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So who will be playing in PGL this year? Well first we have our 8 Legendary Teams:-Astralis-Virtus.pro-Fnatic-SK-Natus Vincere-Gambit-North-FazeWe also have our 8 Challenger Teams:-Mousesports-G2-BIG-Cloud9-PENTA-Immortals-Vega Squadron-FlipsideTeams of Intrest:No matter how the group stage goes, we have quite the show waiting for us in PGL. It is worth noting that some big name teams are not going to be competing this year, some of these teams include : NIP, Team Liquid, EnVyUs, Optic and a few others. That being said, we still have some great matches coming up. One team that I think everyone should keep an eye on is Cloud9. Did he just say C9? Yup. Cloud9 is looking like the strongest NA team as of right now and they are currently in the finals of ESL Cologne 2017 against SK. Without a doubt, NA has made a rather lackluster title for itself. Our teams just never seem to be able to stay on top. This happens to be a time where I think that will change. If C9 plays well in the groups I have high hopes that they will make it far in the brackets.Another team I think will turn some heads are Flipside. I'm not saying they are going to outperform the other legendary teams, but I feel that they will make out alright in the swiss system. Flipside has never been a top tier team but when it comes to majors they always show up (we all remember that insane OT game).And just to throw it out there, be careful with Vega Squadron, PENTA and BIG, people automatically assume that just because there are some new names showing up that they won't be any good, but these guys can compete with the heavy hitters.*The teams I stated above as "Teams of Intrest" are not there because I think they'll win it all, but I think that many people will underestimate them.*What teams have a short life expectancy?Now this is all opinion based and knowing my luck with these kind of statements it will totally backfire on me, but, the two teams that I think will fall short this major are Mouse and Vega. I am just not that impressed with either teams performance at the moment and doubt that they will make it very far in the tournament. I am NOT coutning them out at all though, they are still tough teams that will play their best and I look forward to them proving me wrong but it is just a gut feeling of mine.