100 Thieves’ first break up within the VCT Americas League got here to an unceremonious finish by the hands of MIBR within the 2023 season finale, because the loss spoiled 100T’s probabilities at making playoffs. Regardless of placing on one in every of his finest particular person showings of the season, Cryocells insists that the staff didn’t deserve a playoff spot.
After a mean and, at some factors, underwhelming season from Cryocells, he introduced out the most effective model of himself within the ultimate two weeks, taking over Jett solely within the ultimate six maps of the season. 100T gained a must-win collection towards FURIA because of an unbelievable season from Cryocells, and he rescued the staff quite a few instances on Pearl when 100T had their backs towards the wall.
Nevertheless it simply wasn’t sufficient, as MIBR received off to a powerful begin in each halves on the third map Lotus and by no means let up. And whereas MIBR’s win was just for pleasure regarding the Brazilian aspect, it additionally delivered a playoff spot to Evil Geniuses on the expense of 100 Thieves.
“We didn’t present up immediately. Actually, I don’t suppose we deserve the final playoff spot,” Cryocells told Esports.gg’s Brandon Moore after the match. “It doesn’t matter if I’m doing nicely or one other particular person’s doing nicely. If we nonetheless lose, then we lose. Not a lot to say about that.”
Whereas Cryocells wouldn’t go as far as to say the season was a failure, he did state in that interview that it was “undoubtedly beneath expectations.” All through the season, they had been very a lot a middle-of-the-pack staff, beating groups decrease than them like KRU, FURIA, and (on the time) Evil Geniuses, however falling brief towards the highest groups like LOUD, C9, and NRG. Nevertheless, it was the shut however disappointing losses at first and finish of the yr to Sentinels and MIBR that did them in.
Maybe the problem might be associated to staffing. In a clip shared on reddit, analyst and VCT Americas broadcast member Wyatt River stated that coach Michael “Mikes” Hockom is successfully working towards whole teaching staffs by himself, including that 100T hasn’t supposedly employed any full-time analysts or assistant coaches.
No matter 100T should do subsequent, they should determine it out earlier than the Americas Final Probability Qualifier begins in July.
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