Edwin’s Week 3 Heroic Power Rankings
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Prove me wrong.
- Edwin “OnceWeak” Tayo
8th - PTP [+/-]
This week we saw a bit more promise from PTP, despite their win-less record. Now that they’ve figured out their possible roster issues, it seems PTP is ready to play. Their games are starting look more and more cohesive. However, their true test is coming up this week, as they play against both Team Sword and Spear.
7th - SPE [-1]
Truth be told, being last place after only Week 2 is not something to be worried about. We saw it last year when TAS went 0-4 during their first two weeks and ended up blowing the competition out all the way to the Grand Finals. This just goes to show that Friend or Foe is a marathon, not a sprint. Relax, take some time to figure out what the problem is, and learn to iron them out overtime. You won’t be able to solve competitive trust issues overnight.
6th - SWO [-1]
It’s honestly kind of hard to place SWO right now. They had some very bright moments during the early/mid-game of their previous matches, but now it’s getting to the point where this team just needs to sit down, grind their fundamentals, and focus on learning the endgame. King Gator showed a lot of promise in our first two weeks. I’m excited to see how he can lead a team as we approach the end of the first half.
5th - TAS [+2]
Team Asorth is literally doing what I predicted. Going 0-2 and then 2-0 the following week is the TAS special. I wasn’t joking when I said TAS was the most coin-flippy team. In their wins against PTP and SWO, the players started to look more comfortable on the broadcast. Which leads me to believe that either TAS’s Week 1 was just them shaking off nerves, or it really was them losing the 50/50 coin flip.
4th - FEC [+/-]
FEC went 1-1 in both of their opening weeks. It’s a little hard to judge their placement because their loses are against two of the top teams in the league, BBZ and INT, while their wins are against my current bottom two teams, SPE and PTP. This week will be their true test to see if they deserve a top spot as they play against YUBI and SWO. They’ve beaten YUBI 2-0 in the Qualifiers, but now they’ll be facing a YUBI going through an upswing.
3rd - BBZ [-1]
There’s a famous saying amongst the staff: “Going 14-0 is the most dangerous thing a team can go through”. While BBZ looked really promising in their previous matches, they were arguably making mistakes that they shouldn’t have gotten away with. Their loss against YUBI last Wednesday is what I would call a “needed loss”. Often times, if a team wins “too much”, it means certain problems aren’t getting solved and being brushed away because of their win-rate. Their true test will be against INT on Tuesday, a rematch of last year’s Semi-Finals.
2nd - YUBI [+1]
I’ve been saying it for weeks now: YUBI will come in strong. They had a fantastic performance against BBZ and have consistently stayed strong throughout their opening weeks. I would like to bring up the saying I talked about in the last entry: It’s dangerous to go 14-0. YUBI, you guys look AMAZING right now, but don’t forget that this competition is a marathon, not a sprint. As one of the newer teams joining Friend or Foe, I’d like to extend this reminder to everyone. This is a long tournament where overworking yourselves will be your downfall.
1st - INT [+/-]
Yeah INT just look like beasts. Honestly their true test comes this week. This team has to play against both BBZ and YUBI back-to-back. Their preparation and overall macro-play has been what we expect from our reigning champions. It’s really up to BBZ and YUBI to prove which team deserves to stand at the top of my list.
