could be. I'm interested to see what their Biomes team is able to do. It's Blitz + Mikaela, but I have absolutely no idea how good they actually are on Biomes.

5. ONE

Last season One performed really good. I absolutely expect some of their players to play as good as they did last season. Beren, PJ and malakkan especially. Besides them there are some new players to Division A who have the burden to replace Holdway and Ragnarok, who are phenomenal players and especially phenomenal team players. They also gained Nox, who will be an asset for them in the stacked Guiroma tournament, but overall I just think that the losses of Holdway and Ragnarok will have to much of a negative impact, that they can absorb it just yet with their new additions. Clan League might come 2-3 months to early for them to replace those losses almost without a negative impact.

6. VS

I think VS has to many weaknesses to compete with any of the above clans. They need to hope that any of those clans will mess things up, to get in a position, where they have a shot to challenge them to avoid relegation. The additions of Buns and Nackickwind made an impact, but as it shows now they just play in 3 slots combined. Add only 2 slots for Inside and just 1 for Glam and that's just 6 slots for their 4 best players. Then again 2 of them are playing their 1v1 on Guiroma/Greece, so 2 stacked tournaments, where they probably won't rush through the competition.I doubt, that this is enough to stay in A. Their depth isn't as good as for the other 5 clans which shows up especially in the tournaments of Volcano Islands and Biomes. VS should have enough quality to stay in front of M'Hunters, but they shouldn't have enough to avoid relegation.

7. M'Hunters

I don't think M'hunters are that far away from VS. AI, hobo, Emu and Rogue are all good players, but I miss those quality players on a level of Buns, Nackickwind and Inside, that could make a difference also against the other clans. The depth of M'Hunters is probably better than the depth of VS, but in Division A that might not be enough to equal the losses of points against those VS heavyweights. That's the reason why I have M'Hunters behind VS. But it wouldn't surprise me at all if they manage to finish ahead of them again. Maybe i'm wrong and it shows, that their depth equals maybe even beats out their loss of top players in comparison to VS. Another advantage for both of VS and M'Hunters, is the underdog role. Nobody expects them to avoid relegation. That can be a good thing, if some of the other clans underestimate those 2 clans.

Division B

1. WG
2. SNinja
3. TJC
4. Statisticians
5. Hydra
6. FCC

I make it quick. I have no idea how good or bad some of those clans are. I just now, that WG should have the best lineup. As long as they don't lose 1 or 2 players to inactivity, they should promote to A. I put SNinja 2nd since they have rakleader. Also some of their other players are good. Then I think TJC will be 3rd. Yes they had some significant losses, but they still have some decent to good players to have enough depth to gain points in every aspect. I have Statisticians next, simply because I know what guys like Math Wolf, Yeon and Jackie Treehorn are capable to do. I don't know some of their other players, so I have some huge doubts on the 3v3 side. Depth can be really important in B and the qualifiers, so I have them behind TJC, although I don't think any TJC player can match up with those 3 Stats players. Hydra is 5th since they also have some good players in their lineup. Then FCC comes in as last, just because I don't know any of their players besides Aura. I have no idea what they are capable to do. I just now, that Rubik isn't in their lineup so they miss one of their best players. I just can't take them above clans, where I now some of their players to a certain amount.


Group Q1

1. NWO
2. Preußen Garde
3. BIA
4. [BR]FUDEW
5. Wizards
6. German Warlords

NWO should finish 1st. They have to much talent, so everything else would be a disappointment. Then I expect a close race between Preußen Garde and BIA, but ultimately I have Preußen Garde on top. Some of their players are really good. BIA has the experience on their side and they also have some really good players in their row. So Preußen Garde needs to perform well to finish in front of BIA, but I think they can do that. FUDEW come in as 4th slightly in front of Wizards, because I think FUDEW has some nice depth. They might get problems on EU, but they should be able to seperate a bit on the other templates. For Wizard their main assets are definitely Sherlock Holmes, who will gain a lot of points for them and david who will also do quite ok. Besides them I don't know many of their players, so I think FUDEW might have more depth to gain enough points to finish in front of them. The German Warlords should come in as last place. The loss of Suschel hurts them bad and even if they still have some decent players, it shouldn't be enough to beat out one of the other clans, if none of them has boot problems.

