Alright now that we have lineups we can make real predictions. Lineups can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RpIMi16M8CBSioEAQmZNsGqAC3kMoIYsutHIWS_7e64/edit#gid=257646870

Clans by division

Div A: ONE!, Lynx, SNinja, Outlaws, WG, M'Hunters, FCC

Div B: Master, GG, 101st, Hawks, Stats, Blitz, BIA

Div C: VIW, Corp, Discovery, Polish Eagles, Hydra, Lu Fredd, French Community

Div D: Celtica, The Boiz Army, German Warlords, The Last Alliance, TSFH, NWO, USSR

i’m very happy to see Polish Eagles in our division C!!! Gl all and thanks to Farah to organize it.

One question guys! We have ZBD, NoName and Gyca for india 3v3 and Johnnygoodboy, Koros and sanjo91 for DRoR but i didn’t see it. Maybe in the spreadsheet there are some line up wrong.

@NoName

Looks like they just got swapped I recommend contacting Farah and/or posting on the official thread. This is just a fun predictions thread.

Edited 8/30/2020 15:57:03

Fixed it NoName.

Doing my predictions for A now, I'll do B, C and D in order over the next few days.

The Favorites

1. One! The defending champs are even more stacked with Pardon, Tornado, and Dragonseance adding to what was already a powerful roster from last season that has too many stars to list. They also have most players on one slot only meaning that they have the potential sub in stars as called for and aren't overloading anyone.

The Challengers

2. Lynx, the runner-up last season I see as One!'s best competition this season. AI is one of the absolute best in the game and is 3 slotting again. Hades, alexclusive, Wini, krunx are also heavily featured and can do some serious damage.

3. SNinja, CL11's champs lineup is again thin and relying on 3 slots by rakleader, hergul, max, and almosttricky, but if rak turns things around from last season they could make a serious run at first.

Comfortably Not Relegating

4. Outlaws, division A mainstay has fielded to me what looks like an odd lineup. The 1v1s look strong, but the teams seem to feature 1 puppetmaster and multiple puppets. Will it be good enough in A when other clans are fielding multiple strong players in teams? We'll see.

Relegation Battle

5. WG, yep I expect WG survivors of two brutally close relegation battles to be in this spot again. I won't comment on our lineup.

6. FCC, I honestly expected to have div B's runner-ups dead last but am impressed with how they structured their lineup. Xeno on both 3v3s and Octane in 3 slots gives them a chance to survive.

7. MH, This lineup is full of people who would be very good in the B division that they dominated a season ago. It's also full of people that I think will get crushed in A. Maybe they surprise again, but I think the lack of star power will show in this division.

Edited 8/30/2020 16:28:31

My Predictions
Div A:
ONE!, 4th
Lynx, 2nd
SNinja, 1st
Outlaws, 3rd
WG, 5th
M'Hunters,6th
FCC 7th

Div B:
Master, 2nd
GG, 4th
101st, 1st
Hawks, 3rd
Stats, 6th
Blitz, 5th
BIA 7th

Div C:
VIW,7th
Corp, 1st
Discovery, 2nd
Polish Eagles, 4th
Hydra, 6th
Lu Fredd, 5th
French Community 3rd

Div D:
Celtica, 2nd
The Boiz Army, 7th
German Warlords, 4th
The Last Alliance, 5th
TSFH, 3rd
NWO, 6th
USSR 1st


How Did I Predict This You Might Ask?

I Just Threw 4 Dices and The Higher The Total Number The Higher The position

can only be bothered to predict Div A:

1. Lynx
2. ONE!
3. SNinja
4. FCC
5. WG
6. Outlaws
7. M'Hunters

I vote any prediction that doesn't have Lynx in second be thrown out.

Edited 8/30/2020 17:25:07

spam B to break the curse of 2nd

B

Edit: B



Gut predictions

A: ONE!, [Lynx], SNinja, Outlaws, M'Hunters, WG, FCC

B: MASTER, GG, Blitz, Stats, 101st, BiA, HAWKS

C: French Community, Discovery, Polish Eagles, VIW, Lu Fredd, CORP, Hydra

D: TSFH, TLA, Celtica, German Warlords, TBA, NWO, USSR

Edited 8/30/2020 17:57:42

I predicted all the tournaments for division A.

I am kind of surprised with my result, especially with MH, but here it is:

ONE - 173 points
Lynx - 152 points
FCC - 115 points
Sninja - 108 points
WG - 106 points
Outlaws - 100 points
MH - 62 points

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-LRgugR-VmAr_jPEW1ZJhKgEuNgmwhjNUZwQFnC0Yx0/edit?usp=sharing

I am kind of surprised with my result, especially with MH, but here it is:

I guess our mistake is that our guys don't post so much funny memes on the Warzone discord server since this is apparently needed to get recognized as a pro player.

so should that be interpreted in the way that we should except an above 30% win rate this season?

Edited 8/30/2020 20:57:08

I find that making individual tournament picks tends to compound biases over making overall picks.

@Norman, how do you think MH will do in A?

@Njord: The guys who sabotaged our play as we relegated aren't any longer in our clan.

I don't want to check enough sample games from the opposition lineup in order to rank our chances appropriately. Here is however the outcome of last season:


Our guys mostly aren't active in the Discord Warzone community, so I understand AI if he doesn't recognize their names and thus assumes they aren't very good. Our preparation last season was spot on and the consensus was something like "FCC winning both promotion slots".

Edited 8/30/2020 21:32:41

Norman, you know I'd like to see you doing well, I was just trying to be realistic. Idk about lack of presence in discord servers, I am more thinking about lack of presence in other competitive events from the guys in your lineup

hot take: M'Hunters > Outlaws

A:
1. Lynx
2. ONE
3. Sninja
4. MH
5. FCC
6. WG
7. Outlaws

B:
1. GG
2. Masters
3. Blitz
4. Hawks
5. 101st
6. Stats
7. BIA