Today we take some time to analyze why the Classiest have failed so bad in this spl and will most likely miss playoffs, despite being ranked 2nd in the preseason power rankings.
- The Ojama's incident: while Ojama's refusal to play for the Classiest certainly did not affect the team's auction plan, it drew the attention of many observers to the team's possible internal conflicts and raised many questions over the manager's very singular personalities.
- Where things started going wrong: the auction. As we take a deep look into the team and the prices of each player, something stands out: the team managers heavily focused on the drafting of old gens players as the picks of Earthworm (28.5k), Ace Matador (16k) and Eo Ut Mortus (13k) clearly show. By contrast, the most the Classiest managers bid on a Sun-Moon player was 7.5k on Lysergic: we can definetely say that was a mistake as SM is by far the most important mg of spl and no team can aim at the trophy without a strong SM base.
- 5-15: as a direct consequence of the above, Classiest combined for the unenviable record of 5 wins and 15 losses in the SM/ORAS spots: no other team has performed worse than they did. Adam (1-2), Lysergic (1-3) and High Impulse (1-2), who were supposed to lead the team in the most recent generation, all performed under expectations for different reasons.
- Conclusion: the presence of Earthworm (3-2), top doubles player Braverius (3-2) and top LC player Heysup (3-2) couldnt balance the poor performances offered by the team's new gen players. It doesn't seem as things will change in the future weeks as the midseason picks of Advantage, z0mOG and GOAO are unlikely to change the Classiest season for the better.