Group Q2

1. Acme Co.
2. CORP
3. VIW
4. The Seven Kingdoms
5. HAWKS
6. The Avengers
7. USSR

A lot of those clans loaded up their lineup to get to Division C. I didn't expect me to put Acme that high, but after I looked at their lineup I think they will do really good in stage 1. ACL Tears will get them enough points. Other player like Dark Ninja, biggreen, JT and Grivous are good as well and since they are all loaded to play in stage 1 they should be able to even beat out CORP, who I have 2nd. CORP also have some great players, f.ex. Former GG player Dutch Desire, but also other really good players like psykkoman, Nemo etc. So they will give Acme a good fight, but I think Acme will have a slight advantage over them. VIW comes in as 3rd. They also have some good players, but overall I think they could be the clan left out of qualification for C between those 3 clans. I know JJJ will kill me for this, but I think The Seven Kingdoms won't be able to get to C. JJJ is a great player and I know how highly he thinks about their other players, but they are still unknown to me and since those other clans also stacked up their best players in stage 1, TSK will have a hard time to actually get to one of the first 2 positions. I have HAWKS at 5. They always did quite ok, which they will do this time as well, they just don't have the top end talent to get higher. I know that Avengers have also some decent to good players, so I put them 6th. They can beat out HAWKS, but I give HAWKS the experience factor in their favour. USSR is a bunch of unknowns to me, so I have them finishing last, through maybe they can surprise me. It's always hard to judge clans, if u don't know their players.


Group Q3

1. 101st
2. Apprentice
3. REGL
4. LEA
5. {rp}
6. Decus Praesidium

101st and Apprentice should finish as 1 and 2 fairly comfortable. Both didn't invest to much into stage 1, but if no boots happen, both should have enough quality to get into C, which they will then have a good advantage other basically any other clan, maybe NWO could compete with them, since they were the only clan that didn't go all in in stage 1. I have REGL rated as 3rd. Little Mouse will compete on one level as the other 2 clans above REGL, but I think REGL miss other good players to get to C. I don't know much about the other 3 clans. LEA has born41R, so I give them the 4th place. I have rp 5th and Decus Praesidium last place for no particular reason.

It was a high quality prediction essay, it was very good to read, thx Edge!
And there were some other good to read essays too, thx guys!
I am very excited about this competition, and it is started! :D

Unfortunatelly, seems that Masters are too strong, and agree with Edge, if they will do their best, no many chance for the others.
I wrote unfortunatelly, because it can easily mean a boring competition for the title (just like was last time).

But I really hope that Lynx and Outlaws can do something :D
And there are many really good players in the tourneys from the other clans too, so maybe everything can happen (I hope, at least).

So I wish a good race for the first place.
I think will be a good race for to avoid the relegation although.

And come on ONE! :D

I already predicted Group A, but I did not predict the rest because I did not know a lot of the players. After a few days of analysis, I have come up with my predictions for the other groups:

Group B:
1. FCC
2. TJC
3. Statisticians
4. Hydra
5. Sninja
6. WG

It should be a super close race for first between the top four clans. All four of these clans are stacked from top to bottom. Sninja has some good players, but I think putting rakleader into their lineup was a huge mistake. They're only fifth because WG is so bad. I mean, how do you get worse than putting Verz into your lineup? The dude hasn't been first on the ladder in ages. The only way this lineup could get weaker is if Gnuffone came back.

Group Q1:
1. Preuben Garde
2. German Warlords
3. Feduw
4. The Wizards
5. BIA
6. NWO

The battle for first should be a sight to behold. The top 4 teams all seem to have some talent, and any of the four could end up on top. BIA isn't awful, but they aren't great either. I would be stunned to see NWO win even one non-boot game. They are simply one of the least talented clans of all time.

Group Q2:
1. USSR
2. Avengers
3. The Seven Kingdoms
4. HAWKS
5. ACME
6. VIW
7. CORP

I honestly think USSR belongs in A. This clan is highly underrated. They will set the world on fire. The last three clans in this group will all be locked in a close fight for fifth place. Unfortunately for VIW and CORP, I think ACME will push them aside as they rise to the occasion.

Group Q3:
1. DP
2. LEA
3. RP
4. REGL
5. Apprentice
6. 101st

DP is another highly underrated clan. I would expect that when they meet up with USSR in Group C, it will be a close battle for first. REGL looks pretty weak. They would likely finish last in nearly any other qualifying group. I mentioned above that NWO is one of the weakest clans of all time. The reason they aren't the actual worst is because 101st exists. This clan is a joke. They even put their worst player, krunx, in to play some tournaments. The only reason they may get a win is because Apprentice is nearly as bad. With players like min34, they are sure to finish in the bottom two of their group.

Edited 4/10/2018 03:10:53

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^Sorry, you're still not getting promoted to Lynx.