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@PVS7_@PabstRoberto@rubenxswrd
Now that the @AegisEsportsGG ACL regular season has ended I thought it would be fun to do some sort of "looking ahead post" similar to what I did last year for ACL Fall.
Before that though I thought some general impressions on the season so far could be nice. For starters the biggest thing in summer was the permission from Riot to allow NACL teams to play. To the shock of nobody, these teams dominated, but less so than I anticipated, which allowed for some super fun dark horses to emerge as the weeks went on. I think Fall is going to paint a really nice picture for who to individually watch our for once that starts up.
Anyways onto the playoffs matches
@lotus_org (8) vs @Prosperity_GGs (9):
Lotus as an org has been absent for the better half of a year since their unfortunate and very close loss to Pulse Star back in the 2025 spring promo tournament, so naturally that pedigree came with expectations on not just results, but roster caliber as well. What we got certainly delivered as the topside similar to Lotus as an org is on a road to redemption and rediscovery with some older players in Porsche, @ChadJungleLoL and @RobbyBob311 who have all performed super well with one another and their bot lane. The big roster addition comes in ADC thought with @Reptile9LoL of all people "slinging some dick on NA" (his words) while on 100 ping.
Prosperity has had a bit of a turbulent trek in the ACL with some very INTeresting herald plays by @kongzhi in a certain series against some foxes but has emerged as a a team with a ton of upswing and mechanical genius. Teamfights and skirmishes by this team are a beautiful disaster and their ability to make use of the chaos and turn it into wins is a skill that can only be seen and not described. A lot of the mechanics come from the mid/jungle duo of @icelandichero (who is playing from Iceland on 100 ping) and @likeamaws who will not hesitate to jump into a fight and flip a game on its head. This team also has multiple tools in the shed for draft such as @AryaGuGo pulling out RIVEN TWICE in the regular season which could be a huge advantage once Bo5's start to come up.
@ApexEsportOrg (6) vs @mintgaminglol (11)
Apex Mission Impossible have had an extremely polarizing year with high highs such as making it into NACL (church of @NALojaz rise up) and low lows such as when they got relagated and lost to Jolly Rogers to retain their spot in tier 2. Expectations for the regular season were kept rather optimistic by a lot of people on the broadcast and community as this team went 3-1 in the ranking GSL and even took a game off Citadel. Besides the loss to Citadel their only defeat was to Cupid, the 5th seeded team and this leaves many with the impression of where this team is capable of capping out at. However much of the success comes from amazing team play, and the fact that this team seems to print gold and wallet gap every team they come across. A big part of this is due to @ProtosLoL and @NALojaz proactivity which lets their lanes survive and thrive.
Mint Gaming have been an org that also felt like a ceiling has been bolted down and trapping them in limbo results-wise. This split, even though they're coming in as the 11th seed a large part of that felt like a rocky start in the ranking GSL. The finals GSL and the last couple weeks have felt like MINT have turned a new leaf with @fullslol being possibly one of the most underrated and overperforming mids of the entire split, constantly pulling out bangers in lane with the help of some awsome roams by @PVS7_ This team often seems to have the most success when they speed blitz their opponents and get an early source of gold to finish matches quickly and cleanly.
@Gravity_GV (7) vs @TheMilkEsports (10)
In any type of tournament, season, or split the term "underdog" or "dark horse" are commonly thrown around as a way to get a lot of people excited about a team. After all everyone loves those stories. The dark horse of the ACL is a two way split between these two teams. Gravity have come in with a roster to rival some of the best. From the bizarre antics of @Fijizone and @asilxxh to the consistency of OCU's ADC and rising star @AJOSUULOL this team seriously has it all when it comes to their gameplay. You might ask a lot of questions watching them sometimes, but you'll notice that "Am I bored?" isn't one of them.
Milk Esports have been a rising org in the year 2025 and one that has quickly taken a nice percentage of the spotlight in their tier 3 ecosystem. Keeping 3/5 of their NACLOQ roster from earlier in the year this team continues the Guangdong Flying Tigers tradition of being the embodiment of chaos and winning their games through sheer mechanical force and fun lane phase shenanigans. @JRibman continues to be amazing as always and the improvement for @lolEnthralled's laning and @evanlailailai1's map play puts this team as a legit deep-run contender team that I'm excited to watch.
Even if I didn't mention a series or match, I encourage all the people interested in the development, attention, and well-being of the scene as a whole to check out every match they possibly can. All 16 of these teams deserve to be here and many of these players could one day move on to bigger and better things in the future.
Good luck to all the teams in playoffs! Lets make it spicy!
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12-16th in #NACLQ with @mintgaminglol ! Proud of my team for making it this far, highest placement for most of us!
Shoutout @Spentcer for coming out of retirement and playing top for us last minute :D
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We've got another playoff qualifier match tonight in the Aegis Champion League. Tune in tonight to see which team will advance to the next stage!
βοΈ: @mintgaminglol vs. @NLEsportsllc
β°: 8PM ET
ποΈ: @GordoCasts and @TdsCasts
πΉ: @Kaddiee_
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