hello, I will be making an RU SCL Power Ranking to get some movement in this thread. Idk if other people will do it as well but it would be fun to see other opinions ofc
1. Uncharted Terrors -- Feliburn, Sensei Axew, Meru, Inder
some ppl may disagree about putting feli above franklin, but feli is in a really good momentum after winning uu open and he has also been enjoying the current metagame, which is huge for him. Also, I am pretty sure he will be able to catch the flow of the new metagame when the quickdrops happen, so he will do his stuff to get an advantage on new meta. About his support, I don't know how much Ryan and Meru will care in this slot, but they're certainly able to provide good feedbacks, and I think avarice and shiloh may be able to help here as well. Anyway, imo Feli has everything he needs to outperform in this RU pool, and that's p much the reason I am putting him above everyone
2. Arena Spartans -- TheFranklin, Sage, Vulpix03
Franklin is obviously one of the strongest names in RU and has been like this for years. However, I have not really been impressed by his games lately, which is one of the reasons that led me to put Feli over him. Anyway, he will be pretty fine prep wise, mainly with sage and pix as his supports, which is rly good. Expecting another great season from Franklin ofc
3. Indigo Platoon -- Ajna, McMeghan, Finchinator, starmaster
Even though Ajna insists on saying that he's washed, I still think he's locked on top 3 of this pool, and I am pretty sure he will perform well as long as he doesn't tilt with the state of the tier. I don't know how much support he will receive from roro, but I have heard he is really tryhard on prep, so it might be p interesting to see how things will go here. I don't think Ajna should be placed above franklin/feli by any means, but I also don't think he should be placed below all the rest of the pool, so 3rd is a good place for him and I would expect him to go something like 6-3 for sure
4. Mt. Silver Foxes -- Floss, mncmt, Thiago Nunes, Togkey, hariyana grande
Floss had an amazing start in last year's scl but ended up dropping the ball midway. I am expecting that he will get a similar record from last year, but maybe 5-4 instead of 4-5. He doesn't have a lot of support, but Togkey and Nunes might be able to give some good feedbacks for him. Anyway I don't think anyone else should be ranked above him except the 3 prior mentioned guys, but Floss knows what he is doing and he surely has the potential to perform better than I am expecting
5. Orange Islanders -- robjr, pdt, Dugza
robjr is a tour player who can play anything at a solid level, and I am ranking him above the rest because he has a lot of experience in official tournaments and has a great support option mainly on PDT, but DugZa and Danny may be able to help here as well, so I don't think rob will suffer with lack of good teams. I think robjr's experience will count a lot and I don't think anyone would expect him to underperform in this pool, so 5th seems very fair to me
6. Studio Gible -- Goldcat, Clementine
Although it is Goldcat's officials debut and don't really having solid support, even tho I think clem, mind gaming, and the managers will help here as well, I still have more expectations on him than the bottom 3, mainly because he has been following the metagame since its beginning and he seems to enjoy the generation as a whole, which is a positive point for him. I also think his unpredictability on prep is a huge point that might lead him to get some unexpected wins during the tournament
7. Circuit Breakers -- eifo, Nat, umbry, gum, ishtar, Lunala
I am putting eifo below Goldcat mostly because I know eifo is not the biggest fan of the current metagame and generation and I think goldcat will be less dependent on his team support, but I still think he should be ranked higher than last two because he is way more involved with the tier as a council member. Even though eifo is a really solid builder, he might find trouble to build teams that he is comfortable with due to the current state of chaos in the tier. However, as a positive point, eifo has a lot of support, which means they will help him to make something good and that he is comfortable with piloting. Anyway, I am a big fan of eifo and I am really excited to see how he will perform on this tour
8. Showdown Shoguns -- bb skarm, Zs, feen, LpZ
bb skarm made a solid run in last year's SCL and has made playoffs in this year's grand slam, which shows that he's a solid player and is able to pull up good results. Despite not being too much involved with the tier as a player since he has only managed both rupl and ruwc, I am pretty sure he will adapt to this tier with ease. However, I think skarm will be a bit dependent on his teammates to be able to perform well, and his support options don't seem to be the best. Anyway, skarm is a solid player and I really hope he ends the tournament with a good record
9. Technical Machines -- Expulso, Guille, Punny
I don't know what to say really. Expulso has literally no results in SV and even though Guille and Punny are good support options, I don't think it would put him above all the rest. Definitely not someone to underestimate at all since he has already proven that he is a solid player overall, but I can't put him higher than anyone on this list Apparently JustFranco will start over Expulso, but it doesn't change anything in my rankings
Good luck everyone! I hope we all have a great tournament :))