In my opinion, these are some players to keep an eye on for the Play-in games for each team

Al Ula Club

For Al Ula Club. The player for me is Bazoka. He has been a standout for a while imo and will get a chance to show why. Double digit kills in all 3 maps in the Grand Finals to make EWC. This team is a wildcard and very interesting. They have no real entries and I feel they have 3-4 players that play the exact same roles as a flex/lurk. They love their split attacks but I question their ability to adapt when they lose the first pick. Al Ula went through the bracket without losing a single map. They can surprise teams at EWC especially because they have the least amount of vod on them.

Chiefs Esports Club

Playxr is the person to watch. Highest rated in OCE this stage and +18 on Entry. He was the best player in OCE and on his team. Another team that can surprise as they have put the biggest fight against OCE juggernauts in Enterprise.

CAG by Varrel

For me, it’s definitely Arcully/Zaka. APAC fans might say why him over DD? It’s because I feel he is an international choker. I feel he has barely had any good LAN games but always does good online. Can he turn it around especially for a CAG team that always gets grouped? They haven’t won an international game since Reload or to go further back SI 25.

MIBR.Los

Daffodil is the player for me. Everyone knows about Peres and how good he is where at times he single handily wins around for them. Daffo is right up there with him imo with an added clutch factor. Highest rated on the team this stage. If him and Darkeyes can perform. They could actually fight vs a top team. Big Hypotheical.

FNATIC

The EU Wizard is the biggest question of this team. Highly touted as one of the players with the highest potential. He was the worst rated player on the team and 5th worst rated in EU. He is good imo but can he show it on LAN when it matters most cause if he can. I think other teams will be calling.

Shopify Rebellion

Spoit is the biggest player to watch. Spoit had the biggest turn around after the infamous message he had to haters after going 0-7. He had an amazing SLC Major and was highest rated on his team stage 1. If he can have another good event. People can no longer call him a LAN choker imo.

TYLOO

The Taiwanese player Jackywu for me. His return to comp play made him a very important player for Tyloo and the reason they were one of the best teams in China. Songla finally got some help.

Honorable Mention for me is Douhua for the opposite reasons. He seemed horrible to me when I watched Tyloo even though he is their shield/support player. He just made a lot of bad decisions especially late round even early round dying early a lot. Hopefully this experience helps his development but I think this team goes 0-2

KingZone Esports

Finally, the last majority Hong Kong team. It’s definitely KzB. Very dominant stage and top 5 rated in China. He had a very good showing, even better than in kickoff. But this team has not really impressed me and I feel they struggle a lot under pressure. Another 0-2 team imo.

Group A:

Shopify Rebellion vs Al Ula Club

Chiefs Esports Club vs TYLOO Gaming

Group B:

CAG by Varrel vs FNATIC

LOS vs KingZone Esports

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team farm a region as hard as these 3 players? Does any team or players come to mind?

Ex: Weibo, Enterprise/Bliss, CAG