After securing two large wins throughout the VCT Americas Tremendous Week, 100 Thieves struggled to keep up momentum towards NRG and had been soundly defeated by a 2-0 margin in a match the place they’d badly lose their very own map decide of Fracture, 13-3.
Statistically talking, it has been a down break up for 100T’s all-star offseason acquisition Matthew “Cryocells” Panganiban, whose numbers have taken a success since transferring from XSET to 100T simply earlier than one in all his main brokers in Chamber getting an enormous nerf. When requested concerning the 20-year-old’s efficiency, although, 100T head coach Michael “Mikes” Hockom instructed Dot Esports that he isn’t getting the help essential to flourish.
“I feel there’s all the time stress, however on our workforce, it’s not likely targeted on one star participant that should drop 30 each recreation or we’ll lose,” Mikes stated to Dot after the NRG loss. “We ensure everybody has alternatives to succeed, however then the entire thing sort of falls aside for those who’re not setting your duelist up effectively. I feel once we set them up correctly, he is likely one of the greatest gamers on this planet.”
“[In] loads of our early matches (versus C9 and Sentinels), once we’re watching again our assault rounds, [we see] he’s dashing in, and he has hardly any supporting utility, nobody’s following him up, the spacing’s actually dangerous. You’ll be able to’t actually sit there and count on [him] to kill all three folks which might be crossfiring you; that’s not a practical expectation.”
how the opening duel success charge instantly impacts total success, it’s simple to see why it is a level of frustration for Mikes and 100T. Presently, Cryocells has a gap duel success charge of 47 %, in line with THESPIKE.gg, that means he’s dropping extra opening duels than profitable them. The one different main duelists with a decrease opening duel success charge (excluding TenZ, who was sick and injured) are MIBR’s warmth, KRÜ’s Keznit, and EG’s jawgemo. These three groups make up the underside three of the present VCT Americas standings.
Mikes famous that one of many greatest points with the workforce at present is cohesion, which manifested within the blowout loss towards NRG; 100T relied on particular person playmaking, together with some from Cryocells, to safe rounds, however NRG simply seemed infinitely extra ready and cohesive.
“There have been loads of rounds, particularly on Fracture, the place we’re up five-vs-three or five-versus-two or four-versus-two, and we tossed loads of these away. At that time, technique doesn’t matter for those who can’t win these eventualities, and it’s onerous to get again into the sport, too, as a result of they’ve all of the momentum whenever you’re economic system is damaged.
Trying forward, 100T will tackle the triumvirate of Brazilian groups in LOUD, FURIA, and MIBR to shut the season. At 3-3 at present, and with groups like Sentinels and MIBR proper behind them, 100T will want not less than two wins over the following three to make playoffs. Mikes stated that every one three upcoming opponents characteristic extremely gifted people however expressed that on this league, “everybody can beat everybody.”